takrat:
ZZ sorry to hear about the clearance sale on your firearms mate, that sucks. You not only lose some good toys you do it at throw out money. Bum deal. The 223 I'm looking at will be most likely in a medium to heavy barrel version. I'm thinking mainly foxes and feral cats. Headshots on rabbits are good but if you go a bit lower you still get the hindquarters. JD
takrat:
--- Quote from: Jim_Tait on November 21, 2013, 07:06:43 AM ---Gotta love the 223 as a versatile cartridge JD 40 grn XP ammo for rabbits and 63 grn that will do pigs and even bigger game (if you place the bullet correctly) - don't call me a survivalist ratbag but I've always considered it a bit prudent to have something chambered in the dominant military calibre of the day as well ;) - 308 achieves that as well !
Here a pic of a dog that fell fowl of my 223 on a recent trip north for ya Steve - know your one for drilling them! I don't normally worry about rolling proper dingos out bush but this was on a friends grazing property where I thought he'd appreciate the gesture
--- End quote --- Jim, no worries on that I've had a love of that 308 round for many years especially since my time in the Army and lugging one around the jungle in SE Asia. There's a 150gn projectile for that and I think it will suit what I want nicely. It's also good in close cover. That's a nice dog there by the way. JD
Jim_Tait:
Yeah there is something to be said for the bust through power of a 308 in thick stuff, have got caught out with the 223 deflecting bullets when trying to shoot pigs up close in whiteberry bush when there wasn't much room between the pigs and myself (had dogs backing me up tho ;)) - I'm not a real big fan of Remington rifles but I have found myself having longing looks at the carbine pump action they do in 308 - mind you they do it in 223 as well.... My ol man is keen to pass a couple of his rifles on to me as he doesn't get the chance to use them much these days and he's got a great old aussie Omark target rifle in 308 - with big heavy bull barrel - not that you'd want to kart it around the flat - but pulling off 1000 yard shots on teh black soil plains could be fun... :))
aussiebasser:
A bull barrel .308, not really a tack driver, Moore like a roofing nail into an old gidgee stump driver. Ieckon we sold hundreds of heavy barrel .243s in the early 70s
takrat:
Back in the day as a young nimrod, I worked in a gun store in George St in the Big Smoke. My bedroom was fairly bristling with good stuff. A few I still recall fondly; A 22/250 with Mauser 98 action a heavy barrel and a 25x Lyman Target spot scope, A post war Mod 70 Win in .270W and a custom buil 257 Ackly Roberts ona 98 M action with a 2.5-8x Bausch and Lomb scope. Not a composite stock to be found. Although the 22cal Remington Nylon 66 was considered by some to be the work of the devil. JD