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<blockquote data-quote="mr.big" data-source="post: 1931508" data-attributes="member: 756"><p>I bought my wife this rifle for our 2nd anniversary in 1989,,it hasnt been shot in 3-4 years,,it has a 18 1/2 inch bbl and a nice Walnut stock,,I lost count how many groundhogs I killed with that gun,,I have a hankering to get it out and shoot it,,with the Hornady 87 gr BTHP and 50 grs RL 19 it would shoot 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards all day long,,and would clock about 3275 fps,,from the short bbl,,</p><p></p><p>I may try the 87 VMAX for the better BC and see how it groups,,the absolute best groups I ever shot from it was the 70 NBT and 46 grs IMR 4064,,it was a one hole load at 100 yards but it wasnt any good in the wind compared to the 87 load,,</p><p></p><p>gonna put some of my stuff on hold,,get the 6 out and try and get the wife back involved with shooting,,she used to love it,,but with kids getting old enough to shoot she has taken a back seat to let them learn,,</p><p></p><p>to keep from being called a liar I will not tell how far I killed a squirrel with that rifle with the 4-12 LEUPOLD MOUNTED and the 87 BTHP bullet,,but it was a long dang ways,</p><p></p><p>gonna swing by Reloaders bench tomorrow on the trip to Vandy,,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr.big, post: 1931508, member: 756"] I bought my wife this rifle for our 2nd anniversary in 1989,,it hasnt been shot in 3-4 years,,it has a 18 1/2 inch bbl and a nice Walnut stock,,I lost count how many groundhogs I killed with that gun,,I have a hankering to get it out and shoot it,,with the Hornady 87 gr BTHP and 50 grs RL 19 it would shoot 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards all day long,,and would clock about 3275 fps,,from the short bbl,, I may try the 87 VMAX for the better BC and see how it groups,,the absolute best groups I ever shot from it was the 70 NBT and 46 grs IMR 4064,,it was a one hole load at 100 yards but it wasnt any good in the wind compared to the 87 load,, gonna put some of my stuff on hold,,get the 6 out and try and get the wife back involved with shooting,,she used to love it,,but with kids getting old enough to shoot she has taken a back seat to let them learn,, to keep from being called a liar I will not tell how far I killed a squirrel with that rifle with the 4-12 LEUPOLD MOUNTED and the 87 BTHP bullet,,but it was a long dang ways, gonna swing by Reloaders bench tomorrow on the trip to Vandy,, [/QUOTE]
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