I made a bad shot yesterday
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SaOsborne
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I shoot .260 Rem and .243, ohh and .284, all the same parent case, the .243 drops straight in the .260. One day I was out with the .243 (both Tikka T3, with custom barrels), I took the shot, all well, went to reload, no go, erm, what, extracted to see a nielson sonic in 6.5 appear, to this day I know not how this happened as I am very rigerous at seperating ammo for the very obvious reasons. I shoot Nielsons through both with great effect in the correct rifle?
A great argument for having only one calibre and one bullet.
I only shoot a 25-06 with a factory 117gr bullet and I don’t change. No other calibres. It’s just easier.
My first rifle was a tikka m595 in .243 that thing put everything in the same hole at 100 yards. No matter the weight of bullet or brand even. I wish I still had it!
I only shoot a 25-06 with a factory 117gr bullet and I don’t change. No other calibres. It’s just easier.
My first rifle was a tikka m595 in .243 that thing put everything in the same hole at 100 yards. No matter the weight of bullet or brand even. I wish I still had it!
Rake Aboot
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At 120 yards there should be virtually no difference between a factory round and a home load
You have inches of leeway.
If your anything like me , you make a miss and spend ages at the range proving it wasn’t the gun.
You have inches of leeway.
If your anything like me , you make a miss and spend ages at the range proving it wasn’t the gun.
"I made a bad shot yesterday".
So did I.
A large group of fallow, travelling at speed across behind my highseat. Jumping a ditch and passing through a hedge. I managed to turn myself around in the seat and get myself lined up for an offhand shot if one of them happened to stop. After about the eight-hundredth deer, one eventually paused for a moment, enabling me to squeeze off a shot. Impact sounded ok, but I couldn't see anything, so assumed it had dropped into the ditch.
After a while, I climbed down to investigate. No deer to be seen, but a prodigious amount of blood at the shot sight, and a good trail. I followed it across the ditch, through the hedge, and into the next field.
About 30 yards in lay two dead deer, both shot clean through the chest! One had obviously been stood directly behind the other when I fired, so well aligned that I couldn't see it at all, and the pass through had done the job!
I know it's not exactly the done thing to kill two deer with one shot, but at least it'll give me something to brag about in my old age!
Ps: Calibre was the mighty .243
Pps: @Tim.243, apologies for not putting this in the "write-ups" section.
So did I.
A large group of fallow, travelling at speed across behind my highseat. Jumping a ditch and passing through a hedge. I managed to turn myself around in the seat and get myself lined up for an offhand shot if one of them happened to stop. After about the eight-hundredth deer, one eventually paused for a moment, enabling me to squeeze off a shot. Impact sounded ok, but I couldn't see anything, so assumed it had dropped into the ditch.
After a while, I climbed down to investigate. No deer to be seen, but a prodigious amount of blood at the shot sight, and a good trail. I followed it across the ditch, through the hedge, and into the next field.
About 30 yards in lay two dead deer, both shot clean through the chest! One had obviously been stood directly behind the other when I fired, so well aligned that I couldn't see it at all, and the pass through had done the job!
I know it's not exactly the done thing to kill two deer with one shot, but at least it'll give me something to brag about in my old age!
Ps: Calibre was the mighty .243
Pps: @Tim.243, apologies for not putting this in the "write-ups" section.
Not had the weather to get back out, but I'll certainly be checking
geordiemacatac
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Did one a couple of years back..GPO scope. Dialled in the wrong vertical direction. moved poi down instead of up and hit the deer in the ankle..Ran to about 500 yds and mate shot it just before it went back into forestry. If I was on my own was screwed. Some rescue shot....
geordiemacatac
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Maybe slow them rds down for pigeonsShot a few pairs of pigeons with 1 shot 3 teal and a few pairs of fox cubs with the .243 over the years. More restrained with deer
All in the timing.............Maybe slow them rds down for pigeons
geordiemacatac
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Fair enough..maybe something softer than lead then...
Was that lead headsFair enough..maybe something softer than lead then...
geordiemacatac
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NOPE..NOPE..Meant Nerf heads..Deadly on pigeons and reusable..High BC and weight retention...Plus they're yellow so easy to retrieve. just go into Smyth's and ask for Nerf Heads and the shop assistant will know exactly what your talking about...,.
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