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A HB remington 700 Dicks sporting goods exclusive in .223
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Old 788 in 308.
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Small groups matter with my target rifles. When hunting game I intend to hit the game with the first shot from my rifles cold barrel. That's what I primarily keep records on. Does the rifle stay sighted in?? Today I shot a M70 that I bought because it had a well done stock and a pre-64 action. It has a 22" aftermarket barrel in .300 Win. Mag. Today it put it's first two shots from a cold barrel into one hole at 100 yds. It has done this before. I shot it again, right away at 200 yds and it made a 1" two shot group an inch to the left of center. While this is very good what matters most is that it do it later when hunting from a cold barrel. I will check it soon next week. The bullet is the 155 Berger VLD over Varget. It's the rifle at the bottom of this picture.
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I had a ruger m77 mkII 338 win mag that liked to punch a ragged hole. It was my trusted elk rifle and I sold it because I got on this damn pre 64 model 70 bandwagon.... I also sold a nice tanger 270 round top because I bought a pre 64 model 70 270 fwt to take its place. It shot damn well for a tanger. The new owner loves it: Another Ruger that surprised me was my .223 rem Hawkeye. It shot almost as good as my varminter: Now, those were bolt action rifles so they should shoot pretty good right? This thread is about "surprising one hole shooters". The one that surprised me the most was my 1961 Winchester model 100 that I glass bed. This was the first group after glass bedding it: Not bad for an old semi auto...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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bsa1917hunter. Nothing says poor workmanship like uneven duck tape -Red Green
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BSA,
Yea, I guess you are right. But for a $300 investment, I was proud anyway. It's hard not to grab this old rifle for hunts that don't require hiking steep and long.
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I had a ruger m77 mkII 338 win mag that liked to punch a ragged hole. It was my trusted elk rifle and I sold it because I got on this damn pre 64 model 70 bandwagon.... I also sold a nice tanger 270 round top because I bought a pre 64 model 70 270 fwt to take its place. It shot damn well for a tanger. The new owner loves it: Another Ruger that surprised me was my .223 rem Hawkeye. It shot almost as good as my varminter: Now, those were bolt action rifles so they should shoot pretty good right? This thread is about "surprising one hole shooters". The one that surprised me the most was my 1961 Winchester model 100 that I glass bed. This was the first group after glass bedding it: Not bad for an old semi auto... You'll want to get those those things "dialed" in before you post any more pics. There is a dumbass that goes around talking sh!!t about targets like that. Oh ya, he'll probably have something to say about 3 and 5 shots groups not meaning sh!!t also.
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Back in 2008 I bought a Sako-barreled Rem 03-A3 chambered to 6mm-250 here in the classifieds. It was priced right, full-length bedded TIGHT into a Monte Carlo Fajen and built by Tennessee BR smith HW Creighton. When I tore the invoice scotch-taped to the cheekpiece it ripped the finish off. There was pitting all over the barrel & trigger guard, I tossed together random loads using 1x 22-250 cases I bought here, and mounted a cheap Bushnell I had lying around. My first 3-shot group on paper was covered with a penny, and it makes honest one-hole groups regularly with bullets from 60-90 gr. More impressive IMHO is its ability to put a variety of loads to the same POI allowing me to use 90 gr NBTs for big game & 60 gr Sierra HPs for woodchucks/coyotes without changing scope settings. After that awesome group I refinished the stock and had the barreled action bead blasted & parkerized. It wears a Burris FFII 6x40mm w/ elevation turret. Both my boys LOVE this rifle; my oldest was hitting 12 ga hulls from 100 yds over the hood of my car at 8 yo. My 10 yo knocked over a pair of boars this past January in Texas with it, killing them each with a single well-placed 90 gr NBT (tho one flopped & got a 2nd). One of my former catechism students took out a gallon milk jug with a single shot at 400 yds. A good buddy took his first public land deer with it, and I've gone crazy with great customer service eradicating woodchucks from the farm fields of my clients. It's a lug but of all my rifles this is one of maybe 3 that'll never go anywhere. After that initial group I bought 1500 blemished 75 gr Horn HPs here, and am almost through em, as well as the 400-80 gr RP-PSPs I got here. If (or when) I toast the throat I'll likely punch it to 6mm Rem or 6x57 AI, but I'm pretty sure I'll always have a rifle chambered to 6-250. Just a fantastically mild cartridge that's a real joy to shoot. A lot. A woodchuck at farmer Bob's place: First group on paper:
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.338 RUM and a 250 gr Nosler Partition at 100 yds.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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BSA,
