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Break in Rains
#352298 - 11/04/21 09:29 PM

Hit the local this arvo. Hopeful as there has been a fair bit of activity but alot of rain. Had reached the point and the sun was disappearing fairly quickly. Sign was real fresh and a couple of good wallows on the edge of the swamp. Followed the trails away into the thick grass, expecting too bump one.... Heard a grunt about 40m away. Wind was bad so backed out and came around trying too intersect them as they were on the move . Got a glimpse of one from ontop of a shell midden, no chance for a shot. Closed in and they moved towards me, got Styer too sit and waited at about 7m a black shape appeared. Dropped at the shot , a black and white one ran towards me and I dropped it at my feet. Stoked.
Few pics and recovered the legs for a long walk out in the dark.
Used 9.3x62 250gr TSX's

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Marrakai
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: 264]
#352300 - 11/04/21 10:25 PM

Nice work Mick.
Keen to get my 9.3x62 up and running.

The break in rain today was not accompanied by a break in the heat! Stinker of a day.

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tinker
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: Marrakai]
#352309 - 12/04/21 04:51 AM

Nice

Great looking rifle too.
Are those the Leupold QD mounts?

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93x64mm
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: tinker]
#352315 - 12/04/21 06:47 AM

Well done Mick & Co.
You're getting all the rain, bugger all in NQ; bloody dry here!

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Re: Break in Rains [Re: 93x64mm]
#352323 - 12/04/21 10:32 AM

With animals that small, the 270gr. Speer might work OK, but might as well be a bit soft.
Well done, mic. Damn, I was so looking forward to meeting you, of course as well as all the other blokes there I didn't get to visit with.

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264
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: tinker]
#352330 - 12/04/21 03:13 PM

Quote:

Nice

Great looking rifle too.
Are those the Leupold QD mounts?

Yes leupold QD mounts I like them and changed them on the 275 as well.

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Re: Break in Rains [Re: 264]
#352331 - 12/04/21 03:27 PM

I was thinking Mick must be cold! Long sleeves, long pants, then saw Marrakai's comment.

Well done.

Always unusal to think of a dry and a wet. One day I want to experience the Wet for a week or so. Just like I want to experience snow in the middle of winter for a week or four. But obviously not in the NT.

Well done Mick. Some pork roasts for the oven or camp oven.

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264
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: NitroX]
#352336 - 12/04/21 04:25 PM

Longs are for keeping your legs from getting cut to bits, grass seeds after the cane grass has headed are a pain as they dig in to you everywhere.
Do lots of KM's thru water at this time of the year. A croc took a dog a few km's from my. house about 3 weeks ago. Trapped a few days after taking the dog.
Heres a few wet season pics various areas.
Styer on Margin edge of small floodplain

Cycad palm peak wet season, 358 featherweight

wet

Cane grass headed , in as far as can go before boggy area

south alligator near Leichardt water has dropped a coupe of metres

Shady camp flowing

South alligator full

Arron fishing colour change, onto a decent fish

croc blocking a run off, fishing!

Leichhardt pumping , interesting trip out

Magela crossing S bends 1m

Top of red Lilly

road in

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: 264]
#352339 - 12/04/21 05:18 PM

Great picks once again Mick, also very interesting. Certainly a lovely area. Thanks for posting.

Matt.

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Re: Break in Rains [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#352363 - 13/04/21 03:57 AM

That's a lot of WET!

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Louis
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: DarylS]
#352365 - 13/04/21 04:51 AM

Nice rifles, barbecue-sized bush pigs, very smart dog; and a lot of wet indeed, which is not really my cup of tea.
Well done Mick!
Louis

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NitroX
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Re: Break in Rains [Re: Louis]
#352384 - 13/04/21 05:11 PM

Thanks for the Wet season pics Mick. I think I need a snorkel for my cruiser and also would get bogged a couple dozen times per day ...

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