I wasn't planning to shoot a Squirrel today......
I started out today to shoot 1 - 5 shot 200 yard group on paper. Then shoot and video 2 - water filled cans at that 200 & 205 yardages to confirm that I still have enough power to get a HP slug to expand properly for that and beyond.
I videoed the 200 yard can, but the one at 205 (next post down) was behind another post. Shot it off video.
So here's my 200 yard group I jacked up.
So I went to the shooting the cans of water. 1 anyway.
https://youtu.be/EnT8DknYE1c
I saw the Squirrel in the video, not the scope.
Since I have seen a few Ground Squirrels there (270 - 300 yards) lately & 3 this morning I adjusted the optimizer to 270 yards.
I shot at a few that I was unable to verify their range and hold over. 270 - nearly 300 yards probably.
Just need one at 270. Then at 270 yards (269 actually) on a fence post sits one.
1 shot pow, just laid there in it's side atop that post for about 5-6 seconds then slowly rolled off, where I found him.
I would like to give honor to my "Trophy Ground Squirrel".
Right up there with all my Elk, Deer, Bear and a Cougar Bow Shot grocery's. IMO.
I would have liked to put this in a Long Range Sub-Forum. Just my thought.
I started out today to shoot 1 - 5 shot 200 yard group on paper. Then shoot and video 2 - water filled cans at that 200 & 205 yardages to confirm that I still have enough power to get a HP slug to expand properly for that and beyond.
I videoed the 200 yard can, but the one at 205 (next post down) was behind another post. Shot it off video.
So here's my 200 yard group I jacked up.
So I went to the shooting the cans of water. 1 anyway.
https://youtu.be/EnT8DknYE1c
I saw the Squirrel in the video, not the scope.
Since I have seen a few Ground Squirrels there (270 - 300 yards) lately & 3 this morning I adjusted the optimizer to 270 yards.
I shot at a few that I was unable to verify their range and hold over. 270 - nearly 300 yards probably.
Just need one at 270. Then at 270 yards (269 actually) on a fence post sits one.
1 shot pow, just laid there in it's side atop that post for about 5-6 seconds then slowly rolled off, where I found him.
I would like to give honor to my "Trophy Ground Squirrel".
Right up there with all my Elk, Deer, Bear and a Cougar Bow Shot grocery's. IMO.
I would have liked to put this in a Long Range Sub-Forum. Just my thought.