The classic “Defender” reincarnated

Complaints like this are what killed the purpose built 4x4s we once had and gave us the poor selection we have today.
No reason a $90K modern truck can't be good on and off road. My old 200 Series Landcruiser, Mitsu Pajero and current Tacoma TRD Pro are/were all great on and off road.
 
[emoji[emoji6]][emoji6][emoji6]" data-quote="YancyW" data-source="post: 0" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch">
A decently outfitted pickup is that much.

Yep.. I dropped almost $[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]k into a [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]] tundra limited… and that was after beating them down almost $[emoji[emoji6]]k from the sticker price…

Cars and trucks have gotten ridiculously expensive…
 
Did Landrover stop their anti hunting policy yet ? There was a huge uproar about it some years ago. Some posts in here also
 
No reason a $90K modern truck can't be good on and off road. My old 200 Series Landcruiser, Mitsu Pajero and current Tacoma TRD Pro are/were all great on and off road.
It will always be a compromise one way or another. If you want the best either way the other will suffer. For most people they would rather it drive nice on the highway. Every little change over 50 years has turned dedicated off road 4x4s into highway rigs that are also 4x4.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
58,003
Messages
1,245,016
Members
102,476
Latest member
Mcodora
 

 

 

Latest profile posts

Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
Top