WildRose
Well-Known Member
Well in the last week I had my first kills on game with the 375 Ruger and 6.8spc.
The Ruger was very interesing. Using Hornady 270gr Interbond had a shot on a little doe at 220yds, steep uphill at about 30 deg.
I was sitting in a makeshift blind consisting of a dead, downed tree with some of it's limbs propped up to break up visible outline.
I made a mistake I should not have. When the shot came I did NOT make absolutely clear of muzzle clearance!
Saw shot seemed oddly off, she was facing me almost straight on but with butt slightly quartering to the right.
Rifle zeroed at 200yds and wind not a factor.
Started shaking my head because I knew POA and POI should have been right on but I could see bullet strike considerably high ad left by bout 4-6".
Well I settle back into the blind because she was definitely DRT and after about a half hour noticed something odd. There was a 375 size hole through a 2" mesquite limb I was using as part of the blind. It was about 2" from the end of my muzzle brake!
Upon inspection the doe was indeed dead and the shot was still about 3-4" high and the same left!
Mystery solved!
A reminder to check muzzle clearance and then check it again particularly when shooting from a field expedient setup like mine.
Picked up a nice boar Tues Morning as well. Field dressed just over 377lbs after probably 120lbs of innards were removed.
It's only equipped with an Aimpoint Comp (Ruger mini in 6.8spc) tuned and customized by ASI in colorado a few years back.
Hit him just behind he ear on a dead run quartering right to left at a little over 200yds in the dark (legal to hunt hogs with lights at night in TX), Rolled him but he got up and turned dead straight away.
Wanted to stop him before he made it into brush so I laid one in just above his tail and got the perfect result. Split the pelvis in two but did not rupture the colon or other gut equipment.
Down like a sack of hammers!
Always enjoyed that little gun as a "truck gun" for varmints and predators on the fly but it did a more than passable job on the hog as well. Bullet was 110gr Accubond.
Put it in the right hole and it's a stopper even on critters much tougher than deer, it's a great round for this rifle and/or for anyone with a recoil sensitive shooters or those prone to be to use because of minimal recoil and little noise.
It's good to be back!
The Ruger was very interesing. Using Hornady 270gr Interbond had a shot on a little doe at 220yds, steep uphill at about 30 deg.
I was sitting in a makeshift blind consisting of a dead, downed tree with some of it's limbs propped up to break up visible outline.
I made a mistake I should not have. When the shot came I did NOT make absolutely clear of muzzle clearance!
Saw shot seemed oddly off, she was facing me almost straight on but with butt slightly quartering to the right.
Rifle zeroed at 200yds and wind not a factor.
Started shaking my head because I knew POA and POI should have been right on but I could see bullet strike considerably high ad left by bout 4-6".
Well I settle back into the blind because she was definitely DRT and after about a half hour noticed something odd. There was a 375 size hole through a 2" mesquite limb I was using as part of the blind. It was about 2" from the end of my muzzle brake!
Upon inspection the doe was indeed dead and the shot was still about 3-4" high and the same left!
Mystery solved!
A reminder to check muzzle clearance and then check it again particularly when shooting from a field expedient setup like mine.
Picked up a nice boar Tues Morning as well. Field dressed just over 377lbs after probably 120lbs of innards were removed.
It's only equipped with an Aimpoint Comp (Ruger mini in 6.8spc) tuned and customized by ASI in colorado a few years back.
Hit him just behind he ear on a dead run quartering right to left at a little over 200yds in the dark (legal to hunt hogs with lights at night in TX), Rolled him but he got up and turned dead straight away.
Wanted to stop him before he made it into brush so I laid one in just above his tail and got the perfect result. Split the pelvis in two but did not rupture the colon or other gut equipment.
Down like a sack of hammers!
Always enjoyed that little gun as a "truck gun" for varmints and predators on the fly but it did a more than passable job on the hog as well. Bullet was 110gr Accubond.
Put it in the right hole and it's a stopper even on critters much tougher than deer, it's a great round for this rifle and/or for anyone with a recoil sensitive shooters or those prone to be to use because of minimal recoil and little noise.
It's good to be back!
I've got a soft spot for the 6.8, right or wrong. Mine sees a pretty steady diet of 110 V-Max as of right now, as I start tinkering with the loads, I'm more than certain I'll end up feeding it all sorts of fodder..... I'm good like that 
