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Post by hornharvester on Oct 26, 2010 17:16:23 GMT -5
This is mine 358 BFG. Its a McGowen barrel on a Savage 16 Weather Warrior action. 1-14 rifling. Sports a Weaver Grand Slam 4.5x14x40 scope. h.h. Attachments:
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 26, 2010 17:17:42 GMT -5
Another view, Attachments:
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 26, 2010 17:30:24 GMT -5
This is a 200 yard target shot with my gun. Shots 6-10 are 180 Hornady SP. The gun is set at 1.5 high @100 yards and it 2.5 low @200 yards with this load. The other holes are schoolmasters gun. I was setting his scope on the same target. h.h. Attachments:
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 26, 2010 17:34:38 GMT -5
I shot this target the other day @100 yards to see how much difference the P.O.I. is of the 4 different loads Ive got loaded up for hunting. All of them shoot close to the same POI. My gun holds 2 down and 1 in the chamber. It should be an interesting hunting season. h.h. Attachments:
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Post by drs on Oct 27, 2010 7:10:39 GMT -5
This is mine 358 BFG. Its a McGowen barrel on a Savage 16 Weather Warrior action. 1-14 rifling. Sports a Weaver Grand Slam 4.5x14x40 scope. h.h. You have a great barrel on your Savage, h.h.! I had Harry McGowen rebarrel & build several custom rifles for me over the years. ALL WERE SHOOTERS!!
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Post by schoolmaster on Oct 29, 2010 9:32:28 GMT -5
Well the old how far should you shoot question. I say shoot only as far as you have practiced and know you can hit your mark. I practiced regularly with a 12 ga slug gun out to 200 yards. I killed a nice 9 point buck in a picked bean field resting on a wire fence at 221 yards that year. He ran about 40 yards and fell over. The entry hole was 4 to 5 inches higher than the exit so that slug was running out of velocity fast. However I knew where to hold and made the shot. My 45 pacnor savage will shoot 1 inch groups at 200 yards and I killed a nice doe at that range with a 195 Barnes expander. My new .358 BFG Mcgowen Savage shoots 1 inch groups at 200 yards with a 200 grain Barnes bullet. I feel confident with this gun out to 250 yards with a rest or shooting sticks. This isn't my first rodeo at long range shooting. I have shot many groundhogs, and other varmits out to 450 yards with various calibers including handguns. You have to read the wind at longer ranges and only by shooting a lot of targets in those conditions can you do this reliablely. I think about 250 yards is the sure kill distance for me this year. I have killed numerous whitetails and the average range is probably 40 to 50 yards. But if the 30 pointer steps out at 250, its nice to know you and your equipment are reliable at that range.
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Post by huxbux on Oct 29, 2010 13:57:48 GMT -5
Exactly. A lot of shooters have no clue just how much a 10 MPH crosswind can push a projectile fired at long ranges. Those who simply zero a rifle for 100 yds; (or any range for that matter) compensate for bullet drop and think they're good out to 300, 400, 500 yds. are only fooling themselves.
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