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

that is one very cool lookn rifle setup . . . R

I've just got back from a 4 day private land deer and varminting trip with another forum member.

Absolutely epic trip with good numbers of deer, goats, rabbits and magpies taken care of.

I drilled a magpie at 256 yards with my 223, which I was very happy with.

I witnessed a hare taken at 470 yards with a 6.5C/143 eldx which impressed me.

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My new pb of 215 meters with my 223 using 55 grain Speer tnt handloads.

well done @FatLabrador . . look forward to seeing more PersonalBests in the future

good one @GWH . . . a good property and with someone who is showing you some Longer shots

it rained, it blew . . . but ya gotta go for a walk on your day off, 131yrds longest shot with .22lr PowerPoints

@rossi.45 looking at giving this extended .22 shooting a go and currently in the process of getting geared up.
What size gong would you recommend for practice? 8 inch? I"m hoping ultimately to get out to 300 if my scope has enough adjustment.
Cheers

Yesterday off the balcony into the Orchard probably no more than 20 meters.

Originally Posted by wsm junkie

@rossi.45 looking at giving this extended .22 shooting a go and currently in the process of getting geared up.
What size gong would you recommend for practice? 8 inch? I"m hoping ultimately to get out to 300 if my scope has enough adjustment.
Cheers

good on ya @wsm junkie . . . look forward to seeing your progress.
what sort of setup have you got at the moment ?

i like a BIG steel target to catch all of the shots with a small aiming square in the middle . . . spray paint it after every group so you can see the hits as they happen.
engineers off cut bin is where i got mine from . . weld some hooks on it and your good to go.

this is my smaller target . . . but gives you an idea of impacts when the wind is'nt the best at 300 and what size you will need to catch the bullets.
this is from back in the day when i would shoot 5, 10, 20, 30 round groups . . R

Originally Posted by rossi.45

good on ya @wsm junkie . . . look forward to seeing your progress

i like a BIG steel target to catch all of the shots with a small aiming square in the middle . . . spray paint it after every group so you can see the hits as they happen.
engineers off cut bin is where i got mine from . . weld some hooks on it and your good to go.

this is my smaller target . . . but gives you an idea of impacts when the wind is'nt the best at 300 and what size you will need to catch the bullets
this is from back in the day when i would shoot 10, 20, 30 round groups . . R
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Cheers mate

Originally Posted by GWH

I witnessed a hare taken at 470 yards with a 6.5C/143 eldx which impressed me.

It was actually 501yd / 458m @GWH...

The last two hare sessions have yielded some good results with the 50gr Z-Max in the .223 Super Varmint. Hares at 280m, 275m and two at 332m. Works well as long as I remember to use the correct range units...

longest hit 217yrds. with .22 subs

Got out for a quick walk with the new rig.
Longest shot on this hare 154m

191 yards longest hit today with subs . . . not my best day for making wind calls but still a good walk