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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 1257623" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>johnnie Walker, I live in a lead free state and have been shooting the Barnes for a while and it seems a little lighter and faster is the way to go. I posted this a little bit ago.</p><p>------------------------------------------------------</p><p>I have had great success making some great hunting rifles by picking up old Savages for $250-$300 and putting some work into them. My girlfriend wanted that "Muddy Girl" camo pattern she saw some where on her gun so I did a pink Duracoat then the oak crackle stencil in black over it, put a Harrells Precision 4 port brake(cut down to 2 ports), trigger job, better pad, fluted bolt, etc. Then set to working up a hard hitting 130 grain Barnes TTSX for the time tested 30-06. Varget looked like it would give a pretty good case fill so I ran a ladder and found a high node at a little over 3,300fps with no pressure. I just finished trajectory validation at 650 yards 10MOA with a 200 yard zero. It shot 4 out of 5 hits on the 12" plate, first was a bit low at 9.5 MOA</p><p> She leaves Thursday for a cow hunt in New Mexico that unfortunately I can't get time off to go. That thing is a hammer regardless if it look like a bottle of Pepto Bismol. I was shooting my 6.5x284 and this thing hit quite a bit harder. I've got 2 more Savage 30-06's I was going to use as donors for a build but right now I'm kind of wanting my own 30-06. </p><p> The plate is at the base of the hill to the right of the people. There are three, the one in the video is the 3rd on the right</p><p><u><u><u><u><u><a href="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/rwedgy/20161121_161640_1_1_zpstqsgbveo.mp4" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/rwedgy/th_20161121_161640_1_1_zpstqsgbveo.mp4" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></u></u></u></u></u> </p><p>Attached Thumbnails - Click to View Larger <u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67305d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-gun.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67305d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-gun.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></u></u> <u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67306d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-pink.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67306d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-pink.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></u></u> </p><p></p><p><u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67307d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-lab.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67307d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-lab.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></u></u> <u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67308d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-range.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67308d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-range.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></u></u></p><p> </p><p><u>So this morning she drew 1st blood on the new build. The herd was grazing towards them from ~700 yards, not a lot of cover between them and the wind was good so they just waited....and waited. A cow out front got to 270 yards quartering towards her when she let it rip, and let it RIP. Dropped in its tracks. I wish they had taken more pictures of the exit and damage but it did a number on the shoulder, heart, and exited the far ribs. That 130 grain at 3300fps hits hard. </u></p><p> <u>I think I'll name it Hillary, the elk, not the gun. </u></p><p><u>Attached Thumbnails - Click to View Larger <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67423d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-down.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67423d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-down.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67424d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-heart.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67424d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-heart.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67425d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-hillary.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67425d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-hillary.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u></u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 1257623, member: 64108"] johnnie Walker, I live in a lead free state and have been shooting the Barnes for a while and it seems a little lighter and faster is the way to go. I posted this a little bit ago. ------------------------------------------------------ I have had great success making some great hunting rifles by picking up old Savages for $250-$300 and putting some work into them. My girlfriend wanted that "Muddy Girl" camo pattern she saw some where on her gun so I did a pink Duracoat then the oak crackle stencil in black over it, put a Harrells Precision 4 port brake(cut down to 2 ports), trigger job, better pad, fluted bolt, etc. Then set to working up a hard hitting 130 grain Barnes TTSX for the time tested 30-06. Varget looked like it would give a pretty good case fill so I ran a ladder and found a high node at a little over 3,300fps with no pressure. I just finished trajectory validation at 650 yards 10MOA with a 200 yard zero. It shot 4 out of 5 hits on the 12" plate, first was a bit low at 9.5 MOA She leaves Thursday for a cow hunt in New Mexico that unfortunately I can't get time off to go. That thing is a hammer regardless if it look like a bottle of Pepto Bismol. I was shooting my 6.5x284 and this thing hit quite a bit harder. I've got 2 more Savage 30-06's I was going to use as donors for a build but right now I'm kind of wanting my own 30-06. The plate is at the base of the hill to the right of the people. There are three, the one in the video is the 3rd on the right [U][U][U][U][U][URL="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/rwedgy/20161121_161640_1_1_zpstqsgbveo.mp4"][IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/rwedgy/th_20161121_161640_1_1_zpstqsgbveo.mp4[/IMG][/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U] Attached Thumbnails - Click to View Larger [U][U][URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67305d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-gun.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67305d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-gun.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/U][/U] [U][U][URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67306d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-pink.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67306d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-pink.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/U][/U] [U][U][URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67307d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-lab.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67307d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-lab.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/U][/U] [U][U][URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67308d1479928187-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-range.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67308d1479928187t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-range.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/U][/U] [U]So this morning she drew 1st blood on the new build. The herd was grazing towards them from ~700 yards, not a lot of cover between them and the wind was good so they just waited....and waited. A cow out front got to 270 yards quartering towards her when she let it rip, and let it RIP. Dropped in its tracks. I wish they had taken more pictures of the exit and damage but it did a number on the shoulder, heart, and exited the far ribs. That 130 grain at 3300fps hits hard. I think I'll name it Hillary, the elk, not the gun. Attached Thumbnails - Click to View Larger [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67423d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-down.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67423d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-down.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67424d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-heart.jpg"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67424d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-heart.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67425d1480218238-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-hillary.png"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/attachments/f17/67425d1480218238t-girlfriends-rifle-hunt-success-update-hillary.png[/IMG][/URL] [/U] [/QUOTE]
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