Thanks for the great reminders. I took some good notes here on how to improve my hunting prep and routine when it comes time to take a shot. I know filming these videos are so much work, but thank you for providing them. Your past videos helped me form my approach when mountain hunting and it helped me successfully harvest a nice cow elk that my family gets to enjoy. Thanks again, from Idaho.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing that! There are some really good films and books on butchering wild game as well. Sadly, this has been my weakest spot as most animals I shoot belong to someone else and most of the time the carcass is processed by professional butchers. I got spicy sausages off a whitetail when I lived in North Dakota (processed by a butcher) and it was THE best sausages to this day. Hope you and yours have similar experiences with the game you bring home, it adds such a dimension to the hunting.
No I believe the wife confiscated those, so now I have nothing to weigh me down... It's really not that bad, nothing is technical and all my passages allow for 3 points of contact (meaning I move only 1 limb at a time) so pretty easy going although time-consuming.
Thanks, glad to hear that: Mission accomplished for me. What are you after this season? I have a midlife crisis and will do mountains as hard as my health&money allows.
@@THLR Oh, not as exotic as your plans. I am in the Flatlands of Germany, mostly Roe Deer, Foxes, maybe some pigs, but i want to get farther an better. Make more use of stalking, less stands.
You have done it again. Thomas! Present a very good video of what you're doing and the basics of what you're doing. Congratulations my friend. On a great job again.
Thank you Thomas. Great video as always, I learned so much with you in the past year. Made me a better shooter and hunter. It’s no easy to film and do all the things at de same time, but you can do it with very good content and high quality Thank you again so much, it’s a true pleasure to watch your videos.
Thanks for your kind words. Decided to put some effort into the scenery to lessen the blow of preaching how I believe you should shoot to be responsible. Not being open about weak spots or errors would be disastrous in that setting.
As always, very informative and a pleasure to watch! Somehow, you can always find just the right balance of duration, information, novelty, spectacular scenery, and even comedy! Well done, you're my favorite TH-camr!
Hi Thomas, i follow you from several years!!! first when i was in France and actually in Canada. Please can you make us a video who's talking about what is your gear for a 1 day hunting? Best regs
@@THLR I can live with that, when the quality of the content is the way it is. I found you via the NZ forum, you will have to get back here some time soon
Yes, it is very useful here in Ukraine, many people also shoot, I personally like to shoot with pneumatics and firearms, but hunting is prohibited because we have a war
Fantastic video Thomas, I’ve always remembered the basics you taught us in NZ, having the same routine to set up, body position behind the rifle, etc this was a great refresher. Never fall off the Real Estate! Good luck on the up coming hunts (Cleared direct, number one, no speed 😂)
You're still flying? If I recall correctly it was commercial long-haul??? I'm still sitting in front of a screen and will likely do so until retirement. NZ has been great both times. All people attending bring so much to the table and the average skill level is typically much higher than what I see here (of course there are good people here too, but...) Off to hunt chamois next week, but forecast is murder temperatures for me (high 20's) so not sure if I'll get up. All the best for the season!
Man I got tell you . You're the most knowledgeable guy talking about hunting shooting. Yesterday when I did watch the video I find myself reacting the same way . I will watch all you videos about reading winds I need to learn more about that . Here in Argentina I hunt in the Andes for red stag . The wind it is tough to read. Good talking to you Sr
@@infantilepillock1687 understandably so, it is a very scenic region! Does he not worry about the heat? Leaving next week myself and the high temperatures are a big worry to me, I struggle when it passes 15°C in the mountains. Prefer to be 0-10.
@@THLR My friend comes from one of the warmest places in Germany, thanks to climate change, he is now used to temperatures, that are significantly higher than those stated by you. As a North German myself, I struggle both with mountains and high temperatures...
@@infantilepillock1687 yes, I hear you. Today I saw next week's weather forecast for my location - with a sizzling 26 degrees forecast I'm thinking it's cheaper just to commit suicide at home, no need to travel for that... 😅
Thanks, glad you liked it. Working on the follow-up episode now. I think it was labelled as "chemical wood putty". I picked it up in a hardware store. I did put a layer of duct tape underneath, so it is not irreversibly bonded directly to the wood.
Thomas one more thing. As a PRS shooter I must say shooting from weird positions using a sand bag is much, much more confortable, especially from rocks. More stable, and more forgiving and even a bit more faster to get decent position. At least as I experienced it.
Thomas wot an awesome video. Way too long in the making. You have a unique way of explaining the shooting techniques you use .looking forward too the next one BUT please no more dancing in your thermals mate😂 just too much
It's not going to be a feature, that's for sure. But occasionally I get fed-up with requests and that was more of an "artistic middle-finger move" and a kick towards paid influencers who sell anything...
