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First Buck with my 330 Dakota XP-100

 
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Old 11-20-2007, 04:34 PM
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First Buck with my 330 Dakota XP-100

I made it out hunting Sunday. I paddled my kayak out in a beaver pond around a mile to a spot where I can get shots to 900 yards. I set up and was glassing the open aria for about 2hrs and then a couple deer came out I grabbed my laser and ranged the doe at 476 yards. I was watching the doe and fawn for a about :15 and noticed a buck past the doe. He looked like a decent buck so I ranged him at 614 yards. I got a good rest with the harris bipod on a log, I put 10.75 MOA for elevation in the scope and there was a very light wind around 3mph from right to left so I held 4" to the right and put the cross hair for a hi shoulder shot and pullet the trigger. The 330 Dakota barked and the buck went down I could not see him in the grass. I marked the spot where he was and packed up and headed out in his direction. When I got to the buck I could see a large exit wound from the 225g accubond bullet the wound channel was around 3" in diameter. After gutting him I pulled him down to the water and brought my boat over and loaded him up.

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Equipment
XP-100 in 330 Dakota
1.250 HV 18" Broughton 9T barrel
Leupold 3.5x10
Sworovski laser
225g accubond at 2880 FPS
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Old 11-20-2007, 07:11 PM
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Great words to live by. Unfortunately I get to see some of those people every other Wednesday for the next year.

Nice shot, nice harvast, nice story. Best of luck tommorrow and all the days that follow.


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Old 11-20-2007, 07:31 PM
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What a cool setting. Nice mental picture, thanks.
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Old 11-20-2007, 08:39 PM
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Great shooting.
Sounds like you have her dialed in perfect.
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Old 11-20-2007, 08:50 PM
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Pic of the gun but not of the buck?
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Old 11-21-2007, 08:21 AM
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Sorry My digatal camera is not working old pic of gun
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Old 11-21-2007, 10:26 AM
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Eric,
Congrat's! It been awhile sinse we have spoken. Can I come to your house for dinner tonight? I'm thinking tender loins!!

You still shooting competitively?

Steve
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