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Just picked up a couple of rifles (Marlin .22lr and Tikka .308)  - off to go plinking this weekend to sight them in and hopefully bag a deer next week (if I can get away from work)

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That was fun - straight from the shop and was dinging the 180m target every shot - no need to sight in.

 

Daughter, 1st time shooting I had her learning on the 22 - was way over her depth

 

After a couple of magazines she was keen to try the 308

 

3rd shot she dinged the gong at 180.

 

Am tipping I picked up a good rifle

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Didn't take any - was muddy, cold and raining and didn't do any instagram shots posing with firearms lol

 

Took a vid of the daughter having the shot that scored the hit and she's wrapped with that.

 

Can hear the shot hit so it's a keeper. Not going to post the vid here though lol

 

Had a fire of the 22 (about 100 shots), the 308 and also a 303 (mates dads?? service Lee-Enfield from WW1??) and a 45-70 (hard kicking lever action)

 

Not my 1st time shooting, but they are my 1st rifles - definitely going to be heading out more.

 

Heaps of fun

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22

 

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Bucket of bullets (1,400 rounds)

 

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308

 

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Went "lite" for the 308, it's smaller than the 22

 

Both are bolt action with mags (7 shot in the 22, 3 in the 308)

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Tikka are a great rifle even though they are entry level, you can’t beat them for quality.

 

Im going to get another tikka when I get a chance but the one I want is banned in nsw because of the way it looks 

 

what grain were you running on both rifles? Assuming both were stand fmj as well?

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Yeah - am happy with the Tikka.

Was tossing up between that or the Lithgow - went with the Tikka lite and not regretting it (yet)

150 and 180 Remington soft tip (core-lokt) on the 308 - both were dead on.

Not sure on the 22 - I think they're 36gr hollow point

 

Need to spend more time with the 22 to work it out better - half of us were shooting high and to the left, other half were low and to the right.

They were grouping nicely though.

Was just a cheap 2nd hand one with a cheap $100 scope on it, so aren't expecting too much out of it - more of a bit of fun for the kids and adults to plink with cheaply.

 

 

edit: not going to make the hunting trip (today til weds) - bloody work - didn't realise it was mid week when I signed up for it

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