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There I am, but that's not me!
I wondered if I could find my videos on google and found me all over the place!
howa 30-06 400 yards
You can get my videos in Partagez. For, Canadians? For... BD people. For apnies. For snippets.
It is like those mirror journal sites. Why people do that is beyond me.
Youngins Are Shootin
The camera was acting-up so the video is kind of messed-up.
Just the youngins shooting the Remington 1858 New Model Army replica and the Winchester 94. They shoot the 44 at 40 yards and the 30-30 at 100 yards.
2 Shots With 208gr A-max, Reduced Load
There was no sticky bolt and I did hit the target; but I don't think this load is very good.
There are a few factors that may be giving me a false negative.
1) I should be aiming at the 4 inch square not the ice. There is too much guesswork involved in the actual POA.
2) When I pulled the bullets I damaged some of the tips. (not that much of a factor, but...)
3) On the second shot I should have waited for my heart to calm.
I'll wait until another calm day to try them again. Next time, if tip is damaged, I'll pull the damaged tip then shoot it as a hollow point; I'll also take extra care in eliminating any factors that would result in a miss. Eh...
30-30 Offhand, 357 Offhand
Since I don't have a scope on my 30-30, I figured I would use it like a guide gun; shooting it as if there is a charging bear. I figured I would mix it up and add the 357 into the mix, I just don't have enough larger sized targets to make it work as well as I would like.
The scenario is; a bear is charging from 200 yards and I have to shoot twice with the 30-30 at 150 then 100 yards; then twice with the 357 at 50 then 25 yards. The 30-30 shots need to be kind of rushed then the 357s need to be more so rushed especially the last one.
The 30-30 hit both targets in a fairly small amount of time, the 357 missed both targets unfortunately. I'm going to have to adjust the sights to short range in order to make the hits on those small targets. Either I need more 8-6 inch steel targets or I need to practice with the 357 more. :P
I need to get a little faster with the rifle too.
Also; the camera got set to compact again, good thing it did after the video of the shots.
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yard, A-max Test-2
Today the bolt wasn't as sticky but still sticky, I'm going to pull the bullets and load them with .2 grains less powder.
I came up 1moa from yesterdays shot, but I am around 10 inches higher; it should have been 4 inches. Either my technique was flawed yesterday, or it is flawed today.
Or...
Is my load not right? I don't find a target or video of me shooting a 300 yard group with the 208gr A-Max, nor do I remember shooting one.
Actually... Reviewing the ladder test target, I think there may be a load just 1 grain lower. I am sure that would eliminate the sticky bolt problem. So I pulled the 8 bullets I had and reloaded them with the reduced load. If it isn't going to shoot tight groups I'll just pull the bullets again and load some 190s, I have more coming and when I get the refund for my crappy scope I'll buy more.
If tomorrow is calm I'll try this load...
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yard, A-max Test
The A-Max cuts the wind better than the 190s, just not as much as I had hoped.
My data also showed the bullet was going to be about 4 inches higher than the 190gr SPBTs, it seems as they are about the same setting at 400 yards.
It hit hard...
Also; the H 414 powder I was using, being spherical and harder to ignite especially in the cold, I kept the shell in my pocket the whole time until right before the shot; I had somewhat of a sticky bolt. Tomorrow I will not put the cartridge in my pocket and see how the bolt feels then. I don't remember any pressure signs during load development but this was for a winter load.
I may have to re-figure that load with little less of a charge but looking at my load development targets, it doesn't look to promising. I can reduce it 1/5 a grain and still be basically the same load. If the case is still a little sticky tomorrow, I'll try that.
P.S. No ice was injured during the making of this video... Well, severely injured anyway.
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yards, Big Time Hit
Another installment of "one shot, one day." Today was easy, a constant 4mph wind from 3 o'clock. Hit it solid on the 3.5 inch lid!
That was my last loaded 190gr cartridge, I've loaded some 208gr A-Max bullets for next time. I'll try 300 first then extend my range as I get a zero. I've only load developed with these in the Howa, but I have high hopes for these bullets.
