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<blockquote data-quote="jarnold37" data-source="post: 1898856" data-attributes="member: 29241"><p>I quess I am not much of a hunter as far as hunting goes even though I like to shoot deer. I used to go in the woods for a big buck but got frustrated because couldnt see or shoot very far. Killed a big one while sitting against a tree once and shot it at 70 yards as it was briskly walking. Checked it in, cut the horns off and showed a few people and that was it. I thought that shooting a groundhog at 400-500 yards from a precise rest was really more enjoyable. My woods gun is about 9 lbs and groundhog gun basically a17 lb bench gun. No recoil and can watch the hit in the scope. Wanted to do that with deer so I put together a 30-378 with a big single shot action and 1.450 straight barrel which weighed in at 25 lbs. I chambered two barrels, one with 14" twist for 125 grain bullet at 4050 fps. Another with 12" twist to shoot 180 grains. Both reamers cut with no freebore, kind of hard to get accuracy when bullet jumps 1/4". Neither cartridge produced enough recoil to not see the hit. Even put a brake on the 14 twist barrel and no movement whatsoever and even shot 168 grain very good 1/4" groups. Yes I know thats not hunting! But I have the privelige of two farms to hunt and I will not shoot an animal long range unless I have a precise rest, clear high power scope and no recoil. I guess I am spoiled (or ruined) but enjoy shooting a doe at 752 yards more than a big buck at 70 yards. Also built a 338-378 2" BAT 2" barrel in a heavy 1000 yard gun. At 56 lbs and a brake (which didnt need) 300 mk's at 2900 fps no movement whatsoever but use the 25lb gun most of rhe time with 125 grain or 150 grain and no recoil. No recoil is a very nice thing to have. If I have cake I certainly want to eat it to</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jarnold37, post: 1898856, member: 29241"] I quess I am not much of a hunter as far as hunting goes even though I like to shoot deer. I used to go in the woods for a big buck but got frustrated because couldnt see or shoot very far. Killed a big one while sitting against a tree once and shot it at 70 yards as it was briskly walking. Checked it in, cut the horns off and showed a few people and that was it. I thought that shooting a groundhog at 400-500 yards from a precise rest was really more enjoyable. My woods gun is about 9 lbs and groundhog gun basically a17 lb bench gun. No recoil and can watch the hit in the scope. Wanted to do that with deer so I put together a 30-378 with a big single shot action and 1.450 straight barrel which weighed in at 25 lbs. I chambered two barrels, one with 14" twist for 125 grain bullet at 4050 fps. Another with 12" twist to shoot 180 grains. Both reamers cut with no freebore, kind of hard to get accuracy when bullet jumps 1/4". Neither cartridge produced enough recoil to not see the hit. Even put a brake on the 14 twist barrel and no movement whatsoever and even shot 168 grain very good 1/4" groups. Yes I know thats not hunting! But I have the privelige of two farms to hunt and I will not shoot an animal long range unless I have a precise rest, clear high power scope and no recoil. I guess I am spoiled (or ruined) but enjoy shooting a doe at 752 yards more than a big buck at 70 yards. Also built a 338-378 2" BAT 2" barrel in a heavy 1000 yard gun. At 56 lbs and a brake (which didnt need) 300 mk's at 2900 fps no movement whatsoever but use the 25lb gun most of rhe time with 125 grain or 150 grain and no recoil. No recoil is a very nice thing to have. If I have cake I certainly want to eat it to [/QUOTE]
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