sterling Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Having prematurely settled into the festive spirits last night , I decided to start the holidays early this morning and ditch work in favour of a dawn stalk. With a heavy frost still crisp on the ground, it was hard to tread quietly but it was a glorious morning for a stroll nonetheless. No sooner had I got the rifle loaded than I heard the bark of a muntjac across the hill and I inched my way through the chestnut coppice in hopes of glassing the little beast. This chap came into view browsing a hedgeline at 120 metres and fell cleanly to a 90 grain .243 PPU. For the money, I'm mightily impressed with this round but it doesn't penetrate a whole lot. On dressing the buck, the nicely mushroomed bullet appeared wedged in an off-side rib. Whilst it had done a real number on the vitals, I'd have liked it to exit an animal this size ideally. Right then, I decided not to use this for broadsides on anything larger than roe in future. All in all though, that's my part of Christmas dinner sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Cracking job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thats brill and that bullet looks perfect to me Is that rifle a CZ? U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Nice one, well done BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Wish we had more round here - looks manageable (and I'm allowed to shoot them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thats brill and that bullet looks perfect to me Is that rifle a CZ? U. Cheers. Yeah I'm very keen on these bullets - they retain their weight even at close ranges and they're easy on the wallet too. For the smaller species, they're just what the doctor ordered. The rifle does look like a CZ but it's actually a RWS 89 with leupold 6x42 glass and a wildcat moderator. Bit heavy, but it does the job nicely! Wish we had more round here - looks manageable (and I'm allowed to shoot them!) I really admire the little chaps despite the damage they do to the woods/crops, they make for some very challenging stalking and yeah they're pleasantly easy to handle too. I thought there were loads in the coppices around Sussex, try getting in touch with some woodland owners, you'll soon find out where they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Well done.Nice Munty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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