Hi all!
I finally convinced my oldest daughter to hang up her trusty 20ga pump gun and head out for some practice with her centerfire deer rifle...a Browning X-bolt Micro Midas in .243win. We started out with some confirmation of her zero, then some frustrating steel plate action. The reason it was frustrating was that I mixed up her ammo!! I had both my hot .243 HP coyote loads and her light fmj practice rounds in the same bucket - we lucked out when zeroing and had all her fmj ammo, but when we switched to steel plates some of the hot rounds found their way into her gun. They print about 8 inches higher than her practice ammo, kick a whole bunch more, and it took me a bit before I clued in - BAD DADDY!
Once we figured out what was going on and culled all the hot ammo from her ammo bin she found her stride and all was well again. She settled in behind her rifle and was shooting quite well in no time. After pounding some plates we moved rearward to the 300 meter mark and set up three cardboard deer - one at 75 yards, another at 125, and a third at 200 yard mark. We let loose on them for a bit and she got a taste at the range of her rifle.
She's keen to get out a couple more times before deer season, and I can't wait to oblige. Next up: head-to-head competition with dad on a longer-range steel plate challenge!
The adventures continue!
Cheers and thanks for watching,
Jason
I finally convinced my oldest daughter to hang up her trusty 20ga pump gun and head out for some practice with her centerfire deer rifle...a Browning X-bolt Micro Midas in .243win. We started out with some confirmation of her zero, then some frustrating steel plate action. The reason it was frustrating was that I mixed up her ammo!! I had both my hot .243 HP coyote loads and her light fmj practice rounds in the same bucket - we lucked out when zeroing and had all her fmj ammo, but when we switched to steel plates some of the hot rounds found their way into her gun. They print about 8 inches higher than her practice ammo, kick a whole bunch more, and it took me a bit before I clued in - BAD DADDY!
Once we figured out what was going on and culled all the hot ammo from her ammo bin she found her stride and all was well again. She settled in behind her rifle and was shooting quite well in no time. After pounding some plates we moved rearward to the 300 meter mark and set up three cardboard deer - one at 75 yards, another at 125, and a third at 200 yard mark. We let loose on them for a bit and she got a taste at the range of her rifle.
She's keen to get out a couple more times before deer season, and I can't wait to oblige. Next up: head-to-head competition with dad on a longer-range steel plate challenge!
The adventures continue!
Cheers and thanks for watching,
Jason
