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killed this bear last night. when first spotted he was a lazered 608 yds. the wind was zero and the setup and followup were well within my liking. i overshot him with the first shot and he ran uphill away from me another 20yds and stood in a rock pile wondering "what was that"? he didn't survive the 2nd shot. 7STW winchester,topped with a leopold 3x9 handloads of 7828, topped with a 150grn nosler ballistic tip, rifle will print 3/8s off the bench, if i do my part.  | ||
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Great bear! Congradulations! I like one shot kills! Keep up the superb shooting! Andy We Band of Bubbas N.R.A Life Member TDR Cummins Power All The Way Certified member of the Whompers Club | |||
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Cool! Why did you miss with shot #1? Are you holding over or dialing? | |||
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Me too - and I DO NOT mean this mean spirited - it was not a 1-shot Kill according to Ravenr. | |||
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At least it was a clean miss, educated adjustment, and a one shot kill next. This is why dialing is more accurate. He knew the range with the rangefinder. There is much error in holding over unless you are holding over with an MOA or mRad reticle after looking at your data. | |||
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Nice work up in Wyoming, RavenR! Approximately a 630 yard double shoulder pass-thru shot ain't nothin' to sneeze at... especially holding over. From the other post:
re: was a pretty good night on the mountain... I'd say so, too! -Glad you got to share the experience with your friends. | |||
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Like Hot Core I do not mean this to be mean spirited, but what if the shot had been only high enough to clip the back? By the time you jacked another one in and levelled at the now running bear with half a second of flight time to figure into you lead calculation as the range changes whilst you try and do the sums in your head, what then? Congratulations on the bear Ravenr, I wouldn't have taken that shot personally though mate. | |||
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A chipshot with DIALED confirmed data and manageable wind. Holding over is GUESSING unless your reticle is set up in mRad or MOA and you have ranged the target as ravenr did and refered to your data, even if you have a ballistic reticle... | |||
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with the hours and 100s of rds fired in practice, i felt very comfortable with the shot. fall was 49" and the bear was 20" and as reported..."i had 2 spotters and ample followup room" i know holdover isn't as spot on as dial up, but i'll just make my point as such.... "i wouldn't want to be the target at 600 yds in front this rifle w/ me as the shooter" that sentence sounds weird,i know. with the conditions of the evening, i woundn't hesitate to take that shot, again i've either been very very lucky or the practice has paid off. | |||
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I quite agree about dialling in, I do it myself for target shooting and varminting. A 12" circular target at 600 yards is certainly regularly hittable, even for someone of my skill level, but a pulled shot is always a possibility in the field and a shot that pulled be off by an amount insignificant under 300 yards would have a magnified effect at that 600. Together with the time of flight of the bullet for follow ups would predicate against it for me. I'm not one of those "my way or the highway" guys so I wish ravenr all the best, simply that for the reason given I don't regard it as a chip shot. | |||
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600 yards is a long shot for a hunting rifle. Beyond the range for most hunters! That said Ravenr you did everything right and were prepared for that long shot. Making that shot was not luck it was due to your Knowledge, Selection of Equipment and Skill. Well done and congratulations on a nice bear I just want to causation other hunters reading what Ravenr did. Without the same level of preparedness, practice and skill please do not take long shots on game. Jerry Jacques Alaska Master Guide #110 www.Bristol-Bay.com | |||
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