ScreaminEagle
Handloader
- Jan 20, 2011
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Most of you guys have seen that Rem 700 in 22-250 that I setup last year. My goal was to shoot a chuck at 500 yards with it. Sadly the longest kill last year was only 475 yards confirmed. This year has been going pretty good. I have been shooting a lot more, and I got to shoot at a 500 yard rifle range. I now have a very accurate drop chart made up.
Well last night a went out with my step-father, Dan, to some new fields that I got permission to hunt on. The longest field is 950 yards long and 650 yards wide! Now that's big for NW PA. Anyway we set up on a pile of wrapped hay bales and waited. Condition were 90 degrees+, no wind, and overcast. It was also very very humid. It didn't take long for the action to heat up. Dan shot the first at 137yds. I took one in the face at 222yds. We watched as two chucks at 218yds were fighting. We planned on Dan shooting the one on the left and I'd take the one on the right. Well we counted to 3 then shot. I dumped mine, but he missed his. It ran to its hole and stopped, big mistake. I piled it up right at its hole. Dan then shot one at 234. Then one popped up at 345, and I nailed it.
This is when it started to rain! We were about to pack up when Dan spotted one standing up. He tryed to get me to spot it, but I just couldn't find it in my scope. Then I realized he was looking at one way out there. I ranged it at 588 yards! I quickly checked my drop chart and dialed 9.5 MOA into my Vortex Viper 6.5-20. I followed the chuck around with my crosshairs as it fed. Finally it started to thunder and he stood up to see what all the noise was about.
Boom..................smack! It seemed like it took 5 seconds for the bullet to get there, but was really less than one. He flipped backwards and rolled around a little, then was still. So i had my new personal record 588 yards! Next goal is 600yds
Steve
Well last night a went out with my step-father, Dan, to some new fields that I got permission to hunt on. The longest field is 950 yards long and 650 yards wide! Now that's big for NW PA. Anyway we set up on a pile of wrapped hay bales and waited. Condition were 90 degrees+, no wind, and overcast. It was also very very humid. It didn't take long for the action to heat up. Dan shot the first at 137yds. I took one in the face at 222yds. We watched as two chucks at 218yds were fighting. We planned on Dan shooting the one on the left and I'd take the one on the right. Well we counted to 3 then shot. I dumped mine, but he missed his. It ran to its hole and stopped, big mistake. I piled it up right at its hole. Dan then shot one at 234. Then one popped up at 345, and I nailed it.
This is when it started to rain! We were about to pack up when Dan spotted one standing up. He tryed to get me to spot it, but I just couldn't find it in my scope. Then I realized he was looking at one way out there. I ranged it at 588 yards! I quickly checked my drop chart and dialed 9.5 MOA into my Vortex Viper 6.5-20. I followed the chuck around with my crosshairs as it fed. Finally it started to thunder and he stood up to see what all the noise was about.
Boom..................smack! It seemed like it took 5 seconds for the bullet to get there, but was really less than one. He flipped backwards and rolled around a little, then was still. So i had my new personal record 588 yards! Next goal is 600yds
Steve
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