Not a fan of any Weatherby cartridge simply because supply can be very difficult and the ammunition manufacturers have a lot more knowledge about making precise cartridges than way back then. That being said, I'd love to own a 257 Weatherby for the fun of it! I owned a Ruger no 1 for a short time, chambered in 30-06. They are quite heavy rifles and precision can be so-so. A Norwegian gunsmith had accurizing the Ruger no 1 as a speciality, I believe one of the things he did was speed up the hammer fall and remove potential tension between the scope base and action. And I do love the falling block principle, much more than the kipplauf system I have (except for weight). So my advice would be look for a different rifle if you want a 270 WBY and look for a different caliber if you want a Ruger no1. And perhaps also include the Browning//Winchester model 1885 in your consideration if a singleshot fallingblock is what you want? I would not buy a Ruger no 1 in 270 WBY and have an expectation to shoot with a high degree of accuracy at longer ranges.
@@THLR Thanks for your honest reply , WBY ammo is easy to get here in the states but fairly expensive . I have a NO 1 in 270 Wby and love it , it shoots slightly under 1 inch groups ( 3 shots ) at 100 yds . I load my own ammo so price is not an issue . my favorite load for Elk is a 130 gr Barnes T Shock with 74.5 gr of IMR 7828 and a 215 Federal primer that gives 3450 fps over the chronograph ! For Deer I use a 110 gr Sierra game king with 76.5 gr of Reloader 22 and a Federal 215 primer that gives 3700 fps . Am looking forward to seeing more videos from you ! Thanks for all your hard work !……
@@thomasdaum1927 somehow I got a feeling you have good knockdown on your deer...😀 Sounds very nice! A friend just bought a Ruger no 1 in plain 270 WIN and he's struggling to have it shoot less than 3"@100, nowhere near your precision. Enjoy your season, hope you tag out!
@@THLR The barrel needs not to touch the for-end on No 1s !. They can be very accurate if set up correctly and good handloads . Wishing you good luck and success !…….
Very nice field positional shooting. Theres nothing like shooting in real world conditions. In states its difficult to find a K95 single shot, ive never come across one. The closest thing Blaser i have is an K93 straight pull but its a bit of an heavy pig. Kahles optics arent very common either. In states its mostly easiest to find Vortex, Leupold, Nightforce.
Thanks! They are quite rare here too, not many are sold. But in recent years they seem to attract a very small following, I believe that is due internet and availability of info. I didn't see one "live" until I was almost 30.
Another great one. Have you abandoned the “rattle can” for a paint brush and pail? Impressive attention to detail. We can be 2/3 friends. I haven’t owned a Blaser. Ive only held one and worked the action.😊 Perhaps when my children are fully self supported. Thank you again for your stellar production and beautiful content. Always enjoyable and educational. I do have one question. Have you ever owned a Blaser that was of poor accuracy? Id be disappointed if I purchased a 5-6k rifle that was mediocre in the accuracy category. Thank you Thomas.
I had one bad barrel and I returned it for a refund. Other than that, always stellar and V0 has been very stable (we are talking average V0 spread maybe 10-15 msec over what must be approaching ten barrels over the R93/R8). Sorry, early morning, didn't catch the rattle can reference.
@@THLR I had watched several of your vids consecutively. I was commenting on all of them as a whole….which wouldn’t make sense if Im you, reading my comment. Excuse me. In your “appropriate gear” Video you were you were using a paint brush for your target rather than a spray can. Im assuming for clear delineation of your target lines. I was just meaning that it’s great attention to detail. Which makes sense for precision shooting. Thanks for your content Thomas! One day I will buy an R8☺️
@@milo555100 😅 aaaaah "my oars hit the water" now... the paint is mostly a financial decision but also to avoid spray mist hitting the camera lenses. I found that the spraycans clog up long before the can is empty. I had the metal bar made to better show exactly how tall 1 scope click is at that range, and also had 3 nuts welded to the backside so to present a nice sharp edge for the camera and have it be unaffected by bullet splash hitting the target behind. Before the nuts, you could sometimes get the impression the bar was hit allthough is was only the bullet being crushed below/above.
Nice to see how much work you put into your training. As a former Guide in the Bavarian Alps, i can tell, i never met someone with half of your skills. And i know Guys with more than thousand Chamois on their list. My Wife thinking of moving to Schweden, she likes the long Winter. I prefer Norway, like your Hills. But i guess Hunting ist better in Schweden. Time will tell. I just comment for the algorithm.
