Sharps40
Old Mossy Horns
Well, getting ready for hunting season 2015 already!
Out to the range today with MuddyGirl27 and her younger Sister, no handle yet but we'll figure one out.
So, MuddyGirl27 has this to say about her pink and purple and black Savage Compact .243, "I believe in it." Hmmmmm....she's seemingly a bit older than her almost 15 years.
Anyway, last year we zeroed at 25m and checked at 50 and 150.....she took a one shot doe at 230ish yards with a single shot. Today she fine tuned at 50m, throwing on about 3/4" of right adjustment and then proceeded directly to the 150m gong.....continuing to wear it out. Afterwhich, she threw on about 40 clicks of elevation in the adjustable turret on the practice rifle, a Ruger 1022. And? pretty much wore out the 150m gong with half a 333 pack of Federal Target rim fires.
As for LilSis.....first time out in 2 years and she spent most of her time with the 1022 on the 30m swingers. Getting much more confident and can regularly spin the 3" gong using the oak cross sticks from a seated position. Not too bad on the 1.5" swinger at that range either.
Up on the bench, LilSis fired her first shot from a true deer rifle. Borrowing MuddyGirl27s Savage, she put a round at 9 oclock, one inch from the bull at 50m. She said, "That Savage ain't too bad to shoot. What caliber is my Mini14 going to be and when is it coming?" Hmmmmmmm.....she's seemingly a bit readier for deer season than I expected.
But.....I'm excited.....we have about 1500 rounds of .22LR to expend for practice this summer and I am fairly sure we'll use most of them between now an the beginning of Gun Season in SC. (Planning a family hunt with Dad along to help with stand time so both girls can hunt up to full time on the same trip) and I am also sure I gotta start layin in .243 Silvertip Ammo and a healthy supply of Remington Corloct or Federal Fusion .223s.
What a great summer I'm going to have and come fall, two healthy youngins to drag, gut, skin and process any deer taken!
Out to the range today with MuddyGirl27 and her younger Sister, no handle yet but we'll figure one out.
So, MuddyGirl27 has this to say about her pink and purple and black Savage Compact .243, "I believe in it." Hmmmmm....she's seemingly a bit older than her almost 15 years.
Anyway, last year we zeroed at 25m and checked at 50 and 150.....she took a one shot doe at 230ish yards with a single shot. Today she fine tuned at 50m, throwing on about 3/4" of right adjustment and then proceeded directly to the 150m gong.....continuing to wear it out. Afterwhich, she threw on about 40 clicks of elevation in the adjustable turret on the practice rifle, a Ruger 1022. And? pretty much wore out the 150m gong with half a 333 pack of Federal Target rim fires.
As for LilSis.....first time out in 2 years and she spent most of her time with the 1022 on the 30m swingers. Getting much more confident and can regularly spin the 3" gong using the oak cross sticks from a seated position. Not too bad on the 1.5" swinger at that range either.
Up on the bench, LilSis fired her first shot from a true deer rifle. Borrowing MuddyGirl27s Savage, she put a round at 9 oclock, one inch from the bull at 50m. She said, "That Savage ain't too bad to shoot. What caliber is my Mini14 going to be and when is it coming?" Hmmmmmmm.....she's seemingly a bit readier for deer season than I expected.
But.....I'm excited.....we have about 1500 rounds of .22LR to expend for practice this summer and I am fairly sure we'll use most of them between now an the beginning of Gun Season in SC. (Planning a family hunt with Dad along to help with stand time so both girls can hunt up to full time on the same trip) and I am also sure I gotta start layin in .243 Silvertip Ammo and a healthy supply of Remington Corloct or Federal Fusion .223s.
What a great summer I'm going to have and come fall, two healthy youngins to drag, gut, skin and process any deer taken!