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Recent South Dakota Prairie Dog Trip

Was able to tag along with a couple SD Prairie Dog veterans recently to use my 223 Ackley Improved. Weather was either really hot or really windy, but had a great time. 94 degree high one day, 15-20 mph sustained winds another, gusts up somewhere around 30 mph. Some of the 500+ shots got really interesting! Shot mostly 60gr Sierra TMK loads @ 3360 fps and 40 gr VMAX fireforming loads @ 3800 fps. Big thanks to @Dale264 for letting me tag along!

Zermatt Origin Action
26" Criterion 1-8 twist in 223 Ackley
Trigger Tech Special
KRG Whiskey 3 w/Enclosed Forend
Gen II Razor 4.5-27
ARC Rings
Accurate 223 Mag
Atlas CAL Bipod that never was used
Vortex Carbon tripod


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No heat and wind I would think I was in the wrong place, lol.
I have used the 60 grain Vmax with pretty good results, seems Sierra bullets are hit and miss on availability.
I also built a rig similar to yours. It is a 20BR for now, have a 223 bolt head also, I like the KRG and went with that.
 
Curious, what is the coating/sock on your scope?
What does it do?
It's just veterinarian tape I wrap on to keep the scratches down a bit. My turrets are beat up bad and wish there was a way to cover them too. I really wouldn't mind, but in case I want to sell in the future it might be nice to keep it less scratched up. Also, and I might be alone here, but I'm not the biggest fan of the color of Vortex's Razors. The more covered up the better.
 
Good stuff! My annual p-dog trip was a bit chilly and less dogs than normal. But I still wouldn't trade it.
 
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