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I've been thinking Pugster, which is a scary thought! If you haven't bought a rifle yet or had much experience shooting you should start with a .22LR no matter how tempted you may be to leap into a centerfire such as a .223. .22LR ammo is dirt cheap in comparison to any other calibre out there. You...

So what .22 rifle should I keep an eye out?

A couple of note for Pugster1K to consider for a range shooting spotting scope.... - Angled eye piece scopes are better from prone or the bench when by yourself, as the set up can be more versatile. See the photo in the post by deyeye223 and you can see the angled eyepiece lets him place it good an...

LoneRider wrote:if your near st maries theres an indoor range there.
if ya can,drop by and ask questions,have a look and see if theres a club gun you can have a go at.
i hear it is a good set up.

sean.

Thanks. Will go out there

deye223 wrote:+2 on the bird watching sites it's why i got this

http://www.vanguardworld.com.au/hunting ... d-82a.html

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What rifle/scope you running?

Thank you all. Is acuter good?
Endeavour I will also look into..

well duh Sean that was the point. The more questions he asks and the deeper we get the less sense it will make until you actually start doing it. I was illustrating the point and I recommended he buy a 22 and come to the Missedathon bugger that if he go's to one of them he will get back and be $20 ...

I believe that magnum is a name that was borrowed/stolen from the wine industry, it really just means that the container (cartridge case) is bigger than normal, refer to the size of a magnum of champagne compared to a standard wine bottle. Bigger cartridge case/bottle equals bigger capacity for pow...

trevort wrote:dont know if you noticed the typo, 1000yd, not 100!!!

sorry

I thought you meant 1000yrds

its not that hard to hit the target at a 100yd benchrest match with the right equipment and a little bit of tuition, Even I can do it Its a whole different ball game putting all the shots together into a group small enough to be competitive. Thats were skill comes in, not just at reading the wind a...

Hi pugster 1k, For me, the old venerable Brno/cz is the one that floats my boat. In fact I'm thinking of getting myself another one to put back in the safe. A magnum is the name supplied to a cartridge, slightly improved if you like, over the parent cartridge eg. 22 and 22 magnum, 222 and 222 magnu...

What are your thoughts on this spotting scope?

Magnification: 20-60x
Objective diameter: 70
Angular of view: 1.7-0.85 degrees
Field of view: (ft at 1000 yards/m at 1000m): 87-28 m/260-84ft
Exit pupil diameter: 3.5-1.2mm
Eye relief: 18mm-15mm
Min focus distance: 6m
Weight 1.2kg

Only shot a 22lr, thinking you are new to shooting, well forget all about this long range stuff until you have learned how to shoot in general. Small steps are the way to go. What licence do you hold ? Go visit a range if you can, check out some of the gear others are using, maybe even have a shot ...

Ruger Hawkeye in 223 mount a Redfield 4-12x50 fit a harris bipod and go forth and kill but do not forget to take lots of pics and post a hunt report. Thank you, I have been researching and cannot find a price for the Ruger Hawkeye in 223. Does it come in a .22 as a lot of people are suggesting I st...

Thank you all for the advice it really helps and I am definately getting a rim fire 22 cal. Just working out which one to get it the problem lol..Can you try before you buy? .. What is a magnum? Is that a scope type?