Rock Chucks

[SEB-USA]

I was able to do some rock chuck shooting in the Bighorns with JW & Kim early last week.
It was good to have a pack on and get away for a bit.
First location was just over 7000 feet in elevation and the last one we went to we were at just over 10,000 feet. The one in the middle is the biggest rock chuck I’ve ever shot before hands-down. I took 11 in all. We had cloudy weather, sunshine, and some light rain at the lower elevation, then when we got up to the the top, we had rain, sleet, snow, and high wind for a while. After that cloud passed over, winds for from about 8 to 13 miles an hour and gusty. Temperatures were in the lower 40's at the higher elevation.
Pulled out a neglected specialty pistol for this endeavor. 22 Creedmoor with a 8 T (Krieger...I think).
Michael DeLoach of Nine Run Gun did the build.
I had some Unknown Munitions ammo for it (80 grain ELD-M), that uses Peterson brass at 3154 FPS.
Shots were just over 100 yards, to just under 600 yards.
Longest kill was just under 500 yards.
It had been a number of years (7) since I had shot chucks, so that made the outing even more enjoyable.

 

[coldboremiracle]

nothing funner

 

[SEB-USA]

YES!

 

[Rick in Oregon]

Looks like you enjoy rock-stalkin' as much as I do. Any time out for Rocky is a good time, and your outing looks to have been both fruitful and fun.

Our tools might vary, but the fun is the same. With the temps here over 100*F daily now, too hot for me to be behind a rifle, but I've enjoyed "shooting" them with my Nikon w/telephoto lens from the truck with A/C on near home until the heat wave breaks and a rifle comes back out.

Camera day:



Rifle day:

Both are fun, but to me, I much prefer the "rifle day".

Nice photography there SEB by the way. Good job!

 

[SEB-USA]

I would prefer the "rifle" day over the camera one myself.
Nice!

 

[thekriebles]

Ernie,

Great photos and a really nice looking specialty pistol you have built!! Thanks for sharing.