Well I made it to the ranch right at 5:50am, left the house at 5:30am.
Not a lot of p-dogs were out as it was just starting to warm up and the sun was out for just a bit, then in what seemed like an instant they were all over the place like standing corn.
Shot 1 right out of the truck with the 17hmr, (MARX..how it got in the truck I dont know ), then popped 5 more right in the same area with the .223.
I moved along the fence line for 1/3 mile and shot about 30 or so off the table I have set up in the bed. I walked up the hill to oversee the next long valley and shot off the hill crest the rest of the day. I popped off 289 rounds total, the shooting was pretty much non stop today & all prone as usual for me when Im at the ranches I shoot on.
The Savage FP10 bbl was smoking hot with only short cooling intervals when I was glassing the valley & hill across from me.
Accuracy was perfect all day even under 30 shot strings.
Farthest shots were at 691 yards at about 11:20 am. All I could see was brownish bumps on mounds due to mirage as the sun was blazing. I dialed it in after 3 very close shots then put down 4 in the same general spot. They didnt know what was making dust around them, did not faze them for a bit.
After 1 rolled over dead, 1 came up to it and I nailed it, then shot another 2 about 25' left of that mound. Nice to dial in at long range and drop em. Took 7 shots total to get those 4 out there.
I am happy with my new scope a BSA tactical 6-24x44, 30mm tube, SF and EGW 20 moa 1pc base.
All the rest were from 80yds to 500yds.
I usually dont shoot for that distance,(try to stay to 300yd) but man with the way it is, a dial up and drop em shoot is very fun, even alone as I am out there.
I made it home right at 1230pm. I dont shoot all day like I used to last year, 6-7 hrs is long enough that way I have time to clean the guns and relax for a bit.
So to date from starting in late March I have put 4192 rounds through just this one FP10.
Since new last year it has 9589 rounds through it total.
Load is the 50gr vmax in front of W748 at 3300 Fps, 2.230" COL, moly coated by me. Wind was 0-9 mph and slight, temp started at 73* and was at 95* when I left.
That is all. ;D