yds Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Picked some more ground up this week well x3 bits actually. The bit i went on this morning is 525 acres and full of deer. saw 21 this morning but many bucks or fat does, and poor backstops stopped shooting. Finally after a couple of unproductive efforts and the farmer ringing me to tell me to "stop larking around and kill some bloody deer", I decided to shoot a mature doe which was safe but to far for a novice to shoot. I took my rifle and after lasering the deer @ 242m's dailed it into the zeiss's turret, got comfy on my sticks and shot her perfectly through the heart with a 139 privvi. She ran 10 paces and fell dead. Her 2 followers were shocked and milled around, I now got the client + girlfriend in closer to the young does 90m's he went on to shoot both perfectly through the hearts in minutes. A productive morning and a great first morning out. Within minutes of the last shot the farmer was on the blower asking how many did he have to skin. He asked me to drop one in at the neighbours on my way around and that gathered another 55acres up. of adjasent ground. Liz was so impressed with her morning fancies a go herself now. Adam had a great morning paid for by liz for his birthday. Edited March 17, 2012 by yds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice one John save a couple for me on the 30th Jase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yds Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice one John save a couple for me on the 30th Jase. Jase i have you down for the 20th???? I stop shooting on the evening of 20th and don't go back to work till the 1st april. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Yes you're right John P.M sent,see you Tuesday Jase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Excellent shot on the video there John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yds Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Excellent shot on the video there John. that was his first 2 shots on deer ever. both good heart/lung shots. shame i never got my 240m shot on vid and his first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 What caliber are you using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 John uses a Sako 75 Finnlight in 6.5x55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yds Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) John uses a Sako 75 Finnlight in 6.5x55 thats correct jase, my estate rifle is a sako 75 finlite 6.5x55 custom mod, optilock rings and a zeiss vari point 3-12x56 scope. a very nice set up for lending out. Edited March 18, 2012 by yds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Do you put a range of different bullet weights through it? Or is it mainly a roe set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yds Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Do you put a range of different bullet weights through it? Or is it mainly a roe set up? I have tried them all. i now use 139gr sp's for roe does and 156gr rn sp's for bucks as they will pass through nettles and grass without deflection and the bucks are usually shot at well under 100m's. it has shot driven wild boar and been taken on moose hunts all with 156gr. its a very versitile round. with 85-120gr bullets its flat shooting. Edited March 18, 2012 by yds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks John. Been debating if I need more punch than a 243 for my needs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferret man Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 great shot on that video friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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