Thread: First fail - 6.5mm 143gr ELD-X

Thanks Bagheera for the feedback. Just to clarify something I wasn’t clear on, the single round feeding only happens after the magazine has been emptied. Its a 4 shot internal mag and I slide one up the pipe manually and chamber that first, then the remaining 4, then if the mob is still within range (usually the case) rather than stop and change position to reload the mag, its seems to be faster to single feed with a bit of help. As soon as there is a break, then the first thing is to refill the magazine.

The main advantage there is that the shooter can continue tracking the mob as they move across the face and settle on the one that’s stopped.

Whilst its still a pretty effective way to shoot when you’re on your own, having a spotter doing the ranging and casting about for animals that have emerged from cover that we didn’t see initially, its a real winner. I have my dope printed out and inserted into the Lifeproof case on the back of my phone, no time for dicking around with Strelock when its all on. We’re far from perfect though, sometimes I’ll pick the wrong goat thats not the one I’ve been given a range for, and just clean miss it. The wife is the best, very professional, don’t tell my mate... very precise with her instructions.

But you’re right mate, this sorry outcome was all down to me being overconfident and breaking a fundamental rule. I don’t know how long I watched the animal on the ground, a few seconds, clearly not long enough. Standing up so soon was just plain dumb. We reckon it was up in about 20 seconds? Quite quickly anyway.

Won’t do it again.