Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

[Brandon.miller.4]

Quarter bore= 100%

Always has been the best caliber

Im a quarter bore lover but I was 50 percent. And after reranging from my tripod mounted leica geovids today all my ranges from my handheld rf were off due to the shakes. I think I'm swearing off handheld rf's for good.

 

[Bluumoon]

Unofficial Tally of data. Disclaimer not 100% accurate...

98 shooters started
4 didn't complete challange
4 qualified at 600, but didn't shoot final 2 shots
23 claimed >600 but didn't qualify (me included)

600 and under (includes non qualifiers)
69/130 shots missed
39% hit rate

600 yards and up
23/104 missed
78% hit rate

Calibers (various flavors under each) utilized
.223- 8
6mm- 7
6.5mm- 32
.25 - 1
.270 -5
6.8 - 3
7mm- 27
.30 - 11
.338 - 1

Scopes
Eotech -1
Sig-1
Tract -1
Minox - 1
Swaro-1
Burris- 1
ZCO-1
Husk -2
Trijicon-3
Bushnell - 8
Leupold - 12
Vortex -13
NF -19
SWFA- 20

Caliber hits
.223 - 8/16
6mm- 14/20 70%
6.5mm - 35/78 44%
.25- 4/4
.270- 7/10
6.8 - 0/6
7mm - 56/72 78%
.30 - 18/26 69%
.338 3/4

Scope hits
eotech - 0/2
sig 0/2
trijicon - 3/6
tract 2/2
NF 28/46 60%
Leupold 16/28 57%
vortex 19/32 59%
minox 2/4
burris 2/2
Swaro 2/2
SWFA 31/50 62%
Bush 13/22 59%
Husk 8/8
ZCO 2/2

I have way too much time stuck in one place today...

 

[Bluumoon]

Yes, and would also be interesting to see if there is any correlation between hits / misses with particular scopes. Though it would be difficult to strip out other variables like wind reading ability, individual shooting ability, etc.

see above

I'm not correlating wind or rifles, didn't track those, or how many were stretching things and missed trying to qualify for >600.

I'm doing chicken scratch statistics.

I wouldn't read too much into them.

Lies, damn lies and statistics

 

[Fatcamp]

We missed by pushing our limits and trying for 600. Just too far outside out wheelhouse. Fun though.

400 has been a limit we have held for years, but 370 is the farthest my wife has killed an animal, and every big game animal I've killed with a rifle has been between 260-270 yards.

 

[edwal]

I feel I get so much more out of this type of challenge. I did the cold bow for a few years and I learn a lot about my limits, but I also get confidence in knowing what I've been successful at before. I missed a mule deer buck at 365 a few years ago and told myself, you need to get better. Now, I have much more confidence in my abilities. The thing that gets me now is wind.

 

[Justin Crossley]

The winners have been posted over in the official Cold Bore thread. Go check it out to see who the lucky winners are!

 

[Justin Crossley]

Also, if you were one of the first ten people to post a video and completed the challenge, send Ryan and me an email so we can send your Kifaru game bags.

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[beerbucksducks]

Also, if you were one of the first ten people to post a video and completed the challenge, send Ryan and me an email so we can send your Kifaru game bags.

[email protected]
[email protected]

First ten to post or first ten to post a video? Pretty sure I was in there but only posted photos.


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[Justin Crossley]

First ten to post or first ten to post a video? Pretty sure I was in there but only posted photos.


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First ten to post a video. Here is the list.

1. MuleyFever
2. Geewhiz
3. Megalodon
4. Jstumbaugh
5. Jimbee
6. Bluumoon
7. WiscoHoundsman
8. Wyatt.Carter
9. Mtnrunner260
10. TX_Diver

 

[beerbucksducks]

First ten to post a video. Here is the list.

1. MuleyFever
2. Geewhiz
3. Megalodon
4. Jstumbaugh
5. Jimbee
6. Bluumoon
7. WiscoHoundsman
8. Wyatt.Carter
9. Mtnrunner260
10. TX_Diver

Thanks for clarifying!


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[280Ackley]

Can’t believe I was drawn!! Sent you guys an email. Thanks again for putting this all together!

 

[TX_Diver]

First ten to post a video. Here is the list.

1. MuleyFever
2. Geewhiz
3. Megalodon
4. Jstumbaugh
5. Jimbee
6. Bluumoon
7. WiscoHoundsman
8. Wyatt.Carter
9. Mtnrunner260
10. TX_Diver

Sent you an e-mail. Thanks for putting this on!

 

[CM]

Thanks for putting this on and thanks to all the sponsors!

 

[nphunter]

Beyond excited to be a winner, Thanks again for the awesome opportunity to participate in the challenge!!

 

[Wyatt.Carter]

This was an awesome challenge! Great work Justin and everyone else involved. I'm really looking forward to seeing this and Cold Bow continue in the coming years. In the era of Youtube personalities and Instagram "influencers" i'm glad there's a place like Rokslide that's putting out great stuff like this- keep up the good work fellas!

 

[doverpack12]

Thanks for pulling this together Justin, Robby and Ryan. Great challenge that opened a lot of eyes as we knew it would, but also provided a lot of information about what the primary causes of a miss are when reading through the entries

 

[jdvangeystel]

This was a lot of fun, looking forward to next year


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[Juan_ID]

Congrats to the winners! I just knew I was going to win that swaro spotter… maybe next year! Thanks for the opportunity rokslide!

 

[mtnrunner260]

Received the kifaru game bags today.
Thanks for the stickers too!

Can confirm that they work great.

 

[TX_Diver]

Got my gamebags today too. Thanks!

Any idea if they are the deboned, hybrid, or elk quarter set?