Perhaps I should have titled it as Round Developement rather than Zeroing (which I prefer at 100yds), all I needed was a good group to extend out to 100yds, although I dont do much european driven boar out past 100yds.:A Whistle:
You may be interested in this exercise earlier in the week.....
Zeroing 30-06 Blaser R8
Decided to vary the normal 150 grain round(home load and factory) as I shoot everything from Roe to driven boar with this rifle, so I obtained Scierra 120 grain, 220 grain standard bullets and Barnes TSX 168...
I've been looking at a Bergara BA13 Take Down as an option for a woodland stalking rifle where the first shot usually counts, not sure if they are available in the US. Seem to fit the bill ecenomical also.
You do not state if you are intending to stay in London - if so all your worst fears apply. However if you are transitting onto J'burg you do do not enter UK but stay within the airside of the airport so no quarantine etc as far as I am aware
You hit the nail on the head except that it gets more complex as they now say we need an export certificate to travel with firearm to the EU (No where else) and from my research no EU country requires an import licence - just generally letters of invitation; the UK FAC and insurance. Its quite...
It appears that since the UK has now left the EU we are required by each individual member country to follow a different procedure to access the countries with sporting firearms, (Our European Firearms Passess have been cancelled) Can anyone tell me the process that American and Canadian...
I've got a SWAROVSKI Z6I 1.7-10X42 on my Blaser R8 9.3x62, previously on 7mmRM and works well on both, much more flexible for driven game and stalking than a 1x6x24, I beleive that the red dot option is essential. Took the boar in my avatar with the 7mmRM & this scope combination - 70 yards running.
Its been a blessing being at home with the wife during the last four weeks of lockdown -
We've caught up with everything I've done wrong over the last 25 years!
Been deer stalking and shooting most of my lfe and started travelling to Europe for boar shooting about 6 years ago, still learning with a view to the challenge of Africa eventually one day perhaps. A confirmed Blaser operator with 25-06; .308 and 7mmRM as well as a cabinet full of allsorts...
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