Thanks for your kind words! Norway probably has more scenery, but access to quality hunting is probably better in the northern parts of Sweden. But, one also needs a job to pay the bills and that can force the decision. I know for sure I am geographically locked to available job sites. I must say I love chamois hunting. I don't have the familiarity like with other game (and never will as I am only able to see them on these trips), but I enjoy the scenery and the physical effort of getting to them. Also find that I quite like being with people who come from other mountain backgrounds, very interesting to see the how & why. I have yet to film these trips as good as I'd like, so all of the practice and gear modification you see here is basically so I can be faster and have more time on the camera. If you can recommend any contacts in scenic places, please do. I have absolutely no interest in the trophy, but I want nice scenery where camera can be more important than the rifle.
...and came to his senses and moved somewhere nicer :-D. No it's great when the weather is stellar, but those windows are fairly short up here. Today it's been pissing down and I've seen a fair few foreign hikers trudge towards the airport with somewhat deflated eyes...
The Minox ZP5 weighs almost 2x that of my Kahles. Simply not suitable for a kipplauf. I'd go ffp, 15-18× magnification, 50mm objective and a bdc with at least 6 mrad of travel available
Thank you for your fast answer. For light Setup it makes Sense to chose not the zp. The kahles is in the 2. Focal plane. Right? Is it the helia 3,5-18x 50? Is a bdc or mil reticle usefully ? Thanks for your helpfully Videos and answer.
@@henningdahlhaus4516 yes the kahles. Bdc reticle in 2nd focal plane is useless and a potential source of error. Bdc turret is the superior solution there
Yes and no. My spindrift correction have been very much reduced to never holding straight on target, and it's easier to just offset POI @100m zero disrance 1cm lefr and forget about it. If you want the corrections, I used .1 mrad
@@THLR thanks for your reply. That makes sense why you hold mostly left for wind. One thing that surprised me was you saying not to use a kestrel wind meter for reading wind that’s what most people do here in America Im sure you saw it when you hunted with the people from Gunwerks . I also noticed you had some kind of mirage reading chart where can I get one ? I always found it strange that reading wind at the shooting location would translate in a correct wind call at the target, I always try reading mirage or vegetation movements. Thanks
Thanks for your reply, it was a good reminder that I sometimes fail to see outside my own perspective and answer like a frog in a well. I believe you are doing it right. My basic method is picking something right in front of me (left side if wind from left, right side of wind from right) and compare that to what I see downrange. If both looks the same, I basically monitor "my pick" only. However, if you have no terrain features between yourself and the target AND you are not placed somewhere that will give a false reading (on a ridge, sheltered, exposed, somewhere that "bounces" and turns the wind), you will get a much better result from a Kestrel. But I believe depending on a Kestrel will make you a "weak" shooter.
Its about time i was wondering if you were still alive thanks for the advice top video look forward to the next one. dont know if its up there with the 6.5x55 haven't you got yours back yet. 😄😄
Yes alive, despite my steadily advancing age. Was on the range today testing loads with the Vit N560 powder and 123gr bullets - with V0 almost 870 msec I'm finding it difficult to motivate myself for other cartridges (allthough I do have a 6,5 PRC barrel on order)
Yes and no. I use it for birds when I want a slightly more knock-down than with FMJ. Scenar seems to be magic there, collapse the bird properly without the bullet being volatile like Sierra Matchking. I try to use huntingbullets of similar Bc so all my practice directly transfer (winddrift etc). Over the years I have used a lot of the heavier Hornady Amax, Nosler Ballistic Tip and Accubond, Sierra Gameking. These all seems to do the same job. Only recently have I started with copper bullets, and I'm not far enough into that to offer other advice than "they work too"...
Thanks James, glad you liked it. Hope you had a good summer, unseasonably hot here. Which is nice for a change. I even had a hammock-snooze in my garden, first time in 12 years of living here...
@THLR Been hot here too . Trying to get a new setup ready for the hunting season. So I can get in some practice. New lite weight rifle and new scope combo. It will be fun lol.
@THLR It's a CZ557 in a manners elite hunter stock in 6.5x55. I just got a meopta meostar 2x12x50. With a full mag a sling ready to hunt configuration is 8lbs even on the scale. The old 264win mag. In the same configuration is just shy of 4lbs heavier.
@@jamesmoon6042 beautiful! That's right around the "best" weight in my opinion. When you try to go significantly lower, you usually have to make a compromise somewhere. Congratulations on the Manners too, top quality, with delivery times and exchange rate we can't really get them here unless you REALLY want one.
I see nothing wrong with that. That is why I watched you years go. Schmidt & Bender and long range shooting is what brought me to your channel. Actually it was the SSG 08 that did. I bought mine soon thereafter.@@THLR
Because of sagebrush everywhere here in the American Southwest, and other xerophytic shrubs/plants less than a meter high, in hunting I seldom have a prone position. Usually, I'm kneeling or sitting.
