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At lease fifty guys have shot their first 800 yard groups on my range, usually with one of my guns. Most of those guys were just average shooters and to the man anyone of those first shots would have killed an elk. There is a lot to be said for dry firing and parallax free scopes. I Keep an 8 twist 6BR rifle sighted in for 800 yards and keep rounds loaded for it for the express purpose of letting people who visit to shoot their first long range shots.
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The only thing that would have made the video get more replies, would be if Kassandra wore a bikini for the shot, and the camera angle was different. Stoney, I hear ya 
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My 13yr old shot his first buck DRT this year at 225yds with his 243 with 100gr Hornady handloads. No it's not 688yds, but he is only 13 and weighs 80 lbs soaking wet with his football pads on. The rifle is just a factory SPS with a trigger job and bedding, but it shoots very good. I say congrats to the young lady for her first elk and damn fine shooting! ![[Linked Image]](http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o78/eddief02/Dawsonfirstbuck2011.jpg)
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EddiF congrats to your 13 year old, nice buck.
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+1, great first buck, he looks happy as he should.
Do they have an early youth season up there, looks warm out?
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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My 13yr old shot his first buck DRT this year at 225yds with his 243 with 100gr Hornady handloads. No it's not 688yds, but he is only 13 and weighs 80 lbs soaking wet with his football pads on. The rifle is just a factory SPS with a trigger job and bedding, but it shoots very good. I say congrats to the young lady for her first elk and damn fine shooting! Well you are just not as lazy and inept as I am so you got closer. He was luckier than Kasandra was as to the guide.  Well done.
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My 13yr old shot his first buck DRT this year at 225yds with his 243 with 100gr Hornady handloads. No it's not 688yds, but he is only 13 and weighs 80 lbs soaking wet with his football pads on. The rifle is just a factory SPS with a trigger job and bedding, but it shoots very good. I say congrats to the young lady for her first elk and damn fine shooting! Congrats to your son and you Eddie. That's a nice Michigan whitetail anywhere in the state. Is that the 243 with the green cerakote color that my grandson picked out for my 30-06? My grandson got his first deer this year on November 26th, 110 yards with his H&R 20 gauge bull barrel shooting a 3" Buckhammer slug. One shot in the boiler room. Not as big as your son's but I'm very proud of him as I know that you are for your boy. Give the young man my congratulations.
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Enjoyed the video and congrats to all involved from the shooter to the photographer. My biggest question is: Were the tenderloins good? After all, that's the real reward for such a great shot. 
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
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Normally don't download U-tube being on dial-up but after reading all the responses I downloaded the first minute and half today while I was in town getting grub..
Amazing..
What an impressive display of shooting and power out of that little .243..
Congratulations to Kasandra and John..
It's a great life if you don't weaken..
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