I just happened to bring along one of my 7-08's to practice with this weekend after the Sat. match was over. After dinner, Mary and I headed to the HP line to fire off 50 rounds before the sun went down. It was just about dead calm. I set up the Kowa on the chicken gong and then handed the M700 to Innocent.

I put a fist full of 130 gr. Sierra loads into the pouch on the tripod, kind of like "bait". The scope position did not fit her very good, she had to power it down to 12x for a full sight picture. After several dryfires on that new X-mark trigger, she was ready for a shot on the chicken gong.

After a couple of "get use to it shots", she was nailing that gong pretty regular. She had no trouble spanking the pig and turkey gong, too. I had no ram loads with me, so we fired the 130's at the ram gong. Even with the Leupold maxed out on elevation, those bullets were running out of steam at 500 meters. She held at the top cross brace and landed several on the gong.

All told Mary fired about 35 rounds of 7-08. She had a big grin on her face and said something about raiding Coates college fund money to set up a HP gun for herself.

Help me out here people.......it wont take much doing to reel in Mary to the "Dark Side"

Raiding the college fund???? Can't get to it, prepaid.....maybe no more airline tickets to matches for the boy....but then he is fun to pick on at a match. Long day at work with pv cells today...headed for the hot tub then to dinner.
Thanks Bob.
Ciao
Innocent

Mary, once you go to the Dark Side you may find, like I have, you like it more then smallbore.

Come on in, the waters fine

Bob259,
Just like the water in the pool in Golden at 7pm......bloody Swiss and Mafia will swim in anything. Hot tub is better.
Dark side...once you go....I will not go there(on this side of the berm).

Innocent

Innocent wrote:Bob259,
Just like the water in the pool in Golden at 7pm......bloody Swiss and Mafia will swim in anything. Hot tub is better.
Dark side...once you go....I will not go there(on this side of the berm).

Innocent

ROFLMAO....

Mary, be very careful when Bob & Kitty start talking high power!

BB,
Don't forget I am a traditionalist when it comes to rifles. Like my wood and am far more functional than bling in tastes.
Besides what could those two talk me into? After all I am innocent.

M

Innocent wrote:BB,
Don't forget I am a traditionalist when it comes to rifles. Like my wood and am far more functional than bling in tastes.
Besides what could those two talk me into? After all I am innocent.

M

YA, I agree with that.

BB just look at all the help John and I have been to you... and that 504 saga.

Bob259 wrote:

Innocent wrote:BB,
Don't forget I am a traditionalist when it comes to rifles. Like my wood and am far more functional than bling in tastes.
Besides what could those two talk me into? After all I am innocent.

M

YA, I agree with that.

BB just look at all the help John and I have been to you... and that 504 saga.

504's are so great I may order a 547. Have Shilen lap the barrel so it's match grade and it'll be good to go! Hey Mary, that would even be a traditional wood and blue steel rifle! You'd love it!

McAlice, If you would have gotten her started properly (6.5mm), she would have gone home, called the kid, told him he's on his own, sold her furniture, called Marv or Evelio and placed her order!

AAAHHHHHH!!!!....THAT'S IT.. JB!!!!!!!.......If I told you once , I must a told you a THOUSAND TIMES!!!! The 7-08 IS the right cartridge for HP !!! Even a sawed off hairball like me can handle the mild mannered 7-08.

The Chimp has got it right..JB!!!! Listen to him!! Only you Mamma's boys are shooting wimpy 6.5's Think about it, man. Mildly loaded 130 gr.SMK's @ 2600fps at the CPT. And the ability to handle the reliable ram busting 168-175 SMK's!!! And long barrel life, too. OO-RAH!!!.......now drop down and GIVE ME TWENTY!!!!!!!

Jim, We obviously have our work cut out for us in getting McAlice to admit that the 6.5 is a far better way to go. I think Chimp was sreaming at him as well, as even a Chimp knows the 6.5 is better.

Aw come on guys you should know by now that I am going try before I really get set on what to buy.
Innocent

Innocent wrote:Aw come on guys you should know by now that I am going try before I really get set on what to buy.
Innocent

Hmmm.. now where have I heard that before