@@THLR TH-cam may wipe these links out, but I use the BOG Shooting Sticks and the Magpul RLS Rifleman Loop Rifle Sling, together in a modified seated position. It is not as super steady as an attached bipod in a prone position, but this bipod shooting sticks doubles as a walking steady-stick, very useful for balance on hillsides. The sling loop easily tightens around my bicep to further steady my aim. Very steady once I get my breathing steady and heart rate down.
Your twerking at the beginning was very upsetting to see. I have no business shooting at long range. I don't have a Blaser rifle, a Khales rifle scope but I do reload Lapua brass. The scenery and photography are extremely beautiful.
It was some sort of epoxy putty//filler? I found it prudent to put a strip of duct tape between the putty and the wood so it can be removed with less effort. Picked it up in a hardware shop, was fairly cheap.
Thanks for the great reminders. I took some good notes here on how to improve my hunting prep and routine when it comes time to take a shot. I know filming these videos are so much work, but thank you for providing them. Your past videos helped me form my approach when mountain hunting and it helped me successfully harvest a nice cow elk that my family gets to enjoy. Thanks again, from Idaho.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing that! There are some really good films and books on butchering wild game as well. Sadly, this has been my weakest spot as most animals I shoot belong to someone else and most of the time the carcass is processed by professional butchers. I got spicy sausages off a whitetail when I lived in North Dakota (processed by a butcher) and it was THE best sausages to this day. Hope you and yours have similar experiences with the game you bring home, it adds such a dimension to the hunting.
Brilliant! Thank you so much for the effort you go to producing these videos. Your knowledge is gold, and you share it so generously.
I'm like an overgrown leprechaun with his pot of gold...
@@THLR😂😂😂
You have a balls of steel. Climbing on the high mountain with a deep fall under the next step🤝🏻
No I believe the wife confiscated those, so now I have nothing to weigh me down... It's really not that bad, nothing is technical and all my passages allow for 3 points of contact (meaning I move only 1 limb at a time) so pretty easy going although time-consuming.
@@THLR 😁🙏🏻
Thank you for the awesome Video. You always get me in the right mood to prepare more for my hunting and shooting.
Thanks, glad to hear that: Mission accomplished for me. What are you after this season? I have a midlife crisis and will do mountains as hard as my health&money allows.
@@THLR Oh, not as exotic as your plans. I am in the Flatlands of Germany, mostly Roe Deer, Foxes, maybe some pigs, but i want to get farther an better. Make more use of stalking, less stands.
You have done it again. Thomas! Present a very good video of what you're doing and the basics of what you're doing. Congratulations my friend. On a great job again.
Thanks Jim, it was a mammoth of a job so it will not be a standard format.
Everything all right !!! Thank you so much for sharing your great experience. Best regards from Corsica
Thanks for your time, have a good season!
Thank you Thomas.
Great video as always, I learned so much with you in the past year.
Made me a better shooter and hunter.
It’s no easy to film and do all the things at de same time, but you can do it with very good content and high quality
Thank you again so much, it’s a true pleasure to watch your videos.
Thanks for your kind words, glad you have found some of the content useful. Hearing of other people's success is a great bonus from this project.
Appreciative to the highest level of your hunting ethics from your beliefs, to even greater - the efforts put forth achieving it. Thank You Sir !!
Thank you, kind words.
Thanks for a long and really good video! I very much appreciate your honesty and your humble nature. And the scenery is absolutely breathtaking 😃
Thanks for your kind words. Decided to put some effort into the scenery to lessen the blow of preaching how I believe you should shoot to be responsible. Not being open about weak spots or errors would be disastrous in that setting.
@@THLR I can only imagine the amount of work that went into the creation of this video and we all thank you for doing that 👍🏻
Thanks! One step closer to the divorce... :D
Long awaited video. As usual, excellent informative content. I'm not sure about the blaser shorts, though 😮
They don't have your size???
@THLR only made for athlete's, so I'm definitely out🤣
@@richarddoran excellent answer!
Good to see you back enjoyed video there is always something to learn watching you shoot and lovely countryside views an bonus take care 👍👍
It's grand country here, just north of where I live the land basically terminates into a huge piece of land without road connection.
As always, very informative and a pleasure to watch! Somehow, you can always find just the right balance of duration, information, novelty, spectacular scenery, and even comedy! Well done, you're my favorite TH-camr!
Thanks a lot, very kind words! Wish you all the best for your season.
As always a great video with important message: basics and practice. Thanks and have a happy birthday.
Thanks a lot Bert, have a nice day!
Absolutely outstanding as always Thomas. Informative and very spot on and what a stunning place
Thanks Bradley, glad you liked it. We've had a long spell of unusually nice weather now!
@THLR that sound nice. We could use some rain over here haven't had any since October last year
@@bradleytyrrell4417 ouch, that sounds like a serious situation!
