lost my virginity
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:25 am
Well after all the delay,s,finally got to try my new howa 1500. .204,picked her up last week,popped a boyd,s on her,loaded up some ammo,
Had been red hot all week,sat morn arived,Bliddy raining,down to 6 deg,cold wind,sod it,ime away out,so took her up the farm,rezeroed my .22lr first,to calm down a bit,let the rain pass,
Then out with the 204,,
managed a spot out of the wind,i thought,got a zero on the scope at 50 yds,then moved and zeroed her at 100 yds,,trying different loads,in the 32g v max,and 39g sbk,s,32g,s wree ok,ish,39g,sbk a lot better,by the time i got her sorted i only had 4 bullet,s left,39g sbk,s,
So was happy with zero at 100yd,s,found a nice set at 140 yds,and set up,took aim,pop,straight over the bunnies head,
,,bugger,,quick check,ooh one still sitting,aimed spot on for her,had her back to me,pop,thwack,one dead bunnie,rifle is no longer a virgin,10 mins, later took another one at about the same range, 
need to do some more load development,but the 39g sbk seem to run spot on through her,
Tried her at the range yesterday,very windy,bit warmer,32g,s were a bit open groups,at 100 and 200 yd,s,39g sbk,were a lot better,only useing light load,s of h322,will try a bit faster load,see how she run,s,,but all in all.once i get used to her she will be my no 1 rifle,,loveing the 204 experience,well here are the pic,s,cheer,s ian
pic is with her sister,my cz 452 22lr,,allso in a boyd,s,,ian
Had been red hot all week,sat morn arived,Bliddy raining,down to 6 deg,cold wind,sod it,ime away out,so took her up the farm,rezeroed my .22lr first,to calm down a bit,let the rain pass,
Then out with the 204,,
managed a spot out of the wind,i thought,got a zero on the scope at 50 yds,then moved and zeroed her at 100 yds,,trying different loads,in the 32g v max,and 39g sbk,s,32g,s wree ok,ish,39g,sbk a lot better,by the time i got her sorted i only had 4 bullet,s left,39g sbk,s,So was happy with zero at 100yd,s,found a nice set at 140 yds,and set up,took aim,pop,straight over the bunnies head,
,,bugger,,quick check,ooh one still sitting,aimed spot on for her,had her back to me,pop,thwack,one dead bunnie,rifle is no longer a virgin,10 mins, later took another one at about the same range, need to do some more load development,but the 39g sbk seem to run spot on through her,
Tried her at the range yesterday,very windy,bit warmer,32g,s were a bit open groups,at 100 and 200 yd,s,39g sbk,were a lot better,only useing light load,s of h322,will try a bit faster load,see how she run,s,,but all in all.once i get used to her she will be my no 1 rifle,,loveing the 204 experience,well here are the pic,s,cheer,s ian
pic is with her sister,my cz 452 22lr,,allso in a boyd,s,,ian