Cold but no wind - no one at the range today - Great!
Took out my relatively new Vanguard 223 Rem and did my 3 x 5 card target drill shooting off my shooting sticks at 100 and 200 yards getting ready for predators now that deer rifle season is over. 6 good hits at 100 yards and 6 exceptionally good hits at 200 yards. Shooting 55 Nosler BT's behind H4895. Works well with this 9" twist.
Just love this rifle - it's becoming one of my favorites - three position safety - superior extractor - factory stock is excellent in fit and handling and trigger is good. Not a fan of two stage triggers but this one is very good once I adjusted it. Also like the 24" barrel and 7 1/2 pound weight - reminds me of the old days when rifles had some heft to them.
Also took out my Tikka T3 243. Went through the same drill shooting my favorite 243 bullet, the Sierra 85 BTHP behind Varget. Hit 11 of 12, missed one at 200 yards - my bad - I pulled the shot high - if you make the slightest mistake off the sticks you're going to miss and at my ripe old age I make a lot of mistakes.
- just don't have the same eye / hand control I use to have but I'm still in the game. This good news is that most of the time I can call the shot - when I miss it's usually not a mystery. This bullet is a hammer on predators - knocks them flat. I've also taken a number of deer with it.
Took out my relatively new Vanguard 223 Rem and did my 3 x 5 card target drill shooting off my shooting sticks at 100 and 200 yards getting ready for predators now that deer rifle season is over. 6 good hits at 100 yards and 6 exceptionally good hits at 200 yards. Shooting 55 Nosler BT's behind H4895. Works well with this 9" twist.
Just love this rifle - it's becoming one of my favorites - three position safety - superior extractor - factory stock is excellent in fit and handling and trigger is good. Not a fan of two stage triggers but this one is very good once I adjusted it. Also like the 24" barrel and 7 1/2 pound weight - reminds me of the old days when rifles had some heft to them.
Also took out my Tikka T3 243. Went through the same drill shooting my favorite 243 bullet, the Sierra 85 BTHP behind Varget. Hit 11 of 12, missed one at 200 yards - my bad - I pulled the shot high - if you make the slightest mistake off the sticks you're going to miss and at my ripe old age I make a lot of mistakes.
- just don't have the same eye / hand control I use to have but I'm still in the game. This good news is that most of the time I can call the shot - when I miss it's usually not a mystery. This bullet is a hammer on predators - knocks them flat. I've also taken a number of deer with it.
