Ain’t no school like the old school

[noharleyyet]

I don't search memes. That one came my way. No need to look further.
Silky smooth rifle.

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[Lmartin5]

A package showed up today. Retro this year. I haven’t shot the .243 since I took my daughter elk hunting in WY years ago. I think I’ll give it a workout this year.

Pre 64 M70
Leupold M8 6x36

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Good looking gun!

 

[Potsie]

I just ordered a half dozen.

Scored a couple at Scheel’s myself.

 

[El Jason]

Loaded up some of the 95 grain Nosler BT. Hit 3100 with a little bit of pressure showing. I backed off a grain and loaded 10 to check total group size and get a good velocity average.

 

[El Jason]

Dialed and ready. Shifted POI down 1/2” and a little left. 2.6” high at 100, zero at 250 and 3” low at 300.

 

[Wild Bill]

Dialed and ready. Shifted POI down 1/2” and a little left. 2.6” high at 100, zero at 250 and 3” low at 300.

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[Ben Lamb]

 

[El Jason]

 

[mtmuley]

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What the Hell are you doing? No suppressor. No chopped barrel. No match bullet. Gloss Leupold? Awesome. mtmuley

 

[ElkHuntingPastor]

Man that is great!

 

[Brad]

A 1957 Beauty!

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Old school piss ant cartridge hunting. Love it.

 

[El Jason]

150 yard broadside. True bam flop.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

150 yard broadside. True bam flop.

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I hunt cow elk with a rifle very similar, 1950's pre 64 in 270. 3-9 Burris scope and 130 grain TTSXBT Barnes all copper.

I ran into a father and daughter team using the same rifle and ammo when I was bird hunting. She had a late season bull elk tag.

She was in her late 30's, been hunting with her dad since her late teens. THey shared that rifle. Only one he had or she ever shot.

A few hours after I met them, my cell phone got a text message and photo.
She took a fine bull elk at 540 yards on the high prairie.

The cool thing about those old Winchesters was having a barrel harmonics screw under the for end which could be set for individual bullets.

I was able, once to put three bullets into one jagged hole at 100 yards, then using a fixed 4x weaver scope.

Going to the 3x9 scope at 400 yards I could keep three shots well under 4 inches unless the wind was wild. The best I could ever do at 400 yards with the fixed 4X scope was 8 inches. 10 inches was the norm.

 

[El Jason]

The cool thing about those old Winchesters was having a barrel harmonics screw under the for end which could be set for individual bullets.

This rifle does not have that.

It’ll shoot. This was a quick three shot group to check zero after the rifle hit the deck and landed on the eyepiece housing.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

This rifle does not have that.

It’ll shoot. This was a quick three shot group to check zero after the rifle hit the deck and landed on the eyepiece housing. View attachment 420576

cool group, is it a featherweight? they did not have that screw

 

[El Jason]

cool group, is it a featherweight? they did not have that screw

Yes

 

[mtmuley]

This rifle does not have that.

It’ll shoot. This was a quick three shot group to check zero after the rifle hit the deck and landed on the eyepiece housing. View attachment 420576

Surprised. Leupold and all. mtmuley

 

[El Jason]

Surprised. Leupold and all. mtmuley

It moved 1” right and 1” down. I was surprised it wasn’t more. I dropped it from almost waist height.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Surprised. Leupold and all. mtmuley

That's the power of Beaverton.