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Posted by TA17Rem (Member # 794) on February 03, 2008, 03:16 PM:
I went out today just messing around and finished up on some loose ends. Finally got a good hunting load worked up for the 17 Pred. and wanted to double check the vel. and see how the bullets grouped at a little longer distance. I ran loads through Chrono and was getting 3900 fps with 25 degree temp.'s. i set up target at 325 yds and dialed in bullet drop and fired 10 rounds into target. Good enough for now.
I saw some coon tracks comeing through the yard by a vacant grove so i figured they where starting to move around abit so i got my Big country out and went into grove to see if i could call a coon up. Saw some tracks comeing and going from a large brush pile so i set the caller about 15 yds back from brush pile and started to call with some coon babies distress. At the 2 min. mark here comes a coon out of brush pile. I let the coon have a 17 HMR pill and it was sleeping in no-time...LOL http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/TA17Rem/IMG_1401.jpg[/IMG]] 
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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 03, 2008, 03:34 PM:
Man, that's a screen saver if I ever saw one!
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on February 03, 2008, 06:04 PM:
That is one mean looking coyote. Darker than Criner's even.
Posted by JoeF (Member # 228) on February 04, 2008, 06:43 AM:
How much does a target like that cost? Is it one of those "if you have to ask you can't afford it" things?
Accuracy of scale, meaning life sized?
Posted by TA17Rem (Member # 794) on February 04, 2008, 08:38 AM:
You get 10 targets for 9.99. The size of the coyote is 14" long and 8" tall, which is about the size of kill area on a live Mn. coyoteo.I use them at longer ranges for practice, they make it easey to see youre hits and give good reference points for aiming....T.A.
Posted by TRnCO (Member # 690) on February 06, 2008, 05:27 PM:
Just curious T.A., did you shoot that group from a bench, shooting stix, off hand, off the pick-up window?
I like that target!
Posted by TA17Rem (Member # 794) on February 06, 2008, 09:00 PM:
TRnCO: That group was shot off the bench. Buy the way the practice paid off, i got a coyote today between 350-399 yds, shooting from sitting position with elbows locked on knees. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Best part though was i had four guys witness it and they still can't believe i made the shot with a 17 cal..LOL
Posted by alhersch (Member # 2204) on February 10, 2008, 06:10 PM:
I like that target!!!
Good shootin TA!
Al
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