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LOL, I don't have any plastic milk jugs Buddy, get my milk straight from the cow, the old Lady up the road may get bent if I start shooting up her one gallon glass jugs ; ]

I can check with a logger buddy to see if he's been saving me any more 5 gal hydraulic oil buckets, I have a couple myself.

BTW, I'm really liking that little 3-12 LRTS, what a sweet glass, and plenty of magnification for shooting vermin at 700 yards.

Oh yeah, those pails will work well too.

And for sure. We put a 4.5x18 LRTSi on my cousins 28 Nosler. Excellent optic and I should call Doug for another one. I’m sure I will regret not doing it for what he is charging for them.

10-roger on the buckets, will drill some at 100 and see what's left of the little 147 ELD's, and yes you should, bet those scopes are only going to go up, and one certainly spoil sitting on a safe top as a spare, or for a future build.

We indeed have a sickness!

That is a darned fact!

Gunner,

You kill anything with your Swede yet? How’d it go?

John

Hello John,

No Sir, haven't shot a thing with it, I did loan it to an old Friend, he took it to Wyo for an antelope hunt back in Sept, he took his antelopes, then loaned the rifle out to others at camp, IIRC that rifle took 6 antelope, farthest shot was 566 yards, the little 147gr ELD's leaving at 2960 coupled with a dope card, good rangefinder and the LRTS made it easy, even for a few novice longer range shooters in his camp, he stated that rifle/bullet put those antelope down "Right Now!" I was glad to hear that.

BTW, complete pass throughs, no bullets for me to study ; ]

The 147’s are mean on deer sized animals for me as well.

I hate 5R, they spin bullets apart. Make mine 4 groove and 6 groove.

Good deal Gunner. Glad it’s gotten some use. Looks like it really came together nicely.

John

Good to hear big Buddy, saving grace here at the farm is most 'any' critter hit will be in the North pasture, minimum of 450-500 yards away, will cut the little 'target' bullet some slack ; ]

IIRC my 8 twist Bart is 4 groove.

John, yes Sir it did, been having fun with a bunch of buds that built/bought 6.5 PRC's, 6.5-284, and 6.5 Creeds, the little Swede holds it own with 147's at 2960.

The 175 ELD shot fine from my 5R 8 twist.

Well, the little 6.5 Swede did it again, going on two years, only coyotes for me so far, not including a bunch of Antelope on a loan out, about two hours ago was another coyote, 536 yards, could have used a tic more right wind, nearly missed that boney bastard, the 147 ELDM's leaving at 2950 are serious medicine for vermin.

And no, this wasn't a real hunt, went out to take a whizz through the backyard gate, saw movement up in the North pasture cross fence, damn near busted my old ass on the concrete running back to get rifle, ear plugs and rangefinder in my socks, and yes, threw the rifle across one of Wifes picnic tables on back porch, i guess sometimes you have to take what shows 'when' it shows, love the little rifle and bullet.

Thanks for all the guidance on this build Gents.

Good to hear it Gunner. Got a pile of those 147s waiting to go into use once my Berger stash is depleted.

Thanks Buddy, they'll serve you well, you wouldn't believe the CRACK that came back to me from impact, i guess hitting the neck right in front of the shoulders will do that LOL!

That sounds terminal lol.