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Well, this morning I had the pleasure of meeting one of the forum members -- Geedubya -- and I must add that it was an honor to meet him. He's truly one of the good guys. GWB had bought a gun I listed, and after meeting him in Flatonia, I drove back home. Less than a mile from the house, on a property for which I have permission to hunt, I spotted a coyote about a quarter-mile out in a semi-open pasture. He was obviously honing in on some free-ranging chickens. With the strong wind, he never heard the truck. I drove past, parked, got out and grabbed my 7mm Bullberry Contender. I recently swapped scopes and put a Nikon Monarch 6x42 on it after having variables atop it the entire time I've had it. To make a long story short, I dropped off into the treeline, got as close as I figured I could without getting busted and ranged the 'yote at 279 yards. With a 200 yard zero, I held just above the 'yote's back and then moved the crosshairs to just over his head to compensate for the brisk crosswind. At the shot, he spun, bit once at his shoulder and went down. The 120 grain TSX had taken him through both shoulders and left an exit the size of a quarter. I'm going to open him up later to assess the internal damage. I was initially worried about being limited to 6x, but it did not hinder me the least bit on this shot, and that's about as far as I'll ever shoot with this rig anyway. So I think I am going to like this scope on my 7mm Bullberry...   Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | ||
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Good story, nice shooting!  | |||
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 Good size coyote. rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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A very nice coyote oh ya its dead no wonder its a nice coyote.  | |||
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thats a rather odd fore end on this one. ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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What's odd about it? They are quite common among Contender shooters. It's a custom forend designed for benchrest shooting, but it also works amazingly well in the field. It fits my hand just perfectly and allows for very steady field position rests . This is the forend I had on it before. The other forend worked very well, but the new one, designed and made by Dave Dolin on the Specialty Pistols forum, suits me even better.   Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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It appears to be 4 inches or so wide. ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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It is only 2.550" wide. To put things into perspective, the barrel itself is only 20 1/8th". Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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obviously,its working for you.  ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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Great shot Bobby!! Congrats, Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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DITTO! That was a great shot, in any league. Anytime you can connect at that distance in a stong wind, you've done some excellent shooting. Don | |||
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Some guys have all the luck....some guys have all the fun,.... some guys don't have to drive very far to do both. Congrats on a fine 'yote and a great shot. GWB | |||
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