Similar results as above, 130gr TMK 1686fps. On side humerus direct hit, ruined grapefruit size area of meat, off side leg just missed humerus lemon size meat loss, didn't open animal up. Immediately terminal shot was neck/spine leaving lemon size hole side to side. Zero yards travelled.
Used function quite a bit over the weekend, overall worked very well. Downsides are you have to kick connect to sat and intentionally maintain connection to receive texts. Also the battery drain seemed much increased
Revics served me well over the weekend. Spotted and ranged bulls at 2000 yards with them in the am, bulls were identified by color moving through small openings in oak brush. Closest I could get during the day and still see the needed area put me 600-900 yards away for the evening. It was...
State park manager said he'd been seeing lots of bears last week around 8k, suspected they were on juniper berries. Another hunter spotted a small bear around 9k, lots of elk taken in that area over the weekend so I suspect carcasses in that area are the draw.
130 gr TMK did the job for me this year on my CO OTC bull. 1686fps at impact. First shot through front leg/chest/off side leg, second miss, third neck/spine shot, zero total yards travelled. To my untrained eye wound cavities were about 1.5" on off sides.
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The butt hook doesn’t see to be bothering me much so far, it was my biggest concern w the design. I think I could rig up something fairly easily to make the stock flat underneath.
For my use case the extra weight was an appeal.
Well, they had a miss calculation on the LA Tikka, rear of the bolt hits cheek riser before reaching the back of the stroke. Bolt still cycles fine, but guarantee I’ll break something if I don’t drill out a pathway for it.
Hate to say it, but the 7PRC is more pleasant to shoot in this stock...