Had the Contender out yesterday - was working on some new loads and just had fired about 10 rounds getting things zeroed in and gaining some confidence in my load when I look to the left and see this chuck just sunning on a rock about 70 yards out. (Quite possibly the stupidest chuck ever)...........I grabbed my whole shooting table, rotated it about 60degrees, sat back down, settled in on my rest, put the X behind his shoulder and bang. Kind of thought I'd missed at first - with the recoil I lost sight of him. So I wandered over, about 20 yards out it was obvious I had not missed. Lets just say a 158gr XTP HP at 1400 fps is plenty for a rock chuck. 4th of July fun!
[Linked Image]

A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope