This was a decent sized hog, but what impressed me was the large head of this groundhog. You cant really see it because of how the photo was taken, but it appeared to be an older female. Based upon how I hit the hog I probably would try 2 and 3/4 min next time instead of 3 min for 370 yards. The exit hole was fairly large. ( I turned the exit side away from camera).
I love this gun--it's sooo accurate. I was shooting a 75 grain vmax pushed by 53 grains of VV N160 at just over 3800 fps. With a BC of .330 this is a super flat shooting load. I also have a load worked up with 80 grain Bergers and it looks promising as I have shot groups in the 1s and 2s with them. I'll have to see how they do on groundhogs. This gun was built by Tommy Shurley and has a Bat Action and a 27" Krieger barrel 1:13 twist. Walnut stock with a center lamination of curly fiddleback maple. I was a little surprised when I got the gun as to how heavy it was. It's got a super heavy barrel on her......with scope weighs 16.2 pounds with no accessories. I make my brass from 7X57 brass then turn the necks. I have some good groups at 600 yards, and just waiting for a calm day so I can move out to 1000 yards. Ok so here's the pics.
