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    Thunder (7mm Dakota) is ready for elk hunting

    Elk Season Opens October 1st, and this is my set-up for this year.
    After putting on a different set of rings, I did my first drop confirmation with the 7mm Dakota XP-100 last week, out to 1000 yards.
    400 yards

    500 yards

    750 yards

    1000 yards

    Reloader 33, CCI Large Rifle BR primer, 175 grain ELD-X at 2925 fps.
    I did not chronograph the day I did the drops, but I will recheck that since my numbers were different than I expected at 750 yards on out.
    Chris Rhodes/Bayside Custom Gunworks built it and it is a shooter!
    Shooting was done off a Harris BR bipod, and a small Holland field bag.
    When you watch when I’m putting shots on at 1000 yards I made mention I need to come down 3/4 of a minute, and I think I just simply did not do it, and then after the second shot (neck area) I did.
    https://youtu.be/Cjdddc_Hchc
    https://youtu.be/y8VuNAz7SK8
    I hooked up my phone to my Burris spotting scope, that is their SCR MOA reticle in it.
    Since I did not have a spotter with me, I could just replay the video and know where my impacts were when I got out to 1000 yards.

    Today, after adjusting my ballistic software, I wanted to have one more round of drop confirmations out to 1000 yards with my center-grip 7mm Dakota XP-100.
    Elk season opens on October 1st. Today I shot at 3, 4, 5, 6, 750, and 1K.
    I also introduced a young teenager to XP’s.
    His first ever live round was at 500 yards and he did a great job.
    https://youtu.be/cRfCxi1oU4A
    My videos are at 750 yards and then at 1000 yards.
    https://youtu.be/OR1C06N2nok
    The shot at 1000 yards maybe hard to see but it shot perfect for wind and maybe about an inch and a half low, maybe 2" low.
    https://youtu.be/KpoGhh5SFSc
    750 yards was spot on for drop and drift.
    Season opens on Monday the 1st, and I plan to be in the field. I have 2-cow tags to fill in that area.
    Ernie
    "Helping Others Accomplish What Many Consider Impossible With Handguns"

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    Parker shooting the 7 Dakota

    Ernie
    "Helping Others Accomplish What Many Consider Impossible With Handguns"

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    That's pretty cool. I honestly was wincing a bit, waiting for what I thought was going to be one of those videos where people get smacked in the face shooting a PG shotgun. That brake works pretty dang well.

    Oh, and nice shooting. Good luck this year.
    Last edited by StraitR; 09-30-2018 at 06:57 PM. Reason: grammar

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    Quote Originally Posted by StraitR View Post
    That's pretty cool. I honestly was wincing a bit, waiting for what I thought was going to be one of those videos where people get smacked in the face shooting a PG shotgun. That brake works pretty dang well.

    Oh, and nice shooting. Good luck this year.
    Holland's brakes are among the very best.
    Thank you!
    E
    Ernie
    "Helping Others Accomplish What Many Consider Impossible With Handguns"

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