New scope on my .223

targa911S · 05:59 PM

I added a new scope to my Charles Daly/Zastava .223 so I had to rezero it. After doing that I taped this quarter to the bullseye. 3 shots, 2 1/2 hits. @ 100 yards. Killed a groundhog shortly after. No pic, as it wasn't pretty. Hornady 40 gr VMAX makes a real mess of them.

ODDJOB UNO · ODDJOB UNO's Garage

im impressed! next time show the gopher pics!

legion · 07-23-2011, 08:06 PM

I got myself a Super Sniper HD, I'm excited. I plan on mounting it on something larger than .223 though...

slodave · slodave's Garage

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Originally Posted by ODDJOB UNO

im impressed! next time show the gopher pics!

I'm not sure the gopher would really cringe when showed the pix of the quarter with holes. Probably wouldn't even understand.

sc_rufctr · 07-23-2011, 08:37 PM

3 shots, 2 1/2 hits. @ 100 yards! Now that's shooting.

Show us the scope on the .223.

vash · vash's Garage

great shooting!! how did you tack the quarter so tightly.? i imagine the first shot would have sent the coin flying.

isnt punching a hole in a quarter against the law?

slodave · slodave's Garage

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Originally Posted by vash

great shooting!! how did you tack the quarter so tightly.? i imagine the first shot would have sent the coin flying.

isnt punching a hole in a quarter against the law?

I wondered that too. Last time I did that, I lost a few.

Technically, yes.

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

He shot Liberty !!!!! Get him !

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Good shooting! Did you try any of the ammo that I made for you?

targa911S · 05:46 AM

Ok to answer some questions:
OJU gophers and groundhogs are different. Groundhogs are much bigger. The one I shot yesterday was around 10-12 lbs. No pics. It was ugly, kinda dissected him, I don't like posting graphic stuff like that.

The scope is a BSA sweet .223. 6-18 X 40 designed for the .223 round and has 3 turret drums in various bullet weights designed to compensate for bullet trajectory from 100 to 400 yrds. The scope I removed was a 4-12x40 Nikon that I was less than thrilled with. I have trouble with fixed objective lens scopes as I shoot with my glasses on and I have a progressive lens. The BSA has an adjustable objective lens that allows me to focus better and also acts as a range finder so you can adjust the elevation turret to get the correct trajectory. It sits on a pair of medium high weaver style steel mounts. Be warned this scope is a long sucker, it's about half the length of my barrel but seems pretty stable.

I used my lead sled from the roof of my van. Hey I was in the field. No shooting benches out there.
I didn't tape the quarter to the target. I had a friend throw it in the air.........just kidding, just kidding. I used two layers of that clear tape they use for packing, taped to a target, taped to a cardboard box out in the field at a measured distance. It held for all but that last shot on the edge and that only loosened it. Illegal? I dunno ...arrest me. Don't they have better things to do?

I'll post pics of the whole system later after I take some.

Art, yes I have shot a bunch of the rounds you sent me, but some rounds don't allow me to close the bolt. I suspect these are reloads fired in your gun that has a different shoulder on the chamber, so they are fire formed to your gun not mine. They work, but it takes a lot of pressure on the bolt to close it. They are range only as they are FMJ and and it's illegal here to hunt wit FMJ.

targa911S · 07-24-2011, 08:00 AM

here is the set up. Yeah the scope is big, looks like you could hit something on Venus.

Kinda oversize but it's not about looks here it's about whackin' groundhogs. This is my "truck gun".

yel911 · yel911's Garage

Beautiful set-up. I have taken woodchucks @ 200 yards with a 22-250, not pretty. I prefer my 22 mag on chucks.

targa911S · 07-24-2011, 09:19 AM

Thank you. My BIL shoots em with 22-250 also. He shot one the other night at like 75 yards and we found half of it in one bean row and the other half a row over. nasty.