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Post by omegahunter on Nov 9, 2018 7:48:15 GMT -5
We had a great time at Sugar Ridge rifle range this past weekend! HPR is soo much different than the old 12ga I’ve used for the last 20 years. It always did it’s job but was it was never fun shoot. Slugs are expensive and they beat your shoulder up. The 6.5 Creedmoor is not only more accurate than I am, but it’s a pleasure to shoot. I had her sighted in after the first box but my son and I shot 4 more boxes of 20 just for fun. Started at 25yds and worked up to 200yds. I’ve never shot that far in my life. I feel very confident holding dead on for any deer within 200yds now. I had such a good time that I’m now considering joining Red Brush gun club to work on my shooting skills. I think a Ruger Precision Rifle might be in my future soon. I’d like to top with a high end scope and start learning how to shoot 300, 400 and 500+ yards for sport. I realize you can’t just buy good equipment and expect world class results. It will take a lot of time and practice. Now that I’ve gone HPR, I’m not going back! So what ended up being the choice on ammo?
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Post by jdebose on Nov 9, 2018 21:29:40 GMT -5
I’ll be hunting with the Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELd-X. They grouped slighlty better than the rest at 200yds. On top of that they are getting tons of great reviews on their performance in the field.
My second choice would been the Federal Non Typical 140gr that I tried first. For $17 a box they surprised me. If they would have been that last box I shot and dialed the scope in on I would have gladly used them this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 18:44:14 GMT -5
Picked up my new rifle tonight. Headed to the range this weekend. After some research online Im going with either the Hornady Percision Hunter 143gr or Winchester Deer season XP, 125 gr to start with. Soo many great bullets but so little time and money to try them all before the season. I want to find the right combination of accuracy and knockdown power obviously. Anyone have a favorite round they suggest besides the ones I listed above? Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip.
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