@THLR not good but hey that's life.. still plenty of hunting though
Hi Thomas, i follow you from several years!!! first when i was in France and actually in Canada. Please can you make us a video who's talking about what is your gear for a 1 day hunting? Best regs
Sure
@@THLR ♥️
It was a long wait, but certainly worth it! Good quality and very informative as usual
Thanks for taking the time! I suspect films will be fewer in future.
@@THLR I can live with that, when the quality of the content is the way it is.
I found you via the NZ forum, you will have to get back here some time soon
@@cohenmccormick4360 trust me when I say it's on my to-do list. Been twice, both great and have what I regard as lasting friends there.
Super, keep up the good results, your shooting inspires me 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Thank you very much, hope it’s useful.
Yes, it is very useful here in Ukraine, many people also shoot, I personally like to shoot with pneumatics and firearms, but hunting is prohibited because we have a war
Fantastic video Thomas, I’ve always remembered the basics you taught us in NZ, having the same routine to set up, body position behind the rifle, etc this was a great refresher. Never fall off the Real Estate! Good luck on the up coming hunts (Cleared direct, number one, no speed 😂)
You're still flying? If I recall correctly it was commercial long-haul??? I'm still sitting in front of a screen and will likely do so until retirement. NZ has been great both times. All people attending bring so much to the table and the average skill level is typically much higher than what I see here (of course there are good people here too, but...) Off to hunt chamois next week, but forecast is murder temperatures for me (high 20's) so not sure if I'll get up. All the best for the season!
@@THLR Good memory, yes still flying, on the 787 now, slowly warming up here so hope to get out hunting soon, did a 6.5PRC barrel for blaser R93
Outstanding! Good to see you back!
Thanks, glad you liked it. Packing for hunting now, so hoping to be back later with some ok film...
Trevlig film. Lapua Shooting hat, improved and approved😂
Fins alltids noen detaljer å fikse på :D
Yes thanks for sharing your knowledge very nice .
A lots works well done
Thanks for taking the time. Films will likely be fewer in the future, but they will come.
Man I got tell you .
You're the most knowledgeable guy talking about hunting shooting.
Yesterday when I did watch the video I find myself reacting the same way .
I will watch all you videos about reading winds I need to learn more about that .
Here in Argentina I hunt in the Andes for red stag .
The wind it is tough to read.
Good talking to you Sr
@@fabianvaras1273 best of luck with your season! I have only seen Argentina on pictures, a lot of the mountains look magnificent!
My god i fell from my chair laughing hard because of that "Blaser kurze Bratwurst Hose!" :D
Well done Sir! :)
Thanks, glad I could bring a smile 😂
Excellent as always. Looking forward to your new hunting adventures.
Should be off to Austria in 2 weeks, film some time after that
@@THLRCan't wait. A friend of mine is also going for Gams in Kärnten, next week. Have to confess, that I envy him quite a bit...
@@infantilepillock1687 understandably so, it is a very scenic region! Does he not worry about the heat? Leaving next week myself and the high temperatures are a big worry to me, I struggle when it passes 15°C in the mountains. Prefer to be 0-10.
@@THLR My friend comes from one of the warmest places in Germany, thanks to climate change, he is now used to temperatures, that are significantly higher than those stated by you. As a North German myself, I struggle both with mountains and high temperatures...
@@infantilepillock1687 yes, I hear you. Today I saw next week's weather forecast for my location - with a sizzling 26 degrees forecast I'm thinking it's cheaper just to commit suicide at home, no need to travel for that... 😅
Tomas, thank you for another amazing video! What material did you use to adjust the grip angle on that rifle?
Thanks, glad you liked it. Working on the follow-up episode now. I think it was labelled as "chemical wood putty". I picked it up in a hardware store. I did put a layer of duct tape underneath, so it is not irreversibly bonded directly to the wood.
love it. Thanks for putting these out.
Thanks, glad you liked it. Off hunting in a few weeks, so will be some time before the next.
Another great video with explanations and info to show how your getting your calculations. Are we hunting Roe in Scotland?
Sadly no. Haven't done that in many years now, increased cost and exchange rate puts it through the roof.
Thomas one more thing. As a PRS shooter I must say shooting from weird positions using a sand bag is much, much more confortable, especially from rocks. More stable, and more forgiving and even a bit more faster to get decent position. At least as I experienced it.
You're absolutely right, but the weight of a Wiebad is an issue for me.
Thomas wot an awesome video. Way too long in the making. You have a unique way of explaining the shooting techniques you use .looking forward too the next one BUT please no more dancing in your thermals mate😂 just too much
It's not going to be a feature, that's for sure. But occasionally I get fed-up with requests and that was more of an "artistic middle-finger move" and a kick towards paid influencers who sell anything...
