Hunting & Fishing ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

[6.5x61Super]

...got the new stock mounted on my 6.5x61Super...

..did a little g'hoggin' yesterday after work...

..the treeline on the lefts side of the pic is a lasered 657 yards...

..went 6 kills with 6 shots....

..longest shot = 622 yards.....

139 grain Lapua Scenar @3,060 fps

 

[beretta989]

Re: ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

Looks like fun!

 

[Huckleberry75]

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i think we are missing a couple pics

 

[Killswitch Engage]

Re: ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

Where's the kill pics man!!!!!

What area are you hunting? We should hook up sometime. I have some good areas with long pokes too.

 

[6.5x61Super]

Re: ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Killswitch engage</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where's the kill pics man!!!!!

What area are you hunting? We should hook up sometime. I have some good areas with long pokes too. </div></div>


..too lazy to hump my #24 rifle....my vehicle is about 10 feet behind me off the side of the road!!

NE Central Ohio



...here are some pics of my FIRST 1,000+ yard Ohio groundhog...taken a couple of years ago..I think it was like 1,017 yards or thereabouts!! Took 2 shots...

 

[Garvey]

Re: ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

Good fun right there!

Some of the hardest shooting I've done this year was TX panhandle prarie dog shooting. The pups are the only ones that don't understand what the splash next to them is.

.22-250 at 600 was my longest with a 3 Mil wind hold...be too easy without the wind right?

 

[6.5x61Super]

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...follow up video from yesterday evening...


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[6.5x61Super]

Re: ...Groundhogs at 600 yards+

..the video thing with groundhogs is definitely challenging....

used to be the scenario went like this:

1. See groundhog
2. Laser range groundhog
3. Enter range in Shooter App
4. Note number of MOA's correction both elevation & windage
5. Dial in MOA adjustments
3. Chamber a round
4. Zoom scope out to find groundhog
5. Find groundhog
6. Zoom scope in to center groundhog
7. Adjust parallax focus
8. Half a breath......squeeze....


Now, throw in a video camera into the mix

1a. Find groundhog in viewfinder
2b. Zoom finder
3b. Then start steps above!!!


AND a big IF....that groundhog doesn't move, or worse yet = goes back into their hole!

...the problem I was having yesterday was the setting sun.......I wanted to hunt that side of the ridge, but next time I will go back to the other side!