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yards, Big Time Miss
Another "one shot one day" installment. This time I shoot at a 5 x 5 jar of ice at 400 yards. I miss it by a few inches. That shot sure did tear that board up.
This time I went with what the direction of the wind as I was shooting. Yesterday I averaged the varying directions and barely got a hit, but it was a hit. If I would have averaged it today it looks like I would have hit closer to center. I usually try to aim according to where the wind is mostly coming from, but from now on, in varying winds, I will adjust according to an average.
One thing is, this looks like the right scope setting for elevation and possibly the lateral adjustment also.
I might take it to 200 yards tomorrow and get a zero with my last loaded 190gr cartridge, I only have setting recorded for 3 and 400 yards. If it is calm I will take another 400 yard shot to make sure my lateral adjustment is correct. Then load-up some 208gr A-Maxs. I love me some A-Max! :P
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yards, Nearly Miss-2
Shooting a creamer jar filled with ice at 400 yards.
The conditions were almost as it was 2 days ago so, I decided to learn from my mistake. I thought I would not hold right quite as much so when the wind changed I would still get a solid hit... Well, the wind didn't change and I almost missed again!
I hit though, good thing I was shooting at something an inch larger this time! :P
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yards, Nearly Miss
Since the wind was pretty constant at 12 o'clock I aimed dead center of the square. The largest group I've shot at that range was 2 1/2 inches so that shot falls close that area if the scope is adjusted exactly center.
I concentrated on doing everything correctly since I haven't been doing so well at hitting the 4 inch square at 400 yards. I usually take care that everything is correct but I took greater care this time. I am thinking my sight picture isn't exact and am mainly making sure that is perfect.
Howa 1500 30-06, 400 Yards, Near Miss
The last shot I took with this rifle hit at the bottom of the 4 inch square, I think my scope was adjusted too low, so I adjusted it up a click.
The lateral miss was probably due to the wind switching just as the shot let loose.
It is a lot harder to hit a 1moa sized target at 400 than it is at 300 yards.
I couldn't find the target in the camera again so...
Gun Cleaning
As some already know, my Eddystone was not the best taken care of rifle. When I got it, the barrel looked good and clean but I later found out that it was simply polished dirt. So every so often I get the gumption to give it a good cleaning, Tuesday and Wednesday I did just that.
So after I found that I might just be getting somewhere, (after 20+ years,) I decided to take it out for a test. You never can tell if the dirt was what made it shoot well. And as I hoped, it still seems to shoot on target.
After that shot the patches were still kind of dirty, but more copper dirty than carbon dirty; it used to be the other way around. On that last black/carbon patch in the video, it looked like has a lot of copper in it, but now it looks all black.
*a few hours later*
I cleaned it a bit more but it is still dirty. It is better than it used to be, when I slide a patch down the barrel the rifling is gripping a lot better than it used to.
400 Yard, Howa 30-06, Hornady 190gr SPBT
I broke out the Hornady 190gr SPBTs again, I think I'll keep the last 20 Sierra 180gr SPs for just in case.
I like the 190s better anyway. I think they hit harder, fly better, travel further, and more readily available; even though I don't trust the powder I use with them that much. I kept the cartridge in my pocket for a few minutes before I shot it; that way the freezing temperature didn't effect the H414 powder.
I was thinking the bullet was going to be a little right but only an inch or so. When I saw how far right I knew I had adjusted the scope one click the wrong way. The spin drift is so easy but I somehow get confused.
I also adjusted down 2 clicks.
Also, I got a new bag, a cloth bag filled with great northern beans... So much lighter than the sand bag I was using!
Offhand 150 Yard 30-30 Winchester Lever Action
I am shooting offhand with the 30-30 at 150 yards kind of rushed. I have to load it, aim and fire. My thinking is; an offhand shot is more of a defensive shot. One scenario would be a charging bear; you don't have the time to get into a more stable position so you need to take an offhand shot.
So I am trying to shoot within 5 seconds of shouldering the rifle. If I get good at it I will try even quicker and from a further distance. For now this seems about where I can hit reasonably quickly.
Needless to say, today the bear killed me.
