6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
- 5,240
- 522
So I got out finally to do some rifle hunting after not getting a single day of archery hunting this fall due to a variety of reasons. Took my new rifle built on the Winchester Model 70 Classic Sporter I had made into a .280 Ackley Improved. Conditions were great and we spotted some elk about a mile away and made a good sneak on them. Closed the distance to about 450 yards with the elk laying in their beds. I got set up on a downed log and used it as a rest which made it feel like shooting off a benchrest. There was absolutely no wind to contend with. I waited until a cow stood up. I was hoping for a broadside shot, but when she stood facing my direction, I felt very comfortable taking the shot. I held the B&C reticle at the 450 yard hash mark and put it on the center of her chest. At the shot I heard a loud whop and my buddy thought I missed. She went about 30 feet and stood up on her back legs and went over backwards. The 140 gr. Partition at 3230 fps performed as you would expect a Partition to do, Perfect!
Was getting down to her and was only about 20 yards away after finding her in this mess of new trees and downed trees from a fire a few years ago when I slipped on a branch buried under the snow. Went down hard on my left side with a 25 pound pack on and a rifle in my hands. Hit on my lower left rib area right on top of about a 6" diameter stump just under the snows surface. Let's just say OUCH. Got her cleaned and quartered and hauled up to the top of the ridge about 100 yards is all to where we would come get her from the next day. By the time we came in the next morning I was really sore! Found out later I had broken a couple ribs and bruised some more.
I took a front shoulder, both back straps, and both tenderloins in my pack which was about 80 pounds and my buddy took the other shoulder. We were unable to separate the back straps and tenderloins as they had frozen together in the plastic bag I had put them. We each then pulled a rear quarter behind us down a very steep ridge for about 3/4 of a mile until we hit the bottom. There we met another friend who brought my big sled in and we loaded it all onto the sled and pulled it out about 3 miles to the truck. Lot of work but it sure was fun.
Top of ridge where the couple large live trees are is where I shot from.
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Fast forward about a week and I went up to a buddies house at Thompson Falls and got a nice fat 4 pt. whitetail. He sure made some fine tasting jerky. Shot was at about 200 yards. I hit him right behind the shoulder and he dropped without so much as kicking once. Man I think I like the .280 AI!! :grin: I can't wait until things slow down a bit so I can try a few more Nosler bullet combinations in it just to tweak things a little although I should not complain with how it worked.
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Was getting down to her and was only about 20 yards away after finding her in this mess of new trees and downed trees from a fire a few years ago when I slipped on a branch buried under the snow. Went down hard on my left side with a 25 pound pack on and a rifle in my hands. Hit on my lower left rib area right on top of about a 6" diameter stump just under the snows surface. Let's just say OUCH. Got her cleaned and quartered and hauled up to the top of the ridge about 100 yards is all to where we would come get her from the next day. By the time we came in the next morning I was really sore! Found out later I had broken a couple ribs and bruised some more.
I took a front shoulder, both back straps, and both tenderloins in my pack which was about 80 pounds and my buddy took the other shoulder. We were unable to separate the back straps and tenderloins as they had frozen together in the plastic bag I had put them. We each then pulled a rear quarter behind us down a very steep ridge for about 3/4 of a mile until we hit the bottom. There we met another friend who brought my big sled in and we loaded it all onto the sled and pulled it out about 3 miles to the truck. Lot of work but it sure was fun.
Top of ridge where the couple large live trees are is where I shot from.
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Fast forward about a week and I went up to a buddies house at Thompson Falls and got a nice fat 4 pt. whitetail. He sure made some fine tasting jerky. Shot was at about 200 yards. I hit him right behind the shoulder and he dropped without so much as kicking once. Man I think I like the .280 AI!! :grin: I can't wait until things slow down a bit so I can try a few more Nosler bullet combinations in it just to tweak things a little although I should not complain with how it worked.
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I could take my 6mm Remington but I think that .280 AI needs to continue the fine work it started this year!
