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I decided to test my .243 today to see if it shot any different after being broken in. Not really "broke" in. Luckily, it was only scratched after it dropped out of the tree stand last week. But anyway, when i was on my way to the targets i saw a dead deer laying just off our property on the adjoining land. Went for a closer look and it was a 6 pointer that someone had pitched over the bank. They had skinned, removed the tenderloins and front legs, but left the back legs. I thought the back legs were good to eat... we used ours to cut up for jerky. Anyway if i ever got a 6 point, i'd be sure to keep its rack. It would be big to me, it wouldn't be well, lahdeedahl, just a little ol 6 point. My rifle was shooting about 2" low at 25 yards. I don't think that would have mattered that much on a 60 yard shot, like the one that i missed. But it's right on the money now. I want to be ready in case i get another chance at one. I just gotta get rid of my new nickname...people call me Missy  and my name isn't Melissa  Plinker | ||
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Well, good luck then. You don't have to hit exactly where you aim, just close. Don't be dropping your rifle anymore, nothing good ever comes from that. | |||
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Yeah, the only time you drop your rifle is when you figger you can git 'em with your bare hands! At least the gun is shooting straight again, so it's not all that bad, it just earned some "experience" and "character". | |||
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Quote:Hey Plinker, Sounds like "drunk" rookie poachers who took the wrong end of the Deer. That 2" low at 25yds can have a significant difference down range. Good thing you decided to re-verify the settings. However, it may not have been due to the dropping incident. If you have a Termite Food(wood) stock on it, I'd encourage you to check it again in a few months with the same Load. Hopefully the Point of Impact will not have changed, but if it has, you may want to consider a home-grown synthetic stock. Synthetic doesn't necessarily have to be expensive to be stable, and there are poor synthetics available, but overall they are typically good at eliminating "Shifting Zero" due to the environment. Best of luck to you. | |||
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Don't worry, DD and Mikey... i learned a good lesson. It only dropped about 10 or 12 feet. Really stupid trying to use a climber stand with both hands full. When the top rail fell and hit the platform the gun fell to the ground. And then i remembered someone had mentioned a sling would be nice to have. At the time i'd thought, no need, the rifle is light, why not just carry it? Now i can see the importance of having your hands freed up. Put one on it right after that.  Plinker | |||
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Termite food stock???  Sounds like an excellent way to explain away those scratches.Thanks for the suggestion of a synthetic. Might look for one of those and get it for next year. Plinker | |||
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