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<blockquote data-quote="7Rumloader" data-source="post: 72308" data-attributes="member: 3640"><p><strong>Re: Drop tests and some groups with 169.5 wildcats. ( with pics )</strong></p><p></p><p>Well I got some drop tests done with my 7 RUM out to 600 yards. We set up at 100, 300, 500, and 600 yards. I verified zero at 100 yards then shot one shot at 300 drove down and measured 5 and 1/2 inches low. Cranked my knob to compensate then fired a group of 3 into under 2 inches. ( pic below ) Then I stepped it out to 500 and measured 23 and 1/4 inches low on 2 shots. Cranked my knob for compensation then fired 3 into a 4 inch group with 2 nearly touching and one 4 inches below them. Sat back on the bench and fired 3 shots at 600 to find 7 inches low and a 4 and 1/2 inch group. Compensated with more elevation and fired another 3 shots with 2 touching and #3 blown off the side of the target by the cross wind. Unsure of this group size. All in all I totaled 35 and 3/4 inches drop from 100 to 600 yards with the big 169.5 wildcat. We batteled a cross wind all day that varied from 5 to 15 MPH and the last hour and a half of shooting it changed directions on us!</p><p>Here are some pics. </p><p>The first one is from the trucks looking down the field at the targets. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290584.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>This next one is of the 300 yard group. The hole in the bottom came from a 25/06 that was shooting pretty good as well. The bottom left hole was part of a 1 and 1/2 inch group he shot at 300 after mine and the top right came from a 243 with a 22 inch barrel ( small barrel ) printing about 4 inch groups at 300. I'm unsure were that hole just above the orange circle at the bottom left came from. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290587.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here is the 500 yard group it was off the paper but good none the less! The bottom hole doesn't really look like a hole but I swear it is! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290591.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here are some pics of some of our rifles. Thats my RUM in the top and my buddy johnnyk's 25/06 sendero in the bottom. It wears a 4.5x14 leupold VXIII. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290595.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here is another buddy's 300 winnie sendero that shoots good as well! All our rigs for today were stock with the exception of the bedding and brake job Kirby did on my RUM. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290597.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here is a pic of another guy that shoots with us. His is a fast twist 6br that he built in gunsmith school that shoots like a house on fire. (That means very good if your unfamiliar with a little redneck)He's at the bench getting ready to let one go. He also brought out his AR15 with iron sights and shot from the ground at 300 and 600 and did pretty good. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290598.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here is a pic of him shooting his AR. <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290599.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>Here is a pic of the small barrel 243 before the shot ( with some of my handloads ) <img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/290600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7Rumloader, post: 72308, member: 3640"] [b]Re: Drop tests and some groups with 169.5 wildcats. ( with pics )[/b] Well I got some drop tests done with my 7 RUM out to 600 yards. We set up at 100, 300, 500, and 600 yards. I verified zero at 100 yards then shot one shot at 300 drove down and measured 5 and 1/2 inches low. Cranked my knob to compensate then fired a group of 3 into under 2 inches. ( pic below ) Then I stepped it out to 500 and measured 23 and 1/4 inches low on 2 shots. Cranked my knob for compensation then fired 3 into a 4 inch group with 2 nearly touching and one 4 inches below them. Sat back on the bench and fired 3 shots at 600 to find 7 inches low and a 4 and 1/2 inch group. Compensated with more elevation and fired another 3 shots with 2 touching and #3 blown off the side of the target by the cross wind. Unsure of this group size. All in all I totaled 35 and 3/4 inches drop from 100 to 600 yards with the big 169.5 wildcat. We batteled a cross wind all day that varied from 5 to 15 MPH and the last hour and a half of shooting it changed directions on us! Here are some pics. The first one is from the trucks looking down the field at the targets. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290584.jpg[/img] This next one is of the 300 yard group. The hole in the bottom came from a 25/06 that was shooting pretty good as well. The bottom left hole was part of a 1 and 1/2 inch group he shot at 300 after mine and the top right came from a 243 with a 22 inch barrel ( small barrel ) printing about 4 inch groups at 300. I'm unsure were that hole just above the orange circle at the bottom left came from. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290587.jpg[/img] Here is the 500 yard group it was off the paper but good none the less! The bottom hole doesn't really look like a hole but I swear it is! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290591.jpg[/img] Here are some pics of some of our rifles. Thats my RUM in the top and my buddy johnnyk's 25/06 sendero in the bottom. It wears a 4.5x14 leupold VXIII. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290595.jpg[/img] Here is another buddy's 300 winnie sendero that shoots good as well! All our rigs for today were stock with the exception of the bedding and brake job Kirby did on my RUM. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290597.jpg[/img] Here is a pic of another guy that shoots with us. His is a fast twist 6br that he built in gunsmith school that shoots like a house on fire. (That means very good if your unfamiliar with a little redneck)He's at the bench getting ready to let one go. He also brought out his AR15 with iron sights and shot from the ground at 300 and 600 and did pretty good. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290598.jpg[/img] Here is a pic of him shooting his AR. [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290599.jpg[/img] Here is a pic of the small barrel 243 before the shot ( with some of my handloads ) [img]http://www.hunt101.com/img/290600.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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