Yea, I guess you are right. But for a $300 investment, I was proud anyway. It's hard not to grab this old rifle for hunts that don't require hiking steep and long. The 788's are damn good rifles and very accurate. One of the most accurate rifles I've ever fired was a triple deuce 788. It was a true "one holer" rifle. One of the reasons I searched and searched to find the lefty 6mm rem I had...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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bsa1917hunter. Nothing says poor workmanship like uneven duck tape -Red Green
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. ... I'm pulling for ya. We're all in this together! Hey, I like Red Green. He's an ingenious sombeesh... ... Maybe almost as good as MacGyver...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Back in 2008 I bought a Sako-barreled Rem 03-A3 chambered to 6mm-250 here in the classifieds. It was priced right, full-length bedded TIGHT into a Monte Carlo Fajen and built by Tennessee BR smith HW Creighton. When I tore the invoice scotch-taped to the cheekpiece it ripped the finish off. There was pitting all over the barrel & trigger guard, I tossed together random loads using 1x 22-250 cases I bought here, and mounted a cheap Bushnell I had lying around. My first 3-shot group on paper was covered with a penny, and it makes honest one-hole groups regularly with bullets from 60-90 gr. More impressive IMHO is its ability to put a variety of loads to the same POI allowing me to use 90 gr NBTs for big game & 60 gr Sierra HPs for woodchucks/coyotes without changing scope settings. After that awesome group I refinished the stock and had the barreled action bead blasted & parkerized. It wears a Burris FFII 6x40mm w/ elevation turret. Both my boys LOVE this rifle; my oldest was hitting 12 ga hulls from 100 yds over the hood of my car at 8 yo. My 10 yo knocked over a pair of boars this past January in Texas with it, killing them each with a single well-placed 90 gr NBT (tho one flopped & got a 2nd). One of my former catechism students took out a gallon milk jug with a single shot at 400 yds. A good buddy took his first public land deer with it, and I've gone crazy with great customer service eradicating woodchucks from the farm fields of my clients. It's a lug but of all my rifles this is one of maybe 3 that'll never go anywhere. After that initial group I bought 1500 blemished 75 gr Horn HPs here, and am almost through em, as well as the 400-80 gr RP-PSPs I got here. If (or when) I toast the throat I'll likely punch it to 6mm Rem or 6x57 AI, but I'm pretty sure I'll always have a rifle chambered to 6-250. Just a fantastically mild cartridge that's a real joy to shoot. A lot. A woodchuck at farmer Bob's place: First group on paper: That is a very cool old rifle.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I had a ruger m77 mkII 338 win mag that liked to punch a ragged hole. It was my trusted elk rifle and I sold it because I got on this damn pre 64 model 70 bandwagon.... I also sold a nice tanger 270 round top because I bought a pre 64 model 70 270 fwt to take its place. It shot damn well for a tanger. The new owner loves it: Another Ruger that surprised me was my .223 rem Hawkeye. It shot almost as good as my varminter: Now, those were bolt action rifles so they should shoot pretty good right? This thread is about "surprising one hole shooters". The one that surprised me the most was my 1961 Winchester model 100 that I glass bed. This was the first group after glass bedding it: Not bad for an old semi auto... You'll want to get those those things "dialed" in before you post any more pics. There is a dumbass that goes around talking sh!!t about targets like that. Oh ya, he'll probably have something to say about 3 and 5 shots groups not meaning sh!!t also. LOL... It made me laugh
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Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Thanks man its a really special rifle for me & my boys.
It has been a fantastic teacher for us that the best way to learn to shoot... Is to shoot! Also that we tend to be over-scoped. This started out w/ an El Paso-built K6 and now has a FFII 6x40 and I've NEVER felt under-scoped.
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760 ? A Remington "PUMP"? ! ! Everybody knows that ONLY bolt actions shoot that good. I have a Rem M 6 - 6mm RM that serves as my 'varmint' rifle yet I've killed more deer with it than varmints. It has accounted for a few coyotes (yotes) and crows. I have & have had several M 6 270s that have killed a few truck loads of WT deer. Don't sell the pumps short ! !
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Just bought a new Thompson Center Ventura in 270 WSM. It was a display model so I got it for $300.00 Bought a box of factory Remington 130 gr. C.L. First 3 shot group was .360" at a 100 yards. Love the gun.Not very pretty but she can shoot.
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Word got out 30 years ago that I could shoot and zero a gun,I had my own 1, 2 and 300 yard range on my airstrip runway, you folks will not believe how many people would buy a Weatherby, S%B or high dollar scope and ask me to mount and zero it! All wanted to go to their favorite deer stand and one shot a whitetail buck! I did not mind I just could not understand why they did not want to do the shooting themselves. Its like flying or frigging its takes practice to get good! v best winpoor
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