D4570
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Ok I post about her here all the time, and for most of her life. She is a senior this year. She just got accepted to Bozeman today. Crazy how time flies. Anyway, she has been shooting with me since she was 6 and fishing since she was 4. We started "Hunting" together when she was 10. She gets multiple deer every year. It's almost time for big game. She shoots all year, but for deer, we always take her deer rifle and shake out the lint and cobwebs. Some time back, we built her a 7x57 AI from a Ruger American Gen 1 long action. A Shaw 24" 7.5 twist, no flutes. A Redfield 4x12 scope, the original Ruger stock and trigger, and a Limb Saver. I have never seen her miss or wound a deer, never had to take a second shot, and never had to track her deer. 7 bucks, 10 or 12 does. She shoots a 140 SSTX Barnes at nearly 3,000 fps.
She almost always shoots off sticks, on rare occasions over a pack, never off hand. All that said, we went out to do the duty today; poor day, but much like any hunting day: gusty winds over 25 mph and cold. And yup, cold bore the first 3 shots.
150 yards: a simple .57" group with two in the same hole.
I shot my deer gun, a savage 110 in. 358 Winchester. 225gr hammer bullet, 1 x 10 twist, 2500 fps-ish.
She kicked my BUTT. A .96" Not bad, but not as good.
Got to love it...
