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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread Comparison of Wood and Steal, Heyms with
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Final comparison, the 2011 88b 500 frame, showing the rounded bottom edge in contrast to my previous 88b in 450/400 and 470 from 2007/8... -
Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread Comparison of Wood and Steal, Heyms with Like.
Last few just random shots because I found them pleasing.
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread Comparison of Wood and Steal, Heyms with Like.
The 88b 500 wears 26” barrels, silvers pad, 15” LOP and weighs 11lb 2oz. I recently traded into the rifle from a forum brother, who now...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread Comparison of Wood and Steal, Heyms with Like.
I always enjoy seeing the nuances and differences between chamberings, models, features between firearms, and most things. A while back...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread Wife say I have a Problem!!!! with Like.
While she might be right….it sure as hell ain’t keeping my doubles properly fed!!! At least not for a while. Picked up the gals some...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to RIGBY's post in the thread The Elephant in the Room, by Diggory Hadoke with Like.
When hunting big, dangerous animals, there is a convincing argument to be made that bigger is better and few rifles come bigger than the...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread Shooters under attack in Australia with Like.
Whilst I deplore the recent shootings at a Jewish festival at Bondi beach and condemn this act of violence against these or any other...
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2208 is Varget if I remember correctly, great powder for the Bock -cartridge!
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Worked up a new load for my Highland Stalker in 9.3X62, I have been whacking a few boars around the paddocks with it. Great penetration...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
AND…the plan almost worked perfectly. Brush kept us hidden from each other and we snuck in close, real close, to where we essentially...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
The next morning we again headed out super early to see what we might find moving before the heat set in. Went out where we’d caught a...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
At this juncture, I still had a few days of hunting left and really didn’t have a lot of additional game that really felt com-eked to...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
After doing our reconnaissance stroll the evening before and taking my first warthog, the next morning had us up at 4am and rolling out...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
Not the best angle to show full contours, but loved the blunted track my buffalo laid, the entire time following it was so curious how...
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Aussie_Hunter reacted to Wildwillalaska's post in the thread ZIMBABWE: Dalton & York End Of Season Omay North Buff/Croc/Hippo+ with Like.
Super intrigued and enjoyed learning more about all the tracks we’d see each day. Cool lion tracks over ours from day before, female...
