Still debating between a Leopold 3x-vi or a nightforce
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Still debating between a Leopold 3x-vi or a nightforce
Are you going to have it cerakoted to match, or just black?
JTD
Eventually done to match...this season probaly just leave black
Finally added the scope...Nightforce SVH 5-20x56
https://app.photobucket.com/u/mtbron...9-a0d1c3b48898
Gonna build some fire form rounds tonight for tomorrow after I do alittle 'yote huntin with my 22-250
Bad Ass Rifle!!!!! I love it.
JTD
Fire formed 1 box of rounds yesterday, gonna go do the 2nd box today with any luck
123gr Hornady ELD over 46.9gr of IMR 4350 with Federal 215 primers, set @ 3.300.
I lost 1 piece of brass to my OAL gauge, about her for a display comparison & 2 due to split cases...less loss than I expected though
So far, I'm very impressed with this rifle! Low recoil, great accuracy
I wasn't real set on trying to sight in the newly added scope as I'm still fire forming, but happened to have a couple "soda" cans in the back of the old Ford, and since my primary purposes was a coyote hunt had my Lieca range finder....set cans @ 105 yds...3rd round was a tad high on the can, but blew it apart. Once I ran out of cans I moved to a knot in a fence post (don't worry, I'll replace it this spring since I know the rancher) and managed to put the last two shots within 1/2" of each other.
https://app.photobucket.com/u/mtbron...7-ad13a3f4deda
Are you using 25-06 brass?
JTD
No
Ordered almost-proper head stamp from quality cartridge....didn't want the kids putting 270 head stamp in the wrong spot...lol
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/102151353
Quality is $1.96/ea
RCC is 5.56/ea
https://www.rccbrass.com/6-5x06/
I've got a ton of .270 brass that I may end up converting (since I no longer have a .270, was used I. This build)
What scope rings did you use? I tried to see by looking at the picture, but couldn’t tell.
JTD
Weaver I believe....I originally bought high rings, then decided they were too high so swapped for some medium rings with my casual-gun nut neighbor'
Fun project to follow! I thought everyone just had extra medium-height rings kicking around. Went through a few drawers here lately and found a couple sets of my favorites. Haha!
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Had a great morning coyote hunt with A forum member today. Once again he showed how versatile hand calls by getting a dog to pop up 5-7 yards to my right, which once the dog & I got our wits back I proceeded to epically miss @ 60-70 yards
3rd set he was tracking one south bound @ 550 yds, while I laid crosshairs on a east bound one @ 420 yds...I managed to connect with a good solid body shot, although we failed to find the carcass I'm positive he wasn't long for the sunshine.
I'm getting a lot more confident in my 6.5-06 Ackley as I shoot it (18 fire formed shots so far), and the night force SVH sure helps that! Ordering a couple swagger bi-pods and I should be ready for prime dogs!
Still haven't crono'd it, but guessing @ 3200 FPS seemed to be pretty damn close thru the scope. Still need to order dies, @ more brass!
That’s been quite a journey with that rifle. I feel like I’ve been there the whole way. I’m glad it all came together and now you’re slaying stuff with it.
JTD
Jeez...I really need to remember to get on here more often.
I used the 6.5-06AI to help take down a nice little rag horn bull elk last fall...definitely don't use 123gr bullets, have some 143/147 I'm gonna work up yet this fall
Also, wife used it to finish off her antelope @ about 350 yds....put it 2" low of her first neck shot with her 6 creed, bullet hit a Vertebrae, turned north and came out the left eye, goat was down so she packed up her bipod, unloaded and we headed down hill...somehow the damn thing got back up, so I handed her my rifle...it didn't get back up
Still planning to start a 338-06AI build this winter, and just got a nice 22-243 Middlestead to play with and round out my coyote gun group...lol
The 22-243 always intrigued me back in my prairie doggin days. I haven’t been to shoot prairie dogs in 10 years now, so I’ve kinda gotten away from varmint calibers and am focusing on the big boys.
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