Thread: just Varminting - how far was your longest shot on your last walk

Nich head shot in here at 400+ amongst others

https://youtu.be/uNrbuWngVwI

thought i would share my 2 cheap upgrades of the T3 i own for varminting




single shot adapter

is that adaptor for very long cartridge over all lengths? to assist with feeding?

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

is that adaptor for very long cartridge over all lengths? to assist with feeding?

for varminting i like an adapter, the loading is so light and easy compared to stripping a round from a magazine . . and making a rifle a singleshot is a good thing . . to me

not something you would use for a hunting rifle of course . . but for a varminter, perfect !

Hare at 314yds with my 17hmr. My furtherest shot to date with the CZ455, was pretty chuffed with that to be honest.

Originally Posted by Trist323

Hare at 314yds with my 17hmr. My furtherest shot to date with the CZ455, was pretty chuffed with that to be honest.

well done @Trist323 i take my hat off to you mate . . that is a seriously looongway with an HMR

Originally Posted by rossi.45

well done @Trist323 i take my hat off to you mate . . that is a seriously looongway with an HMR

@rossi.45 Cheers mate. i'd usually pull out 223 for a shot like that but it was back in the truck and was too far to walk back and get it. Had mixed results with cz/17gr cci. Doesn't group that awesome at 100 but my longest shots 314y and 246y were with that combo. Weird ballistics shit i obviously don't understand ha ha

Longest shot last walk was 395m with the trebly 40grn sierra blitz 23.5grn 2207. rough ground so had to shoot sitting

Originally Posted by Walker

Longest shot last walk was 395m with the trebly 40grn sierra blitz 23.5grn 2207. rough ground so had to shoot sitting

just so i can picture the shot ( 432 yards for the oldies ) @Walker did you have any support like a gate, fencepost etc or was it elbows on knees ?

whats the rifle / scope . . pic would be good

R.

Sitting elbows on knees, rifle is a older ruger m77 paddle stock with dpt can, older tasco TR 4-16 which has a mechnical range finding function.

Hi all, maybe the wrong thread but I have a 22-204 with loading gear and data that I dont need anymore, PM me if you want any details.

Originally Posted by stickle7

Hi all, maybe the wrong thread but I have a 22-204 with loading gear and data that I dont need anymore, PM me if you want any details.

i'm keen to see pics etc @stickle7 . . put it up and lets see what you have

Rossi 45 has inspired me to chuck up some photos. They are not amazing photos with panoramic views. Shot a few rabbits with my 260rem tikka t3 with the 143 eld x. Started at 365 yards shot a few, moved to 385 and finished at 485 for the last one hit it a little central. The wind was at around 6.5 mph for the close shots.

whats the scope /reticle there @Tim Dicko . . . how do you find the 260 for varminting, not to much recoil to catch the hits or see misses consistently to adjust fire ?

R.

I think the 260 would have another 8 to 15percent more recoil then a 243win. Its the same case so its just a bigger projectile right.... It is a wind cutting machine. Im running the old nxs 5.5-22x56 with the npr2 reticle. it got glass thats good enough for me. The reticle is not the best when calling corrections with the 5moa wind hashs. But you get there in the end. i find i can only spot shots from 400yards when i muscle the rifle a little. I free recoil so im not the best at spotting my shots. The newer nxs with the moar-t ret would be the go. 833 yards mate. im sure the neighbours were worried.