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#'s 20 through 23 tonight.

Same field as last night but I carried in my folding shooter's bench. The .17 Fireball got the nod again because it is just off a residential area. Saw one at 50 yards first but it disappeared, never to be seen again, before I could get on it. After basking in the sun for a bit and watch a Red Fox sun himself I see this one at 90 yards looking away from me. I centered the Xhairs on the back of his skull and sent it. Another for you Snert my friend with an exit out the Sow's mouth!

A while later one appears at 270 yards but does the same disappearing act as the first. :( After a short wait I see one at 200 and it goes down before I get on it however reappears later 5 yards to the left. Xhairs on it's noggin and I see the dust fly off it! 202 yards and a Boar.

In a matter of minutes I have one up at 243 lasered yards. I make the necessary come-ups and send it. Bullet exits the chin!

Things slowed down and I got company in the adjoining orchard so I called it a night. Very relaxing after a long week!
 
Flat on my back here after trying to move the camper and straining my back! But then I saw those woodchucks and thought, wow, life could get worse!!! :o

Love that tracheotomy!

How do you like the 17? Never used anything less than a 22K hornet in centerfire here...oh...and a 17HMR, but I find it lacks oomph for groundhogs
 
The 25 grain V-Max at 4023 fps is a flat out killer to, and probably a little past, 300 yards. I've never had a Chuck move after being hit well with it. 18 1/2 grains of powder and a 26" tube keeps the noise down to a reasonable amount. This is important to me, along with reduced ricochet/pass through, in urban areas.
 

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