Treeman
Treeman
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Joined: May 12, 2022
Last seen: Aug 20, 2026
Topics: 190 / Replies: 1627
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

Vehicle is running, but the front CV supplied is very noisy. They say the angle of operating is different to the older model. So we still scratching.

2 years ago
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Re: Cody got his Fallow Deer

Taste wise, it has the mouth feel of lamb and a similar taste, I marinated the first lot and it interfered with my perceptions. There is a definite, d...

2 years ago
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Re: O B T optimum barrel time ?

OBT values are determined by the barrel length and are fixed for that length. This is because the shock wave travels at a known speed in steel.QL does...

2 years ago
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Re: reloading the .303 Epps

.303 British .311 or .312 depending on which was chosen for the bullet by manufacturer.

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Food for thought/suggestion: dark (used) blood causes dark, gooey clumps, maybe because it flows slower. Light (arterial) blood causes large, slimey h...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

When blood from the chest cavity bleeds into the area around the wound, it usually leaves a thick, dark, gooey clump of blood. In some cases I have cl...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

To me that looks like the animal ran a lot before it passed out from blood loss. The running pulls blood into the damaged connective tissue. There are...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Did that animal drop quickly or did it run some distance after the shot?From what I have seen with hunters who come here to shoot, it occurs more ofte...

2 years ago
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Re: O B T optimum barrel time ?

Ok, I still do not get it ! If 0.149 is a accurate node for a 130 grain bullet in a 22 inch barrel, and 0.149 is achieved by 2500 fps, surely then a 1...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

Try Vredefort Scrapyard; said to be the largest in quite an area: 05693100170824947793************************Not those kinda parts, the parts we need...

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

BUT WHY< WHY IS THIS HAPPENING<

2 years ago
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Re: dirty meat and shot placement

Guys, I have a problem ! This 7mm08 of Cody's is just causing so much meat damage - I just can not work it out. Animal is Impala - fallow deer 7...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

Got vehicle back, its a 2011 model - Ford calls it obsolete, no spares - country wide courier work for all parts needed. 13 years old and Ford no long...

2 years ago
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Re: One of my biggest travel fears occured.

That's what happens when you take a Ford in to the veld ;D ******************************Yes this is not a thing Toyota drivers would understand.

2 years ago
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