22-250 500yd Bunnies.

[Elmer]

Another warm Saturday was endured at one of my patches...the cars metal got so hot that resting bare skin on it was a challenge . I suppose that's what happens when shooting in the middle of a paddock with no shade , no cloud cover and a forecast of over 30c. 8)
Anyway, I chose this spot which is just right for the 22-250, I kept the range to around 500yds because mirage was a problem and the range finder refused to read any further.
No point in going over the various ranges cos it only varied by 5yds starting from 500 so a flat 6.2moa adjustment for elevation was all that was necessary.
The first three targets were all kittens and made very challenging targets, with winds varying from 0-7.5 mph, windage adjustments varied from 1.0-3.0 moa.
The last one was hit through the chest, but managed to fall into his burrow and disappear...I love using the 250 but I better back off a little , my mate at the local GS reckons ammo is getting thin again
Sean.
https://youtu.be/SpevScqlhwY

[Sam45]

Yep watched the video, great stuff as usual. That's the only thing that puts me off the 22-250 short supply of ammo. Sucks big time. As I have not ventured into reloading. That sako looks as sweet as. Bunnies at that range any time would be difficult.

[Elmer]

Thanks Sam, yeah its annoying for sure..what gets me though is that its a common caliber, not like some wildcat thats only been commercialised in the past year or so.

[sbd3927]

That's inspiring! All that was missing was one highlighting itself in front of one of the range targets Brings to mind a story about an officer at Gallipoli, that was dumb enough to stand right next to a Turkish sniper's sighting stone.
How do you figure out the wind allowance? All by the little streamer and experience?

[Title_II]

Yep watched the video, great stuff as usual. That's the only thing that puts me off the 22-250 short supply of ammo. Sucks big time. As I have not ventured into reloading. That sako looks as sweet as. Bunnies at that range any time would be difficult.

I wish I could send you guys stuff. Sometimes I read here and it seems like WWII. Except it's your own government that blockaded you. Meh, my crappy government kinda blockaded you to some extent as well.

[Swarm]

Another warm Saturday was endured at one of my patches...the cars metal got so hot that resting bare skin on it was a challenge . I suppose that's what happens when shooting in the middle of a paddock with no shade , no cloud cover and a forecast of over 30c. 8)

Only going to get worse over the next couple of months.

Might be time to invest in a fold-up sun shade tent of some sort.