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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9239 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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not hard to kill,just available and heck of alot of fun. we dont have many feral goats near by....and I have other rifles for deer....
the terminal results with 400grn hard cast with large flat front was interesting to say the least...it was just as if someone had used an oversized apple corer on animal and simply removed a cylindrical section of the body about an inch in diameter. will be very interesting to see if it has same effect on larger animal.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11389 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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We use sticky pads or mousetraps to get rid of our rodents. I just figured that a .45-70 would be just a bit too much.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9239 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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our bennets wallabies go up to 40kgs-100ish lb that would require a rather good sticky pad...they will grab a dog and give it heck of a hiding or kill it if not carefull.I have pelt here I shot years ago. its 6foot long and was cut off at neck. so if half is tail thats still 3foot long body plus head/neck. takes two fellas to chuck big fella like that over a fence/up onto truck deck.
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Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15701 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Elvis Super Member
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dhc4ever Super Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 2944 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:19 am Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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Sssshhhhh
We's hunting wabbits.....
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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The beauty of these is that the trajectory is very close to a 22LR, so I do not have to compensate too much for wabbits with either calibers.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9239 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:12 am Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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well we went out for a wander in persisting rain this morning...I managed to shoot hole in hillside 3 times and removed cranial matter with the other 2 shots fired...and one of them wallabies was going full tilt across hillside and actually just inside cover when I fired...felt rather chuffed when saw I had removed half its head with my instinctive running shot..my mate fired his "new to him" .223 5 times for 5 clean killed wallabies. 3 he killed at once with 3 quick shots....great morning out even if we both ended up wet through to skin despite wearing wet weather gear...
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15701 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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borders will be open soon enough...you KNOW there is always a warm bed and cold beer here with your name on it mate.....
dairy farm just up road with hares n rabbits to shoot...possums there too I just havent got out with spotlight yet...wallabies half hour drive away as are fallow deer,reds 3/4hr drive away and pigs are where ever I find them....
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inthedark Super Member
Joined: Jan 31, 2011 Posts: 913 Location: Ontario
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: 45/70 Low Velocity load - anyone have a good one? |
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