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I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/18/2008 8:41 PM
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spiwonka
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Took her out to the range and sighted her in at 2.5 inches high at 100. I had about a 10-12mph Left to right wind blowing. At two hundered had around a two inch group, but at 300 my group opened up pretty good, but man at 300 that wind will get ya!! The ballistic calculator was on the money. 2.5" high at 100,200 was dead on, at 300 it was 11" low!!! I just did'nt compensate for wind while I shoot at paper!! The groups were about what I expected considering factory ammo and a little wind!! One Hundred Two hundred At Three Hundred I was aiming 12" high from this bullseye. At 7 power that 300 yard target seems like a mile away!!! I'm to commfortable with my Kahles 3-12x52mm on my rifles!!
Last edited by piwonka; 12/18/2008 8:43 PM.
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/18/2008 10:07 PM
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Gary
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Those would still kill a deer. Good shooting!
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/19/2008 1:03 AM
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hunlee
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Hi there Hunlee hear!!!!!Hunlee juss look over you target an Hunlee is inpressed with you shooting!!!!!100 an 200 yard you will be very happy shooting at deer but Hunlee notice out at 300 yardage grouping open up some butt Hunlee feel a nice 3-12x power Burris on there wood be very helpfull!!!!!This is something to work for in the future!!!!Hunlee is one that has a 7-30 water long ranger Contender barrel 17 incher with 3-12x power Burris on there!!!!!!Said Burris scope of Hunlee has the billistic plex cross hair inside and haveing this billistic plex cross hair inside reelilly help when Hunlee is shooting out at 300 yardage!!!!!!!Allso having the high end 12x power help Hunlee aswell!!!!!!Now that you have her site in you must be very proud an you must be standing very tall like Hunlee!!!!!
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Hunlee is friend to all,,,Is a lover not a fighter and has fathered many children!!!!
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/19/2008 3:03 AM
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Tigger
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Nice! I'll bet with some handloading and load development The groups will shrink some.
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/19/2008 6:08 AM
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pab1
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Thats a nice looking rig! I really like that grip.
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce. Osborne Russell Journal of a Trapper
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/19/2008 5:08 PM
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Russell
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Might want to try Benchmark and some 100gr Hornady SP's. They work well for me.
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret. USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/19/2008 7:17 PM
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spiwonka
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I need to start reloading, I should of done it a very long time ago. The grip was made by Tony Gattel at Tonys grips and forearms!! It fits me perfect and he did the satin finish for me. I did'nt think the groups were not to bad considering I'm using factory barrel, ammo and trigger!! Like Hunleee said at 300 yards that 2-7 Burris sure could use a little more power, but I doubt I will ever need to shoot over 200, I just wanted to try a few groups at 300!! Merry x-mas and many thanks to the good people on the HH forum!!!
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
[Re: spiwonka]
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12/20/2008 1:57 AM
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dorson
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I think the 6.8 can be loaded to be supersonic out past 1000 yards it and the 6.5 I believe.It is a very nice round in my opinion.I have only read about it ,but it definately caught my attention.And you have some very nice groups pictured there.Proof in the pictures. dorson
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/20/2008 2:03 AM
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spiwonka
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Sorry, I meant the wind was blowing from my right to the left!!
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/20/2008 3:07 PM
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chiefs50
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Sorry, I meant the wind was blowing from my right to the left!! Now that makes sense. I was puzzled looking at your targets.
CSM, Retired I believe in science and reason, not some invisible guy in the sky.
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Re: I finally have my 6.8 Contender sighted in!!
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12/20/2008 3:43 PM
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The Round That Strays Should Of Been Tossed Away
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