Uhhhh.......... Model 70 Ultimate Shadow anyone?

[kalboy]

very sweet looking rifle Chief, may the varmits never know what hit em.

 I seriously doubt they will!    Lookin' good... or should I say BBAAAAADDD?!?!! Congrats on getting the new thunder stick home Erc!

[erc]

Thanks fellas.
I'll be out for a couple days. Leavin' in the morn. for MS, and Woody's sand pit.
 

[kalboy]

 Wow! Cool,... you guys have fun!

[erc]

Indeed. 

I gotta say too that again, I don't think this thing has had a round through it. I pulled the bolt and it still had grease/cosmo like substance on the locking lugs and in the chamber. Took Hopppes to get it off/out. No wear on the mag follower, bolt face, nothing. Little light dirt on a barrel patch, I'm assuming from standing muzzle up in the shop for awhile. I dunno. I'tll be shot tomorrow or Thurs. though for sure.

[woodyubet]

It will take me about 2 mins to get the shooting table and bags together, then we can put it on target.......

[erc]

  The cannon lives !! And a really nice shooting tables it is. Not exactly "Queen" Ann, but it's a fine piece of work to be sure. 

[woodyubet]

Friend, you will be ready for a rogue............ anything! Can't wait to hear it bark!

And Bark it does....But that is not the only quality it has.......when you touch it off...everythng with in 10 or 12 feet knows it even if they were totaly deaf.  What a concusion !

[erc]

 

Indeed, I had to have woody fire to understand what he was telling me. 5 feet to the side and a touch forward, you feel it more than hear it.
From the shooting position though, it's rather tame in recoil and noise for me. I shot (at) a ground hog from ~200yds out without hearing protection and it was not bad at all. I missed the damn thing cause I suck, but I can say that this is not a gun that you can watch the hit or bullet splash through the scope with. On a small critter like that, you need a spotter to know if it hit. I shot over I think. We were sighting at ~100 yds in the sand pits, then went to "hog town" to have a go. I put the cross hairs on it's throat, and let fly, but I think the bullet went right over his head.

I'll see him again though in the future, bet on that.

[kalboy]

Friend, you will be ready for a rogue............ anything! Can't wait to hear it bark!

And Bark it does....But that is not the only quality it has.......when you touch it off...everythng with in 10 or 12 feet knows it even if they were totaly deaf.  What a concusion !

 This comes as no surprise whatsoever!

[kalboy]

Friend, you will be ready for a rogue............ anything! Can't wait to hear it bark!

And Bark it does....But that is not the only quality it has.......when you touch it off...everythng with in 10 or 12 feet knows it even if they were totaly deaf.  What a concusion !

 This comes as no surprise whatsoever!

Indeed, I had to have woody fire to understand what he was telling me. 5 feet to the side and a touch forward, you feel it more than hear it.
From the shooting position though, it's rather tame in recoil and noise for me. I shot (at) a ground hog from ~200yds out without hearing protection and it was not bad at all. I missed the damn thing cause I suck, but I can say that this is not a gun that you can watch the hit or bullet splash through the scope with. On a small critter like that, you need a spotter to know if it hit. I shot over I think. We were sighting at ~100 yds in the sand pits, then went to "hog town" to have a go. I put the cross hairs on it's throat, and let fly, but I think the bullet went right over his head.

I'll see him again though in the future, bet on that.

 I wouldn't be too hard on myself Erc. It just takes a little time, practice and all to shoot long range. You'll get it on the nose after a little more trigger time.

[kalboy]

 BTW fellas,.... congrats on the meet, the trigger time and the inagaural firing of the thunder stick!

[erc]

 

[kalboy]

 I think as time goes by and rds are fired the full value of this flat shooting buster will prove itself beyond doubt.

[erc]

I think as time goes by and rds are fired the full value of this flat shooting buster will prove itself beyond doubt.

You'll see first hand here soon too my friend. 

[kalboy]

 I'm sure . I have been looking forward to this for many years if you catch my drift!