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21 February 2025, 23:31
Fjold
440 Yard Raccoon
I got Bob this afternoon at 440 yards.

Here's my back yard, the bright patch of snow in the top center is where my feeder is.



Here it is at 30X zoom.



Here's Bob laying in front of the feeder



I call him Bob because of his short tail.



I shot him with my heavily modified Savage Model 11 chambered in 22.250AI



Frank



"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

22 February 2025, 00:06
TASK1
Kudos Frank. Great when a lot of preparation comes together.

Now.......if you'd just rebarrel that Savage to a .243, it'd be perfect. :-)
22 February 2025, 00:54
Fjold
quote:
Originally posted by TASK1:
Kudos Frank. Great when a lot of preparation comes together.

Now.......if you'd just rebarrel that Savage to a .243, it'd be perfect. :-)


I have a Savage model 110 chambered in 243 but I just put a new barrel on it so I don't have it dialed in yet.

It's the bottom one here;



Frank



"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

22 February 2025, 07:57
TASK1
Nice collection Frank.

The rifle at the top of your picture looks exactly like my Tikka Laminated SS 30-06. Tikka's and Savages are trypically accurate - mine is exceptionally accurate.

My .243 is a wood stock Savage 110 Classic.

Thanks for sharing your story.
22 February 2025, 16:31
Fjold
The gun at the top is a Montana Rifle Co. action in an Accurate Innovations laminated stock.


Frank



"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

28 February 2025, 22:18
Aspen Hill Adventures
Nice!


~Ann