A spring day on the killing fields of the Rocky Mountain Front.

Obligatory fencepost pic.




Took the newly built LVSF in 223 out. It has the dreaded 1 in 14 twist so I had it loaded with 52 grain Amax Hornadys .The bullet is designed for that twist, is extremely accurate and excellent in the wind we have here ( 20 mph yesterday) Burned 300 rounds and ran out






But not to fear! I broke out the .204 and continued for another 75 rounds, shooting 40 grain Vmax. The performance of the 204 NEVER ceases to amaze me, and I consider it the ultimate gopher getter.
I am not a fan of posting blown up critters so heres one from last week that was pic worthy to show you the quarry...Richardsons ground squirrels, though I did kill one Columbian ground squirrel yesterday. aka Gophers



Happiness is a schittload of shells to reload.....

Good job Poobah!

Another pic from the killing fields..

Good times..Gotta love it when your shooting as fast as you can feed the gun.

Yep, such a day is as much fun as one can have with their clothes on!

We came to Dillon for a few days.. Shot all my .223's I had with, plus some .22's, .220 Swifts, and some .22-250AI.. Sure wish I had some of the .223's sitting at home.. Never thought I would get this much shooting..

I went with blue/black matte trigger guards and McM McM Hunters on my 223 and 22-250 700 LVSF parts guns. I was thinking that the 700 LVSFs in 223 were twisted 1-12", rather than 1-14" like the 22-250s.

Nice pics.

So I am OK with my 1:12 AI that PacNor put together for me in 1995? My only experience is on a few hundred west Texas prairie dogs, a couple of handfuls of coyotes and a few javelinas.

Celebrate loose twists!

You are right on the 1 in 12 twist on the .223


Mine is a 1 in 14 cause its punched out of a 221 fireball.

Ah, I see.

Kinda wish that I had a 700 LVSF in .204 Ruger, but gotta settle for an RAR Predator that, so far, puts 'em where they need to be and all for just $380 OTD.

I was hoping for an LVSF in 204 as well..but there are none in the land....perhaps when I burn and rebarrel this .223...

Happiness is......
A day well spent with my son....