600 Yards, Howa 1500 30-06, 8" Circle
After wasting all those bullets yesterday, I figured I would waste more trying to get my zero at 600 yards with the Sierra 180gr SP bullets.
This is a lot harder than I thought it would be! I should try an A-Max next time.
I tried the scope settings I had in my scope cap and added the allotted spin drift; the same as the 220s at 400 yards since my adjustment was only 2 clicks different. My first shot is always a little slower/lower than the others and it was high so I knew something was up... (pun convenient.)
By the time I did get my hits close I was 3moa less than I had written in my cap, so my spin drift was cut in half.
The wind was about 3mph at 6 o'clock and varying so it was just effecting the shots slightly but unpredictably. That wasn't too bad though, mostly my shots were left of center.
The thing that was happening, I thought the vertical adjustment was a little too touchy in the area I needed to be in. I was either too high or too low; that was most of my problem, (and of course I hit that branch and thought it was my adjustment.) But the adjustments had me wondering if that was further than 600 yards. But the horizontal adjustment seemed right so I think it is just an inconsistency with the loads. They were older cartridges that I may not have taken the greater care I have been lately.
Also, I could not find where one of the last 3 bullets went. Sometimes they hit in the same hole as another one has, but I couldn't find a oblong one, and one of those 3 hit that branch, and what are the odds that both deflections hit in the same area?
Just so you know I walked 6.875 miles doing that. Up and down 18" deep snow covered hills. It took like 5 hours!
But...
I HIT IT! :)
Next time I taking a 10" plate with me! :P
30-30 Offhand
I don't do a lot of offhand shooting with a rifle, so since my scope died, I think I'll start using the Winchester for offhand shooting. It is light and I can hold it steady, almost as steady as my 357. I think I can get that target more times than not with a little practice.
So that's what I'll do, I'll keep shooting it offhand at 200. If I start hitting pretty consistently, I'll move on to 300. I don't think I could hit at 400 offhand on that target, maybe a lucky shot from time to time.
I think offhand would be mainly for a charging bear or for some reason that you don't have time to get set for a more stable shooting position. So I think when I do shoot offhand I need to be quicker; maybe take no more than 5 seconds to shoot.
I might take the bolt action 22 out tomorrow for a few quick offhand shots at 150, then try the 30-30 at 200.
2 1/4" Group At 400 Yards
Everything is dying on me!
My camera sucks, my connection sucks, I suck!
I had to edit the video to make it small enough to upload.
Missed because I'm on target!
I don't know why I didn't remember the data, I just used it like 5 days ago! When I went down to check the bullet hole as soon as I saw it I knew just what I did.
I am going to memorize the data, I only need to remember for the 220gr and 190gr, the 190 and 180 are really close at 4 to 600 yards then the 180s loose oomph.
Or I need to think of a better way to keep it.
I'm going to use the 180s next time anyway, I'll just pull the one 220, anneal the cases then load them with 180s.
But... Even though I was using the wrong data, I may have been close to missing it on the other side; I would have held over maybe an inch too much. I was holding over 8 inches; I would have held over 16 which looks to be a bit too much. But I'm lucky enough to have hit it, even though I'm my own worst enemy.
Oh well, there is always tomorrow, and tomorrow I'll have bullets that are more efficient.
I loaded-up my cartridges and just had to try them... There was a snow storm and my hero Rahm always said, "Never waste a good snow storm!" So I didn't!
LOL! Ever see someone get mad because their rifle shoots too close to where they are aiming? LOL! "No fricken wind drift?!?"
Sometimes I get such a laugh at myself! Getting pissed about the bullets preforming wonderfully! LOL!
It took everything in me to only adjust 2 inches for wind drift. There was no way I could not account for wind; I tried my hardest, I just couldn't do it.
Iron Sights VS Scope
Yesterday when I tried 400 yards with the Winchester 30-30 I couldn't tell where the target was; so I broke out my cross backing, (that I thought would work well in the winter,) so I could try the Eddystone at 400 yards. Unfortunately, I couldn't see it whatsoever; it blended into the background like a chameleon! So I had to try and use reference points like I did with the Winchester. I at least seen a large white area yesterday, today I saw nothing. I'm going to need to come up with something else for winter... I just made a red 8" target. I'll see if I can see it tomorrow.
