Thread: How vikings hunt

Originally Posted by Gfootey

Thankyou for sharing such a great video
The landscape is so beautiful and the conditions you hunt in make our winters look very mild
What maximum range are you shooting ?

I shot one at 190 meters just to see if the rifle could do it. I am legally limited to .22 cal 55gr and 22 Hornet or 221 Fireball case, so ballistics/ winddrift is simply horrible under normal conditions. Rimfires are common, with 22 LR it get's very difficult quickly. 17 HMR or 22 Magnum is a good step up in performance, but rimfires can be very sensitive to lower temperatures and many simply lose precision when it approaches -30.

Originally Posted by berg243

how much effect does the extreme cold have on ballistics compared to a warm day?

With centerfires, much less than rimfires. At 100m with rimfires, the daily variation (meaning the change from morning to just after lunch) can change POI with " 1 bird height" or more.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Nice work, those birds sure are hard to see in the snow.

Next film will have some clips on how well they blend once you have wind/ snowdrift.

Originally Posted by Friwi

How far do you shoot them , or how close do you have to stalk them?

On this trip I shot them as close as 10 meters (single bird), as far as 190 meters (single bird). Most birds are shot 80 to 120 meters, 50 to 100 if you are using a rimfire. I really like the 221 Fireball as it gives me those extra 30 meters reach I simply did not have with the 17 HMR. I was simply unable to achieve any reliable results at 110-120 with 17 HMR, with 221 Fireball those 100-120 meters shots are perfectly doable.