P-Doggity Ramblings

[Chuckhunter]

Four of us PA boys just got back from South Dakota. Finally got to stretch out the Ackley along with my pal Roger Gower, also shooting an Ackley. Killed a bunch of dogs over 800 yds and killed two at 1053 and 1068 respectively. Roger managed two at 1056 and 1057 according to the Leica 1200 LRF Scan. Learned a few things along the way. #1. A 6PPC is more than capable of killing P-Dogs out to 600yds and so is a 22PPC. #2. Reticle selection is critical when trying to make hits on dogs beyond 1000 yds. I was shooting a 6.5X20 Zeiss with a fine duplex and it was covering them at 1000, the only scope that didn't was a Weaver Grand Slam 6X20 with a tiny little dot reticle. #3 For just plain fun a P-doggity hunt is unbeatable.

 

[357Mag]

Chuck -

Outstanding results, on a superb hunt !

Wish we had been there !!

Now... on to 1,500 !!!

357Mag

 

[Chuckhunter]

357 wish you could have been there also. Just had Jay scope the bore and yes there is a lot of fire cracking. A hot cartridge, fired real fast for a whole lot of rounds = Fire Cracking. Hey, that's what they make more barrels for!

 

[PoachersPet]

Your sounding like the "King of Zortman" way to go.

 

[acloco]

I wish people stop bragging about how far the dogs were, because unless you can do it consistently, otherwise if you shoot at it long enough you will hit it eventually.

In life, sometimes just having the opportunity to shoot that far is a blessing, let alone, FOUR at over 1000 yards.

Reminds me of another posting, somebody questioning whether my factory Savage in 300 Win Mag really was capable of 9.5" groups at 1000 yards.

 

[gunnut606]

Sorry, MY mistake. I guess after 25 years of shooting things that I consider as nothing to sneeze at still are big deals to others.