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Post by buckeye68 on Sept 21, 2021 19:55:24 GMT -5
I took out 40 cal hunting rig today that I call Wild Bill to work up a hunting load for it. The last time it was shot was during Ohio’s January 2021 muzzleloading season. The load was 74 grains of H4895 with a wool wad, HIS and a 250 grain Pittman AccuMax. This load has taken deer out to 619 yards. I wanted to see if the cold bore shot was still zeroed and a second follow up shot was on target to check for accuracy in a real hunting scenario. I was shooting of a bipod and rear squeeze bag. Attachments:
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Post by dennis on Sept 21, 2021 20:08:38 GMT -5
Good shooter, both you and Wild Bill. P.S. keep the change  . |
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Post by bkm on Sept 21, 2021 21:17:43 GMT -5
That’s a keeper !
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Post by joelmoney on Sept 21, 2021 21:58:38 GMT -5
Well it looks like you just eliminated 1 excuse. Nice shooting
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Post by jimbob on Sept 22, 2021 6:56:21 GMT -5
I’d say your ready to get some meat
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Post by caseless on Sept 22, 2021 16:42:24 GMT -5
Very nice I would say something is definitely right
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Post by shindig on Sept 22, 2021 17:08:29 GMT -5
Very nice shooting, wouldn’t expect anything less.
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Post by super7 on Sept 28, 2021 17:36:33 GMT -5
I shoot same load minus wad with 250 fury bullet. My barrel is a .392/400 Shilen barrel on Apex frame. Load crono’s at 2840. I made a 450 yard cold bore shot on steel at 450 with 9.2 MOA. It was about 3” left but perfect vertical.
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Post by buckeye68 on Sept 28, 2021 20:29:53 GMT -5
I shoot same load minus wad with 250 fury bullet. My barrel is a .392/400 Shilen barrel on Apex frame. Load crono’s at 2840. I made a 450 yard cold bore shot on steel at 450 with 9.2 MOA. It was about 3” left but perfect vertical. That will kill a deer all day long. Nice shooting! |
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Post by rickh on Sept 29, 2021 18:20:06 GMT -5
Impressive Mark. A hunter for sure!
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Post by buckeye68 on Oct 1, 2021 17:55:40 GMT -5
Just checked my barrel after the gun has set for 10 days from the last time I checked on accuracy for a cold bore shot. I did NOT brush the barrel or use a bore snake or clean the barrel. I sized my bullet 4 times and pushed it down the barrel with no problem. This tells me that my die setting, power, wad and bullet combo is working together for optimal performance.
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