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Post by danf on Feb 23, 2011 20:46:49 GMT -5
Put together a .308 Encore for dadfsr for his birthday/Christmas gift this year. I still need to do load development for it (waiting on bullets), so he was shooting Remington factory ammo today. Other than shooting my Contender a few times over the last several years, I think this is the most he's shot a pistol since he got out of the Marines in 1979! I think he did very well. Couldn't shoot any further than 50 yards due to the snow and snow banks at the range. Pics of him lining up a shot and the first 5 shots he put through it (3 inch target dot):   |
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Post by dadfsr on Feb 23, 2011 21:09:06 GMT -5
The dark side....oh no!!!!
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Post by Decatur on Feb 23, 2011 21:34:10 GMT -5
What a nice son you are!
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Post by jajwrigh on Feb 23, 2011 22:37:21 GMT -5
Welcome...  |
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Post by kodiak50 on Feb 24, 2011 4:39:58 GMT -5
Looks like Dad still has it!!!
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Post by dbd870 on Feb 24, 2011 8:56:10 GMT -5
Can't wait to see some deer down with that this fall.
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Post by HighCotton on Feb 24, 2011 17:58:30 GMT -5
Good deal! Looks like the shoulder is coming along nicely - at least it's not much of a hindrance based on your group.
BTW - Ya might as well stay put for a while or at least get used to the background I see in the pic. They are calling for 4-10 inches of the white stuff on your home front tomorrow!
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Post by danf on Feb 24, 2011 19:01:31 GMT -5
He's on his way back right now! ;D
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Post by HighCotton on Feb 24, 2011 19:37:24 GMT -5
He's on his way back right now! ;D Oh well - It looks like he had a heck of alotta fun. Nice little present there danf!! |
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Post by dadfsr on Feb 24, 2011 20:35:48 GMT -5
Kind of interesting that I was reading in my Outdoor Life on the flight to Midway about regressive and progressive powders  . Also had an article about a TC in 6.5 that the guy was pretty satisfied with....hint, hint  . |
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Post by dadfsr on Feb 24, 2011 20:39:18 GMT -5
Good deal! Looks like the shoulder is coming along nicely - at least it's not much of a hindrance based on your group. BTW - Ya might as well stay put for a while or at least get used to the background I see in the pic. They are calling for 4-10 inches of the white stuff on your home front tomorrow! Larry-was actually holding a kid in either arm and giving 'em hugs right before we left so yes the shoulder is doing very well! Thanks! |
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Post by dadfsr on Feb 24, 2011 20:44:20 GMT -5
Looks like Dad still has it!!! I was trying to remember what Tom Selleck said in "Quigley Down Under" towards the end of the movie about not knowing how to use them |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 25, 2011 6:40:59 GMT -5
That looks like it might let the air out of a deer pretty nicely Dadfsr. Nice choice in caliber too Danf.
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Post by dadfsr on Jul 17, 2011 16:48:20 GMT -5
That looks like it might let the air out of a deer pretty nicely Dadfsr. Nice choice in caliber too Danf. Don't know about deer yet but I DO know that it will take a young groundhog at about 250 yards ;D Using factory Remington Corelok loads too. It still had the clover in it's mouth from the hayfield that's it's been chowing down on.... |
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Post by danf on Jul 17, 2011 19:59:39 GMT -5
This would be the one.  |
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 18, 2011 4:26:22 GMT -5
250Yds......nice!
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Post by dadfsr on Jul 18, 2011 7:53:55 GMT -5
My neighbor had called earlier in the day and wanted to know if the "range was open". He had a Webly and a 45-70 that he was wanting to check his loads on. I said sure because I had not shot the Encore since Dan had shipped it over. He ran some rounds through on the short range with Webly and then we set up a 50 yard, 100 yard and a 200 yard target on the long range. I was very impressed with first shot out of the Encore at 50 yards and only had to do a little adjustment to bring it back down on the 100 yard target. The 200 yard target was still holding nice....and those were all with factory rounds! So I switched over to the handloads that Dan had also sent and found they were following the factory rounds without any adjustment needed. So I already knew the 200 yard range was very good. Unfortunately for the ground piggy the "range" is also the hayfield ;D and he was just another 50 yards + or - past where I had the 200 yard target set up. Never dreamed I'd be taking shots at that range with a pistol and hitting something that accurately  |
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Post by danf on Jul 18, 2011 21:04:16 GMT -5
Hey, I SHOWED you- in that same pasture no less, what those hand cannons can do! I have the pics of the targets uploaded, I might have to post them if I get a chance. |
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 19, 2011 17:32:16 GMT -5
With good support they really can reach out can't they. I'm going to take the 15" 25-06 & 6mmRem barrels plus the 17" 17 Fireball barrel to Ohio this weekend and try some 600yds shots with them. I'm a little concerned with wind drift with the 17FB but it's too tempting not to try.
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Post by jajwrigh on Jul 20, 2011 19:42:09 GMT -5
With good support they really can reach out can't they. I'm going to take the 15" 25-06 & 6mmRem barrels plus the 17" 17 Fireball barrel to Ohio this weekend and try some 600yds shots with them. I'm a little concerned with wind drift with the 17FB but it's too tempting not to try. I didn't know you had a quarter bore...how do you like it? What optic are you using again? |
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. Also had an article about a TC in 6.5 that the guy was pretty satisfied with....hint, hint 
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