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It's a nikon pro staff bdc. I'm gonna call it cow fever. First time it's ever struck me. Practice your offhand shooting and see what kind of groups you shoot at that range ("130 yards"). Then consider a little adrenaline, heavy breathing and maybe some muscle fatigue and the groups open even more. Try practicing with different rifles too, you might be surprised at the difference in group size from one rifle to another. Hopefully you didn't wound any of the cows you were shooting at and better luck next time..
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 replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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[quote=MachoKing Better luck next time I guess. [/quote]
a little practice will boost the luck factor I guess.....
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I watched my dad try to shoot a spine shot spike at close range with a 300 WM. He had to shoot tree times before getting him behind the ear. I dropped a southern white tail with one shot. When I walked up he was still looking at me. I fired at his head and missed. Took two shots at close range to kill him. Chitty chooting runs in the family?......
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One of my hunting partners is seriously angry at me for wanting to hunt with the .260. seems that feller is smarter than I thought.......after that fiasco
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Just a sidenote, this is the thread that convinced me to buy a .260. I got a savage model 11 with the 1 in 8 twist. I'm working midnight shift right now but I am super excited to get it out to the range. It should be able to fill my idaho cow tag! You'd think it should......
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That was pretty much my thoughts from the git go....
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Haha. Normally I am an excellent shot I have just had a really off year.
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Chitty chooting runs in the family?...... Chitty Chitty Bang Bang???
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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I'm not sure what to do. Super frustrated. Quit. Sell the guns and join a chess club, or something.
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I would have probably headed to the range after missing at 130 yards to check zero. For sure. At the least, borrowed a junker.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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All I can think is maybe I was flinching or blinking. Hard to remember what happened in the heat of the moment. I would say that right there was/is the problem "heat of the moment" I encountered the same problem about 20 years ago. I got all heated up at the appearance of the animal. I started "throwing" my shots at them. when I had missed my 4th deer, I sat down and really had a talk with my self. I made a conscious effort to become icy calm after that. I imagined I was operating on a brain. cold, calm, precise. shoot like you are trying to hit one hair. worked for me. about 60 or so critters later and a equal number of rounds. I would say there's 3 dead cows out there, or R Loco is right. Probably the latter.
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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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My vote is still that this is likely the bullchit thread of the week.
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It has all the markings doesn't it!
I tend to use more than enough gun
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You sure there was actually elk in the scope?
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These were all off hand shots. Couldn't get a rested shot because of a berm in between me and the animals. I think it was just my nerves. It's been a couple years since I even saw anything to shoot at. I think it's what deer stalker said. My bad. Better luck next time I guess. Bet that's the problem. How often do you really practice off hand shooting? Therec is a lotvof aur sround an elk and hustling the shot it's easy to jerk (flinch) clear off the vitals vBulletin of an elk. If you cannot "call" the shoot...have a photo stop memory of where the crosshairs were when the hammrr fell despite the urgency and adrenalin you need a lot more practice.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I'm not sure what to do. Super frustrated. Quit. Sell the guns and join a chess club, or something. Don't mind Don. He's just mad 'cause you missed with his favorite, the .260. He probably thinks you would've nailed it with an '06.
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Title of the thread makes it sound like the caliber had something to do with the bad experience. Sounds like just poor shooting on your part. Offhand at over 100 yards is pretty tough. Only guys that shoot a lot and from that position can usually pull it off.
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