Guest stevo Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Evening all , thought I would post a pic up before I jump in the shower and get my gear ready for tomorrows Crow shooting , I got a call about 7pm tonight from land owner saying that he had seen a fox on the estate , ( big old dog that I have been trying to catch out for the past two weeks ) , so went to the cabinet to decide what would be the best tool for the job , when I saw my trusty Tikka M595 chambered in 220 Swift , and thought I would give the old girl a trip out for a change , for those interested I took my home loads 50 grain Sierra soft point and 39 grains IMR 4064 giving me a MV of 3,932 FPS ! Ouch :-) so I get the entrance of the field that it was seen on , parked up for around 20 mins having a cuppa and a scan with the NV , I was just about to head off when BINGO , a pair of eyes staring at me like a car with its headlights on , right at the bottom of the field , I know that the fence at the bottom is 260 265 yrds witch with the swift is very do - able , but I thought I would try to call it in , This old boy was not budging after 10 mins I opted to nail it where it was , he had come in a bit maybe 50 yrds or so but that was it , so over the bonnet of the van , kwik squeak and he turned to give me a dirty look for the very last time ...........BOOOOM it went straight down , job done . I had forgotten just how much the 220 swift barks , jesus ! well I walked down to the fox and put the range finder on the van from where I was shooting from . 226 yrds . chuffed to bits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hell of a shot! Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Top job well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Nicely done. Swift, always been intrigued by it. Sounds like a dandy load. Not much powder too! 39grn yes? U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 yeah 39 grains , its can be pushed a bit more , , but I'm out of practice with my reloading , and to be honest I just don't have the bottle to push it , I think its fast enough haha , you can push the 40 grainers upto 4200 fps quite easily ( I think there Remington accu tip ) or something like that . I will at some point have a mod fitted , but I just love the flames and the boom , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Sweet, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 just read about not having a mod on, thats just cruel Nice shooting Stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 yeah 39 grains , its can be pushed a bit more , , but I'm out of practice with my reloading , and to be honest I just don't have the bottle to push it , I think its fast enough haha , you can push the 40 grainers upto 4200 fps quite easily ( I think there Remington accu tip ) or something like that . I will at some point have a mod fitted , but I just love the flames and the boom , Cool, that is quite a efficient load then, well done.Don't put a mod on it ! U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 All very technical Stevo but I am sure absolutely necessary. A good victory well won. I believe that this is the first time you have posted a 'selfie'. All we normally see is your hide, your hands, your gun and lots of dead crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thank you chaps. Jdog it's the second one of me I have posted. Last one was end of September when I was out with a good mate of mine Jamie. As far as technical goes. That's about my lot. I can't compete with the big boys on the technical side of things. I just know how to shoot I spose. But thats about were it ends. Underdog. I wont put a mod on it mate. I had forgotten how much the Boom is half fun haha 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thank you chaps. Jdog it's the second one of me I have posted. Last one was end of September when I was out with a good mate of mine Jamie. As far as technical goes. That's about my lot. I can't compete with the big boys on the technical side of things. I just know how to shoot I spose. But thats about were it ends. Underdog. I wont put a mod on it mate. I had forgotten how much the Boom is half fun haha Its the first time I can recall seeing a picture of anything other than your hands too , your chubbier than I was expecting Well done on the fox Stevo and good luck on the crows today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Haha love it. It's good living mate. And a good missus ;-) I hadhad three tops and my camo jacket. I'm only 11.5 st I'm just out now looking where to set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I think there may be a problem with your bathroom scales mate Mine say "one at a time please" when I get on them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Well done nice job done looks a nice piece of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Well done nice job done looks a nice piece of kitCheers mate. Yeah it's not bad. Compared to the kit used by folks nowadays. It's old school. And a pretty effective tool. I should really take the time to try more reloading for it. But my mate done the load development for it and I just stuck with it. I can get 30 mm groups at 150 yards with it. My mate can do that at 250 yards with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I think there may be a problem with your bathroom scales mate Mine say "one at a time please" when I get on them . Fenboy. I'm like a cat. I puff up when I'm cold haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fenboy. I'm like a cat. I puff up when I'm cold haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy bingo Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkashot Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nice shot Stevo ,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I love obscure calibres, I had a .223 wssm, that was crazy fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Me too. My favourite is the. 243 Ackley improved. Beautiful calibre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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