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Excuses for missing antelope
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<blockquote data-quote="D.Camilleri" data-source="post: 866785" data-attributes="member: 2567"><p>Well, I think I found the problem. Today I went out with the goal of redeeming myself and fill my antelope tags. Put a sneak on a group of speed goats and line up on one and dialed the scope. At the shot, I heard a contact and thought at least I am off to a better start. I found the doe in my scope and she was hit in the front leg. I tried several times to put another bullet in her as the herd got further away and no luck. I made a sneak from a different angle and shot a second doe and hit her low also. I got closer and finished her off and also finished off the first doe that I had hit. I wasn't very happy about the shooting, but stuff happens. I quartered out my animals with very little wasted meat and headed for the house. I slipped back out to the rifle range and checked my zero at 100. 1 1/2 inches low! I talked to a friend at the range and we discussed backlash in the turrets. I dialed up 3 min and then down 3 1/2 and up 1/2 to 0 and shot again. This time both shots hit right and 1 inch low. My friend came over and said maybe the problem is the bipod. I grabbed a piece of paper to check the clearance in the barrel channel and then loaded the bipod and he told me the paper got tight. I removed the bipod and set up with my front rest and first shot, bullseye. Problem solved. I usually hunt with shooting sticks and my backpack for a rest and usually only use the bipod for antelope. Time to clearance the barrel channel on the stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D.Camilleri, post: 866785, member: 2567"] Well, I think I found the problem. Today I went out with the goal of redeeming myself and fill my antelope tags. Put a sneak on a group of speed goats and line up on one and dialed the scope. At the shot, I heard a contact and thought at least I am off to a better start. I found the doe in my scope and she was hit in the front leg. I tried several times to put another bullet in her as the herd got further away and no luck. I made a sneak from a different angle and shot a second doe and hit her low also. I got closer and finished her off and also finished off the first doe that I had hit. I wasn't very happy about the shooting, but stuff happens. I quartered out my animals with very little wasted meat and headed for the house. I slipped back out to the rifle range and checked my zero at 100. 1 1/2 inches low! I talked to a friend at the range and we discussed backlash in the turrets. I dialed up 3 min and then down 3 1/2 and up 1/2 to 0 and shot again. This time both shots hit right and 1 inch low. My friend came over and said maybe the problem is the bipod. I grabbed a piece of paper to check the clearance in the barrel channel and then loaded the bipod and he told me the paper got tight. I removed the bipod and set up with my front rest and first shot, bullseye. Problem solved. I usually hunt with shooting sticks and my backpack for a rest and usually only use the bipod for antelope. Time to clearance the barrel channel on the stock. [/QUOTE]
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