Ernie
Lil-Rokslider
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I was able to do some rock chuck shooting in the Bighorns with JW & Kim early last week.
It was good to have a pack on and get away for a bit.
First location was just over 7000 feet in elevation and the last one we went to we were at just over 10,000 feet. The one in the middle is the biggest rock chuck I’ve ever shot before hands-down. I took 11 in all. We had cloudy weather, sunshine, and some light rain at the lower elevation, then when we got up to the the top, we had rain, sleet, snow, and high wind for a while. After that cloud passed over, winds for from about 8 to 13 miles an hour and gusty. Temperatures were in the lower 40's at the higher elevation.
Pulled out a neglected specialty pistol for this endeavor. 22 Creedmoor with a 8 T (Krieger...I think).
Michael DeLoach of Nine Run Gun did the build.
I had some Unknown Munitions ammo for it (80 grain ELD-M), that uses Peterson brass at 3154 FPS.
Shots were just over 100 yards, to just under 600 yards.
Longest kill was just under 500 yards.
It had been a number of years (7) since I had shot chucks, so that made the outing even more enjoyable.
It was good to have a pack on and get away for a bit.
First location was just over 7000 feet in elevation and the last one we went to we were at just over 10,000 feet. The one in the middle is the biggest rock chuck I’ve ever shot before hands-down. I took 11 in all. We had cloudy weather, sunshine, and some light rain at the lower elevation, then when we got up to the the top, we had rain, sleet, snow, and high wind for a while. After that cloud passed over, winds for from about 8 to 13 miles an hour and gusty. Temperatures were in the lower 40's at the higher elevation.
Pulled out a neglected specialty pistol for this endeavor. 22 Creedmoor with a 8 T (Krieger...I think).
Michael DeLoach of Nine Run Gun did the build.
I had some Unknown Munitions ammo for it (80 grain ELD-M), that uses Peterson brass at 3154 FPS.
Shots were just over 100 yards, to just under 600 yards.
Longest kill was just under 500 yards.
It had been a number of years (7) since I had shot chucks, so that made the outing even more enjoyable.
