Hello all!
Years ago, I won a bid on 10 day safari, then before I could go, Covid locked the world down....a few times!
Finally got to go a few weeks ago; my rifle of choice was the q fix in 308 with a swaro z6i 1-6, with my back up scope being a bushy LRSHi 4-22 with the circle of death reticle.
Things I really appreciated about the rifle:
-Light weight- that mattered more every day!
-Accurate
-short bolt throw, allowing for quick follow up shots
-fed from pmags (hunted with a 10 rounder, had a 20 rounder in case of spicy time)
-folder!!!! Space in the vehicle was at a premium, and it was super low profile while in town
-safety was very intuitive, as a follow up from a lifetime of AR usage
-trigger- but I really appreciate a two stage trigger!!
The grass was the tallest it had been in many, many years, so shooting was close (less than 200 yards, generally) and fast- with a premium on breaking the shot as soon as possible as one step and they were out of sight.
Shot out of a ground blind, off the rack on the truck, shooting sticks, kneeling, standing and a tree, so a great variety of positions.
Between shooting run and guns and a great train up from a fantastic friend, using the magwell as a brace off of any of the above was a just fantastic feature as was the nimbleness of the rifle in general.
The swaro was/is a fantastic scope, the illumination was just awesome- the fix and swaro was just a great package for me at that time, at that place for that range.
The only thing I would have changed was to have doubled down on the lightness by using a proof barrel.
Ammunition was Norma 180 grain bondstrike, with multiple PHs asking what I was using.
Anyway, just thought I would share a few thoughts with the hive mind, thank you for reading!
Jordan
Years ago, I won a bid on 10 day safari, then before I could go, Covid locked the world down....a few times!
Finally got to go a few weeks ago; my rifle of choice was the q fix in 308 with a swaro z6i 1-6, with my back up scope being a bushy LRSHi 4-22 with the circle of death reticle.
Things I really appreciated about the rifle:
-Light weight- that mattered more every day!
-Accurate
-short bolt throw, allowing for quick follow up shots
-fed from pmags (hunted with a 10 rounder, had a 20 rounder in case of spicy time)
-folder!!!! Space in the vehicle was at a premium, and it was super low profile while in town
-safety was very intuitive, as a follow up from a lifetime of AR usage
-trigger- but I really appreciate a two stage trigger!!
The grass was the tallest it had been in many, many years, so shooting was close (less than 200 yards, generally) and fast- with a premium on breaking the shot as soon as possible as one step and they were out of sight.
Shot out of a ground blind, off the rack on the truck, shooting sticks, kneeling, standing and a tree, so a great variety of positions.
Between shooting run and guns and a great train up from a fantastic friend, using the magwell as a brace off of any of the above was a just fantastic feature as was the nimbleness of the rifle in general.
The swaro was/is a fantastic scope, the illumination was just awesome- the fix and swaro was just a great package for me at that time, at that place for that range.
The only thing I would have changed was to have doubled down on the lightness by using a proof barrel.
Ammunition was Norma 180 grain bondstrike, with multiple PHs asking what I was using.
Anyway, just thought I would share a few thoughts with the hive mind, thank you for reading!
Jordan