Just found your channel , would like your opinion on the Ruger No 1 chambered for the 270 WBY cartridge ? Thanks !……
Not a fan of any Weatherby cartridge simply because supply can be very difficult and the ammunition manufacturers have a lot more knowledge about making precise cartridges than way back then. That being said, I'd love to own a 257 Weatherby for the fun of it! I owned a Ruger no 1 for a short time, chambered in 30-06. They are quite heavy rifles and precision can be so-so. A Norwegian gunsmith had accurizing the Ruger no 1 as a speciality, I believe one of the things he did was speed up the hammer fall and remove potential tension between the scope base and action. And I do love the falling block principle, much more than the kipplauf system I have (except for weight). So my advice would be look for a different rifle if you want a 270 WBY and look for a different caliber if you want a Ruger no1. And perhaps also include the Browning//Winchester model 1885 in your consideration if a singleshot fallingblock is what you want? I would not buy a Ruger no 1 in 270 WBY and have an expectation to shoot with a high degree of accuracy at longer ranges.
@@THLR Thanks for your honest reply , WBY ammo is easy to get here in the states but fairly expensive . I have a NO 1 in 270 Wby and love it , it shoots slightly under 1 inch groups ( 3 shots ) at 100 yds . I load my own ammo so price is not an issue . my favorite load for Elk is a 130 gr Barnes T Shock with 74.5 gr of IMR 7828 and a 215 Federal primer that gives 3450 fps over the chronograph ! For Deer I use a 110 gr Sierra game king with 76.5 gr of Reloader 22 and a Federal 215 primer that gives 3700 fps . Am looking forward to seeing more videos from you ! Thanks for all your hard work !……
@@thomasdaum1927 somehow I got a feeling you have good knockdown on your deer...😀 Sounds very nice! A friend just bought a Ruger no 1 in plain 270 WIN and he's struggling to have it shoot less than 3"@100, nowhere near your precision. Enjoy your season, hope you tag out!
@@THLR The barrel needs not to touch the for-end on No 1s !. They can be very accurate if set up correctly and good handloads . Wishing you good luck and success !…….
THanks, hope you have a good season. I'll convey your words to my Ruger friend and see what he'll do with it.
Very nice field positional shooting. Theres nothing like shooting in real world conditions. In states its difficult to find a K95 single shot, ive never come across one. The closest thing Blaser i have is an K93 straight pull but its a bit of an heavy pig. Kahles optics arent very common either. In states its mostly easiest to find Vortex, Leupold, Nightforce.
Thanks! They are quite rare here too, not many are sold. But in recent years they seem to attract a very small following, I believe that is due internet and availability of info. I didn't see one "live" until I was almost 30.
Another great one.
Have you abandoned the “rattle can” for a paint brush and pail? Impressive attention to detail.
We can be 2/3 friends. I haven’t owned a Blaser. Ive only held one and worked the action.😊
Perhaps when my children are fully self supported.
Thank you again for your stellar production and beautiful content. Always enjoyable and educational.
I do have one question. Have you ever owned a Blaser that was of poor accuracy? Id be disappointed if I purchased a 5-6k rifle that was mediocre in the accuracy category. Thank you Thomas.
I had one bad barrel and I returned it for a refund. Other than that, always stellar and V0 has been very stable (we are talking average V0 spread maybe 10-15 msec over what must be approaching ten barrels over the R93/R8). Sorry, early morning, didn't catch the rattle can reference.
@@THLR I had watched several of your vids consecutively. I was commenting on all of them as a whole….which wouldn’t make sense if Im you, reading my comment. Excuse me.
In your “appropriate gear”
Video you were you were using a paint brush for your target rather than a spray can. Im assuming for clear delineation of your target lines. I was just meaning that it’s great attention to detail. Which makes sense for precision shooting. Thanks for your content Thomas! One day I will buy an R8☺️
@@milo555100 😅 aaaaah "my oars hit the water" now... the paint is mostly a financial decision but also to avoid spray mist hitting the camera lenses. I found that the spraycans clog up long before the can is empty. I had the metal bar made to better show exactly how tall 1 scope click is at that range, and also had 3 nuts welded to the backside so to present a nice sharp edge for the camera and have it be unaffected by bullet splash hitting the target behind. Before the nuts, you could sometimes get the impression the bar was hit allthough is was only the bullet being crushed below/above.
Nice to see how much work you put into your training. As a former Guide in the Bavarian Alps, i can tell, i never met someone with half of your skills. And i know Guys with more than thousand Chamois on their list. My Wife thinking of moving to Schweden, she likes the long Winter. I prefer Norway, like your Hills. But i guess Hunting ist better in Schweden. Time will tell. I just comment for the algorithm.
