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Elk XP is Getting Ready #194511 09/21/2018 5:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,512 Gillette, Wyoming Ernie OP Distinguished Master
OP Ernie Distinguished Master Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,512 Gillette, Wyoming	Elk Season Opens October 1st, and this is my set-up for this year. After putting on a different set of rings, I did my first drop confirmation with the 7mm Dakota XP-100 out to 1000 yards. 400 yards 500 yards 750 yards 1000 yards Reloader 33, CCI Large Rifle BR primer, 175 grain ELD-X at 2925 fps. I did not chronograph the day I did the drops, but I will recheck that since my numbers were different than I expected at 750 yards on out. Chris Rhodes built it and it is a shooter! Shooting was done off a Harris BR bipod, and a small Holland field bag. When you watch when I?m putting shots on at 1000 yards I made mention I need to come down 3/4 of a minute, and I think I just simply did not do it, and then after the second shot (neck area) I did. https://youtu.be/Cjdddc_Hchc https://youtu.be/y8VuNAz7SK8 I hooked up my phone to my Burris spotting scope, that is their SCR MOA reticle in it. Since I did not have a spotter with me, I could just replay the video and know where my impacts were when I got out to 1000 yards. Big game hunting...Here We Come! Ernie the Un-Tactical

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: Ernie] #194512 09/21/2018 5:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,963 MS KRal Shootist
KRal Shootist Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,963 MS	Excellent shoot'n, Ernie! It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: KRal] #194516 09/21/2018 11:55 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,502 reflex264 Gun Slinger
reflex264 Gun Slinger Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,502	I don't want you shooting at me!!!! "A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run" I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: Ernie] #194518 09/22/2018 5:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,461 SW Montana pab1 Distinguished Expert
pab1 Distinguished Expert Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,461 SW Montana	Impressive shooting as always! Good luck! Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce. Osborne Russell Journal of a Trapper

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: pab1] #194525 09/22/2018 5:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 746 cherokeetracker old hand
cherokeetracker old hand Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 746	I can see that you are going to be successful on this hunt. I always liked the Dakota cartridges. Good looking rig you have. Good shooting and best of luck on the hunt. Charles

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: cherokeetracker] #194528 09/23/2018 7:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,020 tradmark Shooting Expert
tradmark Shooting Expert Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,020	well done!

Re: Elk XP is Getting Ready [Re: tradmark] #194530 09/23/2018 8:17 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 543 Illinois ruger4570 addict
ruger4570 addict Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 543 Illinois	Wow, fine shooting and very accurate XP that Chris did up. Look forward to elk pictures.

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