Xplosion Raffle Rifle

31 August 2010, 03:08

Ed Scarboro

I picked up the Searcy 470NE last Tuesday that I won in the first raffle offered by Butch. I wiped it down after drooling all over it and cleaned the barrels real good in preparation to shoot it this past weekend. I have some sporadic back problems and you would know they would start up on Friday.

Anyway, I loaded a few rounds with the regulation load Butch listed in his letter (106gr of IMR4831 with 500gr Woodleighs) and a few rounds that regulate in my Merkel with Re15. I headed to the range yesterday with the handloads and a few factory Hornadys since Butch had used the Hornady factory loads to regulate it along with IMR4831 load. Since my back was acting up, I decided to shoot it off my shooting sticks instead of the bench. I placed 10 clay targets on the 50yd back stop and figured that would give me a chance to get used to the triggers and get an idea of the regulation. I broke 9 out of the 10 and called the miss low left which my shooting partner confirmed as low left about 1".

It seems to fit me like a glove.

31 August 2010, 18:31

Biebs

Ed, a fine rifle...it will serve you well.

31 August 2010, 18:32

degoins

VERY NICE!!! CONGRATS!!

31 August 2010, 18:34

Rusty

Very nice, Ed!

Rusty
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01 September 2010, 07:48

bwanamrm

Looks like the perfect "using" rifle!

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