Pygmy Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 I have been hunting deer for over 50 years....I have stillhunted, stand hunted, treestand hunted and have done a lot of driving deer.. You take the shots as they come, and many of those shots are at moving deer, or you don't shoot at all... Nowadays, I prefer to sit in a comfortable stand, with a steady rest, and shoot at unalarmed deer as the opportunity presents itself... That's just me., being relatively old, fat and lazy.....Hehehehe... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsNbows Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Sounds like a personal problem! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Shots 9-12 today with my sons Axis 7-08 with a cheap Nikon Buckmaster scope. 100 yards. Shots 5-8 at 70 yards. Also 1-2 to the far right which were aimed at a different point and the barely enough room bolt. Not bad for a dirty barreled cheap set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Doewhacker said: Shots 9-12 today with my sons Axis 7-08 with a cheap Nikon Buckmaster scope. 100 yards. Shots 5-8 at 70 yards. Also 1-2 to the far right which were aimed at a different point and the barely enough room bolt. Not bad for a dirty barreled cheap set up. Lefty ehh? I could never get used to the bolt on the savage. Edited October 31, 2017 by chas0218 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) brain fart Edited October 31, 2017 by Pygmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat junkie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 10/25/2017 at 5:35 PM, Pygmy said: Nowadays, I prefer to sit in a comfortable stand, with a steady rest, and shoot at unalarmed deer as the opportunity presents itself... That's just me., being relatively old, fat and lazy.....Hehehehe... That's why I like my tripod set-up with the usual "bread and butter" shot @ 240-270 yds. The deer don't have a clue and I usually have plenty of time to make a shot. If I pay attention to the wind, I can hunt that stand day in & day out without disturbing the spot where the deer are most likely to appear. If you can hold your groups to 1 1/2" or less @ 100yds off a rest, wedging the elbows on the opposite corner rails makes a 250 yd shot routine if your rifle is set up 2 1/2" - 3" high (depending on caliber) @ 100yds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat junkie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 10/25/2017 at 5:35 PM, Pygmy said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat junkie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) While sub 1/2" groups are certainly something to be proud of, by the results posted here, they are not extraordinary with a properly set-up rifle and a good trigger nut. What is extraordinary is for the 1st 3 rounds of a load put on paper to be under 1/2". When I "developed" loads form my 8X57IS, I did as I always do shooting over my chronograph seeking a compressed load that gave the lowest standard deviation. I did this with both Nolsler .323" 180 gr Ballistic Tips as well as .323" 200 gr Partitions. After getting "on the paper" @ 25 yds, the 1st three rounds on paper @ 100 yds was a very repeatable sub 1" 3-shot group with the 180 gr BTs. That alone would have been very satisfactory, but when I sent the 1st three 200 gr Partition rounds down range, I was astounded. Needless to say, my "load development" ended right there, at least for the time being. I did work up a duplicate performing load with less expensive Speer .323" 200 gr Hot-Cor bullets and more readily available Alliant Rl-17 at a later date when my initial stash of 200 gr Partitions ran out.. At that Mv, the Partitions weren't needed IMO and on game performance of the .323" 200gr Speer Hot-Cor has been outstanding. Edited November 28, 2017 by wildcat junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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