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Re: Archery Season

Post by Mags » Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:06 pm

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Congrats on your success with the bow!

πŸ‘ for the Long Ranger range results too.
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... I took the .308 Long Ranger to the range today and fired a few shots. Didn't take long, I started right in the bullseye at 50, went to 100, a tiny adjustment and put 5 more right in there. I really like this rifle.
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Re: Archery Season

Post by JEBar » Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:15 pm

congrats on the bow harvest and hope you have good luck with your Long Ranger .... what type of terrain do you hunt with your 308 and what range shots do you anticipate .... also, curious as to what ammo you use
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Re: Archery Season

Post by Pudsky » Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:41 am

JEBar wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:15 pm
congrats on the bow harvest and hope you have good luck with your Long Ranger .... what type of terrain do you hunt with your 308 and what range shots do you anticipate .... also, curious as to what ammo you use
We hunt in far NW MN. It is state land and some areas are pretty thick. 150 yards or so is pretty much the longest shot, and less than 100 yards is pretty much the norm. I am using Federal Non-Typical 308 150 grain
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Re: Archery Season

Post by JEBar » Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:22 pm

had to look up Federal Non-Typical 308 150 grain ammo .... sounds like some interesting hunting bullets .... my main hunting rifle the last 50 years has been a 308 .... for every big game outside of the largest black bears and boars, we prefer 150 grain bullets ..... ours excels with them
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Re: Archery Season

Post by Pudsky » Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:40 pm

JEBar wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:22 pm
had to look up Federal Non-Typical 308 150 grain ammo .... sounds like some interesting hunting bullets .... my main hunting rifle the last 50 years has been a 308 .... for every big game outside of the largest black bears and boars, we prefer 150 grain bullets ..... ours excels with them
That's good to know. I got a great deal on a case of that ammo. That's the real reason I got it. I have shot maybe two boxes of it, and it seems to be very consistant. I initally was shooting the Federal 168 grain Sierra MatchKing Boat Tail Hollow Point, and of course it was superb, but very expensive, so I switched.
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Re: Archery Season

Post by Cappisj1 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:20 pm

Filled two deer tags this year so early it forced me to buy a .22 Frontier to squirrel hunt with.
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Re: Archery Season

Post by JEBar » Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:55 pm

congratulations on filling both tags .... just curious, what pound pull bow do you use .. :?: .. what type of broadheads do you use .. :?: ..
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Re: Archery Season

Post by Cappisj1 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:27 pm

50# at 28” Damon Howett Super Diablo for the bow. Muzzy 125 3 blade Broadheads. Just put up the last of my Easton 2016 arrows and went to the archery shop and they helped me pick out some new shafts from heritage. They are named traditional and have a wood print on them. They are carbon and a little stuffer. I really like them.
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Re: Archery Season

Post by CT_Shooter » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:29 pm

Nice shooting! Thanks for sharing these photos and the story about getting your Henry Frontier. I hope you bring home lots of squirrels with it.
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Re: Archery Season

Post by JEBar » Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:48 pm

Cappisj1 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:27 pm
50# at 28” Damon Howett Super Diablo for the bow. Muzzy 125 3 blade Broadheads. Just put up the last of my Easton 2016 arrows and went to the archery shop and they helped me pick out some new shafts from heritage. They are named traditional and have a wood print on them. They are carbon and a little stuffer. I really like them.

very nice setup indeed .... 8-)
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