Post by HighCotton on Jan 10, 2012 21:27:46 GMT -5
After much thought, consideration, and advice from others to "use whatcha got", I've settled on my yote gun. Many moons ago, I posted in the firearms section that my Father-in-law had given me a 1968 Winchester 88 in .308, a pretty neat ole lever/bolt action.
And so I opted to turn this into my yote/varmint gun for now. I topped her with a Redfield Revolution, 4-12x40, Accu-Range and some other goodies (including a trigger job by Scroggins). The barrel on this gun is only 19 inches so I wasn't expecting it to be a tack driver, but I am surprised at how well it is shooting.
Layed out and ready to go!
Shots 4 and 5 were the final after adjustment at 100 yds (shows a lil high because Accu-Range scope is set for 200 yds center and I'm not totally confident on the stick yet).
I'm still researching the ballistics on the ammo as I'm currently shooting 125 gr Spitzers, 46 gr Accurate 2230. I was told I'm probably 2700+ fps muzzle. If anybody has more info from their charts, I'd love to know more.
And so I opted to turn this into my yote/varmint gun for now. I topped her with a Redfield Revolution, 4-12x40, Accu-Range and some other goodies (including a trigger job by Scroggins). The barrel on this gun is only 19 inches so I wasn't expecting it to be a tack driver, but I am surprised at how well it is shooting.
Layed out and ready to go!
Shots 4 and 5 were the final after adjustment at 100 yds (shows a lil high because Accu-Range scope is set for 200 yds center and I'm not totally confident on the stick yet).
I'm still researching the ballistics on the ammo as I'm currently shooting 125 gr Spitzers, 46 gr Accurate 2230. I was told I'm probably 2700+ fps muzzle. If anybody has more info from their charts, I'd love to know more.
