Rockchucking w/ Connor

James Simpson
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Monday, June 10, 2024, 19:10 (781 days ago)

[image][image]I got a call yesterday from Mark asking if I was up for some shooting. I loaded up the XP100 in .221 and the 300 GNR later in the afternoon and headed for Othello. Mark's got places here and there, found no doubt by an Ag Tractor or some semblance of that! We arrived in an area I've known for years with the exception of the rock chuck colonies. I finally blooded both the 300 and the Fireball. I shot a total of 6 chucks, and it took 17 rounds to accomplish that. The 300 claimed 2 with 4 shots, the .221 claimed 4 w/ 11 shots and 2 rounds were fired from Mark's 7mm GNR w/no hits. As the pics show both rounds were devastating on the little guys. The 300 was loaded with cast hollow points that Mark had cast and the Fireball had 45 grain Hornady soft points.[image]

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If someone can flip these pictures right side up, I would ap

James Simpson
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Monday, June 10, 2024, 19:14 (781 days ago) @ James Simpson

preciate it. After 2 hours of screwing around with them I gave up.

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Pics

Erik Stenberg
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 06:53 (780 days ago) @ James Simpson

Thanks Eric

James Simpson
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 12:38 (780 days ago) @ Erik Stenberg

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That's a great little hunting report!

WB
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 08:19 (780 days ago) @ James Simpson

I too shoot the .300 GNR and really enjoy loading for it. I have been experimenting with "swaging" HP into existing cast bullets via a core pin and using the LEE sizer to keep teh bullet and hole concentric. It seems to work fine. With some instruction and a pin special made I think anyone would manage it.

I need to refine it a bit and make some for folks to try. My first effort was .22 cast HP and they are fantastic. I did .30 cal. for the .30-30 of late but they will work in .300 GNR with faster twist than .30 Carbine (1-17.5" twist). Conventional 1-12" pr 1-10" .30 cal. twist rates. You adjust the LEE sizer body to the bullet and just tap the pin flush with the die body with a small hammer. You are just making the nose fragile against a hydro-static impact. It blows a conventional cast solid out of the water for times you want explosive impacts.

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James, be glad you have the chance to do a little

Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 10:50 (780 days ago) @ James Simpson

chuck hunting. The do-gooders here (most are transplants from California) have almost totally stopped our Prairie dog hunting. We now have a season on them and can't hunt them until after July 1st and then only for a short time after that.

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