Top_Heavy's World

My day in Kansas was absolutely fantastic. We started the day with a little long range rifle work. The range was fantastic, with targets set at 400, 600 and 800 yards. We started with some 400 yard warm ups. My groups with the custom rifle and ammo were utterly fantastic. This gun is the most accurate rifle I have ever used. We shot 3 round groups in 15 to 17 mph wind with 90 degree affect. Both guns we shot were in .308 caliber and were topped with 2.5-10X Night Force scopes. We moved to 600 yard and then to 800. We adjusted a couple of times to compensate for the wind and I shot groups again. My 800 yard groups were a hint over 2" to just about 3". That's right, sub 3" groups in strong winds at almost 1/2 of a mile!

After lunch we designed a custom rifle package for myself, action, scope, barrel, custom everything. I settled on a 6.5X47, a fantastic little round that should be able to compete with anything to 1000 yards. We picked ballistics, bullet weight and barrel twist... I love this analytical stuff!
Shed hunting was the next order of business. We shed hunted for about 3 hours total and we found 5 sheds. I found a small 5 point side, a 4 point side and a tiny 3 point from a 1 1/2 yr old deer. My partner in this shed hunt found a matched set of 200" gross nontypical sheds. They were perfect, not a rodent chew on either one! We were so lucky, the day could not have gotten any better.

I am excited about what tomorrow will bring!