Recent content by Silver Dog

The only relevant experience I have was with a standard Mk5 W'by in 257 in which I was using 100gn Ballistic Tips pushed by 66gns of our 2213sc powder. A superbly accurate and effective load against, mostly, feral pigs on longer shots across cultivation. Came undone when a surprising shot...

From Australia. My experience was with a standard Weatherby in 257, using 100gn Ballistic Tip, pushed along by 66gn of 2213sc. This had been a superbly accurate and effective load at longer ranges, primarily on feral pigs. I had a surprising chance at a large doe Red Deer at about 30 yards...

I have a bit of an interesting one, a 300 Weatherby that is a "pre Mk 5", built on a Mathieu Action and branded 300 Imp Magnum. From what I can gather it is one of Roy's early developmental rifles, so has a few years on it!! Have had it confirmed by the Factory that it is indeed one of their...

I am writing from Australia, not as mountainous, but plenty of long shots available. Do not have as many deer available, and all are introduced. Main quarry is feral... pigs, some deer, goats and feral dogs. have used a 270 Win in a Weatherby vanguard for many years, my son "acquired it" a...

From a 73 year old Australian country person... I grew up with rifles and shotguns being used as daily tools on the farm, so nothing was new and scary. My father started to teach me about the safety aspects probably in my 4th year, and I was given a Daisy Air for 4th birthday. Did the right...

Hello Deno, Sorry, have not checked the comments for a while.... Yes, Ian is Herb's son, we have been mates for many years, but have lived too far apart to do much hunting together sadly. having grown up in the bush and having seen the damage that pigs and dogs do to crops and livestock, we do...

Hunterbob..... I have lived with all the different wildlife / livestock / human interactions for almost 70 years now and have not done research in an air-conditioned building on some university campus, but in the field, largely on my own property .... with a pair of binoculars, a camera, and a...

Sorry I bothered.... As I said, I am a 5th generation farmer, and a keen hunter... and I did mention that dingoes / wolves cannot co-exist with sheep .... The worst dog we ever had to deal with killed 56 the first night, 53 the second, we got him on the 3rd.... Still have not figured out how to...

This may not win me too many friends... Seeing as it is usually folk from the US telling the rest of us how stuff should be done... So, from a 5th generation Aussie farmer, hunter, wildlife photographer ... whose favourite rifle happens to be a prototype (pre Mk 5) Weatherby 300 Mag .... I...