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<blockquote data-quote="Carbine Kid" data-source="post: 2133787" data-attributes="member: 59686"><p>G'day all.</p><p></p><p>I had to post here as the conditions in Australia are quite different to in USA.</p><p></p><p>The property we hunt is 112,000 hectares and the surrounding properties, which we have access to, combined total 1,004,000 ha.</p><p>Pigs and Kangaroos, when in plague proportions, are the target and at these times there are up to 3 professional shooters operating in the area with carcases going into chillers.</p><p></p><p>Over the years I have only owned a 22 wmr and one CF at a time. These being 243 and 300wsm and would take with me, a brick of 500 for spotlighting with the 22 wmr, 300 light loads for the 243 and the 300 wsm. I also carried 100 heavy projectiles for each to use on pigs.</p><p>Other rifles were a 25-06 and 308. I only used 100gn Nosler solid base in the 25 and 150gn Rem Corlokt in the 308. Usually 500 for each and again only brought empties home.</p><p></p><p>My son, his wife and myself were the shooters all using similar amounts of ammo.</p><p>We would go 2 to 3 times a year. This sounds like a lot, and it was, during the 70's to 2000.</p><p>All of us only had one Cf each so we became quite proficient with them, usually having a 90% plus hit rate.</p><p>The first time we spotlighted I had 200 22wrm in the car, only shot out the passenger window and in one hour and 1100m fired the lot at up to 100yd with only 4 misses.</p><p></p><p>As the droughts took effect the numbers steadily dwindled to the point where we haven't been for 2 yrs. 1380 Km is a long way to go for half a dozen shots.</p><p>Roos are expert in "following the rain" and over the past 10 yrs mobs of up to 200 have moved across the property but these numbers do not warrant shooting.</p><p></p><p>What can I say, don't re barrel as often, ah, the good old days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carbine Kid, post: 2133787, member: 59686"] G'day all. I had to post here as the conditions in Australia are quite different to in USA. The property we hunt is 112,000 hectares and the surrounding properties, which we have access to, combined total 1,004,000 ha. Pigs and Kangaroos, when in plague proportions, are the target and at these times there are up to 3 professional shooters operating in the area with carcases going into chillers. Over the years I have only owned a 22 wmr and one CF at a time. These being 243 and 300wsm and would take with me, a brick of 500 for spotlighting with the 22 wmr, 300 light loads for the 243 and the 300 wsm. I also carried 100 heavy projectiles for each to use on pigs. Other rifles were a 25-06 and 308. I only used 100gn Nosler solid base in the 25 and 150gn Rem Corlokt in the 308. Usually 500 for each and again only brought empties home. My son, his wife and myself were the shooters all using similar amounts of ammo. We would go 2 to 3 times a year. This sounds like a lot, and it was, during the 70's to 2000. All of us only had one Cf each so we became quite proficient with them, usually having a 90% plus hit rate. The first time we spotlighted I had 200 22wrm in the car, only shot out the passenger window and in one hour and 1100m fired the lot at up to 100yd with only 4 misses. As the droughts took effect the numbers steadily dwindled to the point where we haven't been for 2 yrs. 1380 Km is a long way to go for half a dozen shots. Roos are expert in "following the rain" and over the past 10 yrs mobs of up to 200 have moved across the property but these numbers do not warrant shooting. What can I say, don't re barrel as often, ah, the good old days. [/QUOTE]
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