blood on the new rifle
Mar 6, 2011 11:03:05 GMT -5
Post by slugger on Mar 6, 2011 11:03:05 GMT -5
I have finished braking in the barrel and I had it out "Hunting" for the first time the other day.
I went calling with my boy. It was COLD,SNOWY,AND WINDY. We saw 6 dogs on the trip out but only had one come in to the call. It stopped ( he saw the truck) over 400 yards away ,my range finder would not lock on to him. We watched him for a long time , finally I thought I'd give him a try, that's why we got a 22 250. The wind was blowing side to side around 13 mph. I'm shooting a 34 grain grenade going 4200 fps. I put it dead center his chest and over three body widths and squeezed the trigger. My boy was watching and the snow jumped dead center his chest and one body with the other side He ran off like the devil him self was chasing him. We did some more sets with out any response.We gave up at 2:00 pm and started home on the way we stopped at one last spot. Still windy but from the North west now. We split up on this set. A few tries and he come a FOX from Down wind of us he trotted up to about 80 yards from me,and stopped and tried to make out what I was,just long enough for me to switch around and put him in my scope. The 22 250 loaded like that is a bit much for a fox at 80 yards. It went in at the base of his neck and came out just under the brest bone. It took all the guts with it and all the belly skin. One dead fox...
He's sure is a good looker. We will keep the pelt for a throw.
