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hunterjoe21 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: Two Firsts Today |
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I took my first groundhog of the season today. He was also the first critter I killed with a handload from my .22-250 barreled Encore. There is some satisfaction when your carefully developed handload finally fulfills it's mission.
332 yards (measured with my Bushnell rangefinder)
.22-250
52gr Sierra Matchking HPBT (#1410)
32.8 gr Varget
Winchester case
Winchester LR primer
2.355 OAL
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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Congrats!
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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Good shot, Congrats.
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rdwllce Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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Very nice!!! Is it a TC barrel or a custom?
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hunterjoe21 Super Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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rdwllce wrote: |
Very nice!!! Is it a TC barrel or a custom? |
It's a standard profile T/C barrel.
And Thanks to the rest of ya!
We worked for a long time to get this load, and couldn't have done it without help from the Nuts here.....
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Jakson78 Rookie Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject: Hi, |
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Good shot! very nice one. congrats!
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whittling Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:19 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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Nice !Congratulation on the kill.
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chambered221 Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:28 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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How did I miss this ??? Anyways, job well done !!!
Have you tried the Blitz Kings, B-Tips or V-max bullets ? Hmmm, Did we have a thread about re-loading for this gun ???
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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chambered221 wrote: |
:wtf: How did I miss this ??? ??? |
Ditto!
Damn fine shoot.
That second pic is a keeper.
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hunterjoe21 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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chambered...
I've not had the time this year to pursue killin' hedgehogs that I have had in years past. It seems like every time I try to set aside a day or two, some "emergency" creeps up. I think that for the year I've killed 12 or 13, mostly when asked to help someone eliminate a nuisance critter. The "best" year I had was in 2001 (before I bought my house) when I killed 87. That was before I had the Encore. Most of them fell to my Model 700 .243, the balance were killed by my Model 700 .308 (except for one I killed with the Benelli Nova 12 Gauge while turkey hunting).
I would guestimate that the Encore has killed 8 or 9 of this years total. It's a gun that I'm still working on "trusting". The .243 has always been my "go to" gun. I've not killed any at long distance with the Encore .22-250 (other than the one in the picture).
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whittling Super Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:36 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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Have you ate any .
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hunterjoe21 Super Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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whittling wrote: |
Have you ate any. |
I consider groundhog as buzzard feed. Between the buzzards and the 'yotes, not much goes to waste. If forced (due to starvation), I would cook and eat one though.
A line from the movie "Pulp Fiction" comes to mind every time someones talks about eating whistlepigs:
"Sewer rat might taste like punkin' pie, but I wouldn't know, 'cause I wouldn't eat the nasty MF'er".....
Insert "groundhog" in place of "sewer rat", and you have my feelings on the subject......
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: Re: Two Firsts Today |
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I've been told that groundhog is pretty tastey, considering that they generally feed on the same things as beef cattle, but I've never tried it. I think being shot with a .22-250 or equivalent would not leave much edible there.
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