Thanks for your kind words! Norway probably has more scenery, but access to quality hunting is probably better in the northern parts of Sweden. But, one also needs a job to pay the bills and that can force the decision. I know for sure I am geographically locked to available job sites. I must say I love chamois hunting. I don't have the familiarity like with other game (and never will as I am only able to see them on these trips), but I enjoy the scenery and the physical effort of getting to them. Also find that I quite like being with people who come from other mountain backgrounds, very interesting to see the how & why. I have yet to film these trips as good as I'd like, so all of the practice and gear modification you see here is basically so I can be faster and have more time on the camera. If you can recommend any contacts in scenic places, please do. I have absolutely no interest in the trophy, but I want nice scenery where camera can be more important than the rifle.
Why spell sweden that way? A joke
Nice one, love the reason behind things.
I always have reasons. According to my wife, not always good reasons...
@@THLR 😆
This is why I Love Norge and nordmen. This comes from one guy who lived in Norway almost six years.
...and came to his senses and moved somewhere nicer :-D. No it's great when the weather is stellar, but those windows are fairly short up here. Today it's been pissing down and I've seen a fair few foreign hikers trudge towards the airport with somewhat deflated eyes...
@@THLR I lived in Sorlandet( Kristiandand), but I still love Norway 😊
@@catalinstroita9734 that's the nice part!
specification for a good riflescope? Ffp , ballistic turret, elevation, mil ?
Why don't you shoot with your thlr reticle?
The Minox ZP5 weighs almost 2x that of my Kahles. Simply not suitable for a kipplauf. I'd go ffp, 15-18× magnification, 50mm objective and a bdc with at least 6 mrad of travel available
Thank you for your fast answer. For light Setup it makes Sense to chose not the zp. The kahles is in the 2. Focal plane. Right? Is it the helia 3,5-18x 50? Is a bdc or mil reticle usefully ? Thanks for your helpfully Videos and answer.
@@henningdahlhaus4516 yes the kahles. Bdc reticle in 2nd focal plane is useless and a potential source of error. Bdc turret is the superior solution there
I have noticed that 90% of your shots you hold left edge of the target is this to compensate for wind or are you compensating for Spindrift? Thanks.
Yes and no. My spindrift correction have been very much reduced to never holding straight on target, and it's easier to just offset POI @100m zero disrance 1cm lefr and forget about it. If you want the corrections, I used .1 mrad
@@THLR thanks for your reply. That makes sense why you hold mostly left for wind. One thing that surprised me was you saying not to use a kestrel wind meter for reading wind that’s what most people do here in America Im sure you saw it when you hunted with the people from Gunwerks . I also noticed you had some kind of mirage reading chart where can I get one ? I always found it strange that reading wind at the shooting location would translate in a correct wind call at the target, I always try reading mirage or vegetation movements. Thanks
Thanks for your reply, it was a good reminder that I sometimes fail to see outside my own perspective and answer like a frog in a well. I believe you are doing it right. My basic method is picking something right in front of me (left side if wind from left, right side of wind from right) and compare that to what I see downrange. If both looks the same, I basically monitor "my pick" only. However, if you have no terrain features between yourself and the target AND you are not placed somewhere that will give a false reading (on a ridge, sheltered, exposed, somewhere that "bounces" and turns the wind), you will get a much better result from a Kestrel. But I believe depending on a Kestrel will make you a "weak" shooter.
Beautiful video.
Can you tell us what is this bipod ?
Thanks! It's Neopod, produced by Steinert Sensing Systems
Very Good, Thomas👌!!!
Thaks for taking the time. It was a mammoth of a job, so it's not going to be the new standard format.
Love the homing bullet reference :P
It's a funny reminder not to believe everything presented by influencers...
Thank you Thomas👍
Thanks, good luck with your season!
@@THLR good luck to you too
Its about time i was wondering if you were still alive thanks for the advice top video look forward to the next one. dont know if its up there with the 6.5x55 haven't you got yours back yet. 😄😄
Yes alive, despite my steadily advancing age. Was on the range today testing loads with the Vit N560 powder and 123gr bullets - with V0 almost 870 msec I'm finding it difficult to motivate myself for other cartridges (allthough I do have a 6,5 PRC barrel on order)
yes noted the glasses you got a fairway before you catch me 😁😀 @@THLR
Hello Thomas! Do you use Scenar for hunting? Thanks!
Yes and no. I use it for birds when I want a slightly more knock-down than with FMJ. Scenar seems to be magic there, collapse the bird properly without the bullet being volatile like Sierra Matchking. I try to use huntingbullets of similar Bc so all my practice directly transfer (winddrift etc). Over the years I have used a lot of the heavier Hornady Amax, Nosler Ballistic Tip and Accubond, Sierra Gameking. These all seems to do the same job. Only recently have I started with copper bullets, and I'm not far enough into that to offer other advice than "they work too"...
