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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Sabotloader on February 26, 2014, 07:01:54 PM

Title: Back in the Rock Pit
Post by: Sabotloader on February 26, 2014, 07:01:54 PM: Got a chance to get out again today and I wanted to shoot a second 45 that I recently acquired. I originally headed to the farm to shoot but the snow had melted back a great deal and the shooting field was really muddy. So I turned around and headed to the Rock Pit once again.

No great news here but just another afternoon out. I shot the same loads as I did in the previous trip with the same positive but boring results. This trip I did only shoot the Nosler 40x200 gr. HP in a MMP light tan sabot. Again 120 grains T7-2f ignited with a W209.

The only difference this trip was at the end of shooting the 6 new clays - rather setting another batch out, I resorted to shooting chips of birds that I could find laying around on the rock ledges. This did increase the difficulty again, because for me I know I am shooting right at 3" high at a 100. So when shooting chips it is a little more difficult to gauge the hold under the chip + a couple of the chips were hard to get to. Not sure that I hit them all square - but I know I did hit them enough for them not to be there anymore.

I am about out of Noslers - so I need to find a good source of the bullets and order a box - they come in a box of 250 bullets - but I am thinking as much as I shoot and as fun to as the 45's are - I will make it through OK.

Here is a composite of todays fun... worst part! I have to work tomorrow...

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FKnight%252045%2520DISC%2520-%2520Blue%2FShootComposite.jpg&hash=229cdaa30787e6d975e30449104501d07f11956b) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Knight%2045%20DISC%20-%20Blue/ShootComposite.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Back in the Rock Pit
Post by: oneshot12 on February 27, 2014, 06:36:25 PM: :bash: well its nice to see some one is getting some shooting in wish o was there :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Back in the Rock Pit
Post by: Sabotloader on February 27, 2014, 08:08:47 PM: Quote from: oneshot12 on February 27, 2014, 06:36:25 PM
:bash: well its nice to see some one is getting some shooting in wish o was there :'( :'( :'(

comonover - every day is a good shooting day
Title: Re: Back in the Rock Pit
Post by: oneshot12 on February 27, 2014, 08:14:15 PM: :yeah: has to be a lot better then my day has been so far :tup: look forward to the time when i can get over your way know it woill be a blast no matter the weather
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