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Offline Pathfinder101

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #30 on: October 14, 2013, 09:52:34 AM »
Great shooting!  Congrats to your sis.   :tup:
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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2013, 10:00:15 AM »
 Great shot. No bashing here as I really love the Berger VLDs as well. I've taken several elk and deer and a bear with the 300WSM 168 VLDs and they perform flawlessly. From the looks of the heart you definitely have the load dialed in!

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #32 on: October 14, 2013, 10:03:06 AM »
Great shot. No bashing here as I really love the Berger VLDs as well. I've taken several elk and deer and a bear with the 300WSM 168 VLDs and they perform flawlessly. From the looks of the heart you definitely have the load dialed in!

I shoot Berger VLDs out of my 7mm.  Sweet bullet. :tup:
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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #33 on: October 14, 2013, 10:04:08 AM »
Nice shooting and great buck  :tup:

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #34 on: October 14, 2013, 10:05:46 AM »
Great job.  I killed a buck many years ago well over 500 yards with a 243.  Great deer gun.  As far as shooting long range, like stated above, it's the shooter, not the gun and it looks to me like she can shoot!   :tup:

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #35 on: October 14, 2013, 01:14:53 PM »
300 with a .243? I'd not hesitate. to the OP, great shooting little sister!  :tup: wasn't sure I understood your post about the 6mm. so he has the same bbl and twist rate and it won't stabilize? or ?
I just aquired a Rem 700 lefty in .243 and hope to so some coyote and deer hunting with it

He also has a Remington only in 6mm with the factory 1-9.25 twist. My gun also has a factory Rem barrel only its a heavy barrel and the gun was built by Gordy Gritters so the chamber is alot tighter than my old mans 6mm which will not stabilize the 95gn VLD.

My gun is also a switch barrel, so its also a 22-250, but I just got another 22-250 so I could just leave my scope and everything set up.
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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #36 on: October 14, 2013, 05:33:04 PM »
Looks like perfect shot placement.

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #37 on: October 14, 2013, 05:45:58 PM »
Well done little sister :salute: bottom line good shooter, good gun and optics, good bullets and most of all great shot placement.
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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #38 on: October 14, 2013, 06:21:36 PM »
no bashing here bud ... I have threw a lot of lead from a .243 back in the day ...in the right hands it will do just that  :tup: :tup: congrats to her !

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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #39 on: October 14, 2013, 07:51:20 PM »
Thanks guys, I thought for sure I would get some bashing. 
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Re: .243 520 yards? YUUUUUUP!
« Reply #40 on: October 14, 2013, 08:24:25 PM »
You'll get ZERO negative comments on a  perfectly heart shot  deer at 520 yards,only accolades,shows you and your gunner were both properly prepared through research/practice.I've read many times where the .243 is a marksmans rifle.

Thanks guys, I thought for sure I would get some bashing.

 


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