NitroX
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| 22/11/11 10:35 PM |
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Re: Ejector or extractor
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I'm not sure that the game can hear the ejectors because that would mean that you've just fired the rifle and want to do so again - the "booms" would've already deafened them or at least alerted them, I feel.
I've had a scrub bull look for me after being shot twice with the .450. The impact of the bullets would disorientate most animals pretty much. I wasn't standing in the open so he didn't know where I was.
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I don't own a double and probably will never be able to afford one either. So as far as doubles go I am ignorant.
I think chasing brass in the hunting field is an easy (and bad) habit to get into. This was demonstrated on our recent trip where our guest (who has only ever been spotlighting for pest control) would have his head down after the first shot looking for the empty when he should have still been shooting his target or the next cull animal. We told him not to look for it (it was my brass anyway) but he was in the habit of doing so and couldn't stop himself. Most of my brass is still out there but I will admit with some rare calibres I go back looking for it and do get a percentage back.
As I live Africa vicariously through DVD's these days you see a lot of clients do the same thing. Compared to the animal, the cost saving or importance of finding brass in the field is negligable. I don't have any problem recovering brass at a range.
If hunting big game, I don't worry about brass until later. With a bolt action and reload and work the bolt at the shoulder. At a BGRC shoot I won the rapid fire shoot with a .375 where everyone else was shooting medium bores such as .270's, .30's, .243's etc, except one other guy who was shooting a real rifle (considering it IS BGRC!).
A lot of guys automatically drop the rifle from the shoulder to work the bolt at their waists ... WHY?
Usually because they want to find or catch the brass.
I have found it is good practice to use a simple .22 rimfire. Shoot off 5 10 round clips off the shoulder. Seems to work and stick.
As for extractors and ejectors, I have both. Actually prefer extractors, but ejectors are cool when the brass goes shooting with a smoke trail over your shoulder.