There was a 7mph 9 o'clock wind for the Eddystone's shot, and a 5mph 9 o'clock wind for the Howa's.
But I still have all my toes!
I really need to concentrate, I haven't been doing very well lately.
When I was walking up the hill, the wind was coming from 1 o'clock then when I got all set-up, the flags indicated 12 o'clock. it must have changed sometime during the shot process and I didn't notice. I was going to aim a little right just in case but I stupidly went with the flags and not my gut. :/
I really need to stop screwing-up... But on the bright side, at least I didn't get injured this time!
I need to get better flags; thin nylon, black for snow and white for all other times. they need to be long too.
30-30 Scope Dies, But First Takes a Parting Shot
I'm just going to use it without a scope. I don't have enough money to spend shooting all those bullets!
The scope is unusable now. I took 5 shots, the first was using the scope that I haven't adjusted for at least a week; it was 2 yards right in almost zero wind conditions at 400 yards. :(
When I get enough money saved to send it back I will. Then when I get the replacement scope, I'm selling it!
When I reviewed the video I knew it missed by a lot so I then used the see through feature of my scope mount to use my iron sights. The last time I used the iron sights on the Winchester, I was set on the 4th notch at 300 yards; so I adjusted to the 5th notch and tried a shot. I couldn't see where it hit in the camera so I gathered my stuff and reviewed the target area.
Then I went to the house, removed the scope, cleaned the rifle, viewed the video and saw the shot was pretty high.
Went back out and tried 3 notches for the 3rd shot. Then tried 4 notched because in the video I could see the shot went low, (at least I thought I did.) It looks as if 4 notches is the place, I think it lands just right of the target. The only problem was, I couldn't actually see the target, I was using reference points in the woods to get an approximate.
Then I took the target to 300 yards to try there. I was able to see right where it was so 300 was easy. I set the sight to 3 notches and hit it just 3 inches left of center and 2 inches low of center. I'll be able to hit the 6 x 6" wood target on a calm day, when the wind kicks up it'll be kinda tough because it will be hard to judge the wind drift distance at 300+ yards.
At least I still have a scope that works wonderfully, on a rifle that works just as wonderfully!
Saving your ass whether you like it or not!
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Evidently, the blame Bush era is over!
Ugh!
Looks like the bullet went 6 or so inches left.
I had a varying wind from 10:30 to 1:30 at 10mph. It was my fault I missed for 2 reasons.
1) I missed.
2) I should have went back to the house and grabbed cartridges with a bullet more forgiving to the wind conditions.
When I took the shot the wind where I was at was from 12:30; as soon as I took it it changed on me. With a more ballistic coefficient bullet the drift would have half as much which would have put me right on the edge of the steel.
See, yesterday the wind was constant, all I needed to do is math; today there was math plus guesswork. If I would have gone back and grabbed a 180gr Sierra, the outcome could have been a hit.
I'll take some Sierra 180 SPs or Hornady 190 SPBTs with me next time.
I'm really not doing very well this week. I think after I shoot-up these round noses, I'll load-up some Sierra 180gr spire points. I'm mainly using the 220gr RN because they're there.
What I should do is, use the 220s for no wind or varying wind, the 180s for varying wind up to 400 yards, and the 190s for varying wind over 400 yards.
Howa 1500, 400 Yards, 1 Shot 1 Kill
I remembered my mistake last time and had the wind drift data for the 220gr RN bullets.
Shooting 400 yards at an 8 x 12" steel plate with a 4" square center. Luckily, the snow was varying enough for me to get a bead on the target with my camera. I also like that the wind kicked-up a bit for the shot, which made the wind conditions much like the last time I attempted the shot.
I am pretty sure I have the correct elevation setting now also. If I hit the 4" square somewhat consistently, I'll switch to the 4 x 5" steel target for a few shots.
As I type this, (8:47 PM 2/10/2010,) there are 40mph winds; hopefully they will keep as strong by tomorrow morning.
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