Fun In The Sun...Prairie Dog Shooting

[xphunter]

Glenn and I went out on Friday to check out a dog town we just got access to a couple of weeks ago.
Sun was out, the wind was fairly low, and the dogs were high in number.
Glenn said we easily took over 100 pd's, but that is not something I typically think about.
Glenn brought his center-grip 6GT (He made the stock and bedded it himself) XP, with the 109 ELD-M's), 22 Creed XP (88grain ELD-M), and his rear grip 223 Rem (Made the stock and bedded that one too), using the 77 grain Sierra Tipped MatchKing.

I shot my center grip Borden/Alpine XP in 6GT with 109 ELD-M's, and my center grip XP in 223AI with 75 grain A-Max's.
I did all of my shooting with the 6GT off of my tripod, and killed 12 dogs with out to under 300 yards, then 223AI did the majority of the work for me.
I got several doubles (one was over 300 yards), and I know Glenn got one double.
Longest kill was right at 567 yards...75 grain A-Max did good!
Here are some pics and vids for your enjoyment.
It was a GOOD DAY!

This is what Glenn's 223 Rem rear grip looks like-From last year when his grandson was shooting it.

Glenn's 6 GT XP-100

My 223AI

My 6GT...Just took a snapshot from the video.

6 GT On it's maiden voyage.

Glenn's 6GT

Glenn's 223 Rem Rear Grip
https://youtu.be/-vaV4nzxdXk?si=u2qqjmcnm9mx_S6F


22 Creed off the tripod
I called Glenn, "Dan" in the video. Dan wasn't with us...They say the memory is the first to go...

Glenn shooting (not Dan) 22 Creed

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[Guy Miner]

Great stuff!

 

[NYDAN]

Ernie, you guys make it look easy, when it isn't.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Good shooting and fantastic looking equipment.

 

[JD338]

Sounds like a fun day. Nice looking rigs that shoot great and are easy on the eyes.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Nice work at the dog town.

 

[Slimfinn]

Nice shooting, as always. Looks fun! I love how easy that Ollin works for putting your phone on the spotter.

 

[TackDriver284]

Neat rigs and sure looks like fun.

 

[xphunter]

Nice shooting, as always. Looks fun! I love how easy that Ollin works for putting your phone on the spotter.

It is pricey, but it works better than anything I have used before.

 

[salmonchaser]

I need to get me some pasture poodle shooting, you guys make it look easy.

 

[xphunter]

Thanks guys!
I had great practice shooting from the standing position off of my tripod on Friday with my 6 GT.
I did miss some though. Glenn was spotting and said the misses were within inches and sometimes less than a inch.
An exception Glenn said that several times I was a couple of inches high.
When you think of a center-grip and how it recoils, there is more muzzle flip than with a rear grip.
A rear grip pistol recoils more like a rifle.
Shooting off of a tripod at 400 and 500 yards previously I noticed my shots would be a 1/4 minute to a 1/2 minute high at 400 and 500 yards.
After WY-SHOT, I will be documenting my drops prone versus of the tripod drops.
The furthest I can imagine shooting standing is 400 yards. I want to be proficient at 500 yards.
Out to 350 yards is more likely from standing with the tripod.