Great Video (as alwaysl :) ) Thak you!@@THLR
Truely beautiful country, but the most stunning part of this video is the bill on that Lapua hat. 😂
It is bespoke fashion in this part of the world :D
veldig godt å motta en ny video fra deg. Takk skal du ha ❤
No problem,
I must admit the German underwear ad caught me off guard hahah
Good! That stuff is why I travel to Austria instead...
Good video
Thanks, glad you liked it. Will be a while until next film.
Excellent as always 👌
Thanks James, glad you liked it. Hope you had a good summer, unseasonably hot here. Which is nice for a change. I even had a hammock-snooze in my garden, first time in 12 years of living here...
@THLR Been hot here too . Trying to get a new setup ready for the hunting season. So I can get in some practice. New lite weight rifle and new scope combo. It will be fun lol.
@@jamesmoon6042 you can't drop that rifle info without adding any details, pretty sure that's against the law of commenting on gun channels...😅
@THLR It's a CZ557 in a manners elite hunter stock in 6.5x55. I just got a meopta meostar 2x12x50. With a full mag a sling ready to hunt configuration is 8lbs even on the scale. The old 264win mag. In the same configuration is just shy of 4lbs heavier.
@@jamesmoon6042 beautiful! That's right around the "best" weight in my opinion. When you try to go significantly lower, you usually have to make a compromise somewhere. Congratulations on the Manners too, top quality, with delivery times and exchange rate we can't really get them here unless you REALLY want one.
There you are!
Only instruction film this season I'm afraid...
I see nothing wrong with that. That is why I watched you years go. Schmidt & Bender and long range shooting is what brought me to your channel. Actually it was the SSG 08 that did. I bought mine soon thereafter.@@THLR
Because of sagebrush everywhere here in the American Southwest, and other xerophytic shrubs/plants less than a meter high, in hunting I seldom have a prone position. Usually, I'm kneeling or sitting.
Do you bring any type of shooting support?
@@THLR TH-cam may wipe these links out, but I use the BOG Shooting Sticks and the Magpul RLS Rifleman Loop Rifle Sling, together in a modified seated position. It is not as super steady as an attached bipod in a prone position, but this bipod shooting sticks doubles as a walking steady-stick, very useful for balance on hillsides. The sling loop easily tightens around my bicep to further steady my aim. Very steady once I get my breathing steady and heart rate down.
@@THLR Most importantly, I can quickly adjust my sticks and my body posture to aim over sagebrush and such short shrubs
Could you please make a test of the Swarovski DS.🎉
Sorry no, not spending money on that.
@@THLR Ok so you don’t think they could sponsor you with it it for a weekend to test.
@@mixxemixxe2857 that would be me working 40 hours for absolutely nothing. Not going to happen, I'll put those hours towards my own interests.
Great video, as usual 😊
BUT... I was shocked to have to see you in your underwear 🫣🤷🏻🙄😱... AND I WAS EATING MY BREAKFAST AT THE TIME!!!!🤣
Hope you didn’t get hot coffee up your nose!🥹
i use Blaser and Kahles too. 😉
I'll invite you to my birthday party! :D
Your twerking at the beginning was very upsetting to see. I have no business shooting at long range. I don't have a Blaser rifle, a Khales rifle scope but I do reload Lapua brass. The scenery and photography are extremely beautiful.
Your reaction to the twerking is a healthy response!😂
Blaser😂😂!!! Pozdrav i podrška iz Hrvatske 🇭🇷✌️🇭🇷
Thanks! Most likely visiting Croatia this autumn, love the beauty of your mountains
Imponerende!
Mange takk! Men dette blir ikke den nye filmstandarden, dette var en episode som var like mye trening på filming som skyting...
which material did you use to shape the pistolgrip?
It was some sort of epoxy putty//filler? I found it prudent to put a strip of duct tape between the putty and the wood so it can be removed with less effort. Picked it up in a hardware shop, was fairly cheap.
@@THLR thx...I'll go to the local Bauhaus and have a look 🙂
@@madsnielsen8912 I checked, it was called "Plastic Padding chemical wood plaster"
@@THLR thank you. Appreciate it. Now I know what to look for at the local Bauhaus 🤗
Them lapua hats are like hens teeth !
I’m trying to make that hat standard issue. They are not keen
@@THLR I just wish we could get any of the hats in the states
Very good as always. BUT. I've got really sick of advertisings.
It's a neccessary evil. I don'y make money, but I will not shoulder the full production cost.
@THLR Yes, understandable, I just talking about advertisements in between the video getting randomly in by youtube.
Excellent as usual.
Thank you!
😂😂😂😂
Get a pair...
Great video and reality check. Have a good season paul@testvalleyvenison
Thanks for that Paul. I must say, you have a mouthwatering website, very delicate presentation!