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Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14658369 03/13/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Fighting weight....8 lbs, 15 ozs.....

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Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14658737 03/13/20
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 540 UTAH GTC22 Campfire Regular
GTC22 Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 540 UTAH	That'll hunt for sure! My boys are both dialing that same Leupold a lot and have been happy with tracking. How about you?

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14658986 03/13/20
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana M MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter
MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana	aalf that looks great! Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.

Re: Shazam #2 GTC22 #14659746 03/13/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by GTC22 That'll hunt for sure! My boys are both dialing that same Leupold a lot and have been happy with tracking. How about you? Tracking has been just fine. I've ran it up and down all around, and it returns to zero just fine. Last adjustment at 225 needed a hair over an inch down and a bit left, 2 clicks down and one left moved impact as expected. Last three shots proved it.....

Re: Shazam #2 MontanaCreekHunter #14659750 03/13/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by MontanaCreekHunter aalf that looks great! Thanks....I'm in love......

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Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14661791 03/14/20
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,923 Texas RDW Campfire Outfitter
RDW Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,923 Texas	Originally Posted by aalf Al, why did you choose the PRC over the X47? Dave

Re: Shazam #2 RDW #14662481 03/14/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by RDW Originally Posted by aalf Al, why did you choose the PRC over the X47? Dave, I'm certainly not getting out of the 6x47 game, still have 3 or 4 around here. I was always a 6-284 fan, so I figured this was the "new" version, so why not? It adds an easy 300 fps over the 6x47, so it's more than a just a step up in performance, with no loss in accuracy. Win/win.......

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14663518 03/14/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Unf'ing real today....... I was out testing a different gun today, and threw the big six in the truck with the intent to shoot a group at a little further distance to check drop and accuracy. I had to hump the target up the hill to set it at the top of the waterway in the middle of the cornfield, then drive up the other side of the hill to shoot from. Got all set up, right at 500 yards: Check my drop sheet, and found 5 MOA needed. Wind was a 90* cross wind, 2.4 MOA, or 12.5" for a 10 mph. I guessed about a 3/4 value and held on the right side of the target, and sent one. Got up to get the spotting scope, and immediately remembered I forgot to dial for distance, being too focused on wind. Wasn't till I put the frame in the truck that I saw the impact on the lower 2x4 brace. Made a pretty good wind call: Sat back down, dialed in 5 MOA, and noticed the 2 ribbons on the target frame weren't hardly moving, plus I couldn't feel any wind at the bench, so I held dead center and ripped one off. I quick look through the scope didn't show me anything. Conditions were holding, so I quickly sent two more before they changed. When done, I could just barely make out one hole at 10:00 o'clock, hoping the other two were in the blue. Got everything back in the truck, drove down the hill, and humped it back up the hill to retrieve the target....... HOLY SCHITT HOUSE BATMAN !!!

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14663658 03/14/20
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,923 Texas RDW Campfire Outfitter
RDW Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,923 Texas	Gotcha, 300 fps is a good jump...and nice shooting! Dave

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14663745 03/14/20
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,304 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger
beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,304 Northeast USA	Dang nice shooting! Semper Fi

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Re: Shazam #2 beretzs #14664409 03/15/20
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger
Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon	Originally Posted by beretzs Dang nice shooting! Yeah, Scotty, he’s Mr. Wizard with a long gun. 😬😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14664411 03/15/20
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger
Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon	Oops, I’m sorry, I was looking for x47 Lapua thread. My bad 🙄😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14664787 03/15/20
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,895 Oklahoma O OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger
OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,895 Oklahoma	That's some great shooting aalf. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

Re: Shazam #2 OSU_Sig #14664944 03/15/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by OSU_Sig That's some great shooting aalf. Thanks.....sometimes it comes together....

Re: Shazam #2 Beaver10 #14664951 03/15/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by Beaver10 Oops, I’m sorry, I was looking for x47 Lapua thread. My bad 🙄😎 I'll see your 47....... And raise you a new Dasher.....

Re: Shazam #2 Beaver10 #14665143 03/15/20
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Originally Posted by Beaver10 Originally Posted by beretzs Dang nice shooting! Yeah, Scotty, he’s Mr. Wizard with a long gun. 😬😎 Yep, he is a legend in these parts. Set up in one county and hit targets in the next county. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14665177 03/15/20
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	aalf, What I would like to see, and I am sure others as well, is a tutorial on loading your ammo, providing of course, that it is not proprietary. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Shazam #2 roundoak #14665228 03/15/20
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,247 Likes: 1 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana
gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,247 Likes: 1 Oklahoma	Nice rifles Men! Trump Won!

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14665570 03/15/20
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,827 Montana 6 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker
6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,827 Montana	Glad I'm not the only one that forgets to twist a dial now and then. Great shooting Al, I too would be interested in reading a thread on how you go about load development. New Dasher!!! Looking forward to hearing more about that one too.

Re: Shazam #2 aalf #14665668 03/15/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis. aalf OP Campfire Ranger
OP aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,146 Likes: 1 S.W. Wis.	Thanks all..... It's probably more attention to details than actual load work, although that's a big part as well. A few thoughts come to mind..... I anneal every time, I use Wilson inline bullet seaters, I always seat in the lands, I check & straighten every round. This brass, I FL sized out of the box, deburred/beveled flash holes, annealed, neck turned, necked down, turned again, neck sized, and annealed again prior to loading for the 1st time.

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