Pretty stoked!

Been practising some "long range" shots in a friend property, today he told me that I can shoot as many goats I want with the condition of take it home.
On the way up the hill I came across a sheep stuck in a rose bush so I decide to untangle it. Damn good carma came quick.
As I went back to where I left my back pack I start to glass just above the place where I practice my LR shooting and "BANG"! There was a mob of 10 goats, thought it was a bit too far and decide to range it. From an off hand position my range finder read 660 meter but I was not happy with the reading because I was shaking all over the place. Got my walking stick and rest the binos/range finder on it and got a more accurate reading at 675 meters, thought in walk close but some of them start to head up hill and that was not good, so I decide "I can do it and I will shoot it from here".
I take my rifle from the back pack and set it up, I double check the range, check my ballistic app, estimate the wind and loaded the magazine in to the rifle, few thoughts passed throughout my mind but I was sure I can do it, deep breath and relax and I let the shot go, "BOOM"! Black goat down on his tracks like a potatoes bag, a excitement rush thru and I release ad and sighted another one and "BOOM" another one down, wow! What a rush!
Well, now come the part where "you"(I) need to deal with the "long range recovery"... 675 meters going up hill(straight line) with a very "soggy" ground and the weather closing in...
Like a fairy tale everything finished well, I am very happy/stoked with my shooting and can't wait to shoot some "TARGETS" at long range again, because them I don't need to recover it... Unless it is down hill, LOL!

Cheers.

Mac

Rifle configuration:
Ruger Precision Rifle caliber 6.5 Creedmoor,
Hand loads, 42gn of ADI2209, 140gn Hornady ELD-M, Federal 210M on Hornady twice fired cases.
Average velocity = 2760ft/s


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Very nice, i have had the opportunity to shoot one in 308 at gongs to 800 m very impressed. Not what i would consider an easy to carry or light hunting rifle but i want one dont need it just want it.

Nice one Mac:)

Great. Just watched Doc Watson's video on this same piece of kit and now I get to read about another one hahaha lucky bastards. Damn they look pretty

nice if only they made them in left hand:)

Shit good one like Marty Henry dont need one but would be nice to have one well done understand how your stoked

Excellent shooting,
Excellent speeds,
Excellent recovery.

Awesome mac. Just parachute in for collection next time 😉

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Nice one Mac.

Great stuff !

Thank you everyone who liked and reply, even knowing it is just a "goat" it can be very taste too.
I am very humble for all the comments and likes I get in this forum, I see and read a lot of great things in here but the must important is, how friendly and helpful all of you guys here are.
Keep the great work everyone, I do love the great environment I believe we have in here.

Cheers

Mac

Nice shooting that creedmoor certainly has the legs to do the job at long range.

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Originally Posted by Mooseman

Nice shooting that creedmoor certainly has the legs to do the job at long range.

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I actually got this rifle on the purpose to use as a main target rifle, this "hunt" was just a luck one as I was heading for some target practise.

Cheers

Mac

Excellent work mac. :cool:

Well Done! I am getting into long range hunting as of lately and would like to congratulate you on your harvest.

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Originally Posted by Stickbow

Well Done! I am getting into long range hunting as of lately and would like to congratulate you on your harvest.

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Hey @Stickbow, how you going? I hope you are well.
Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it. Regards of long range hunting, it is awesome but as you may know, it is a completely different "beast". As the distance get further and further the hunter responsibilities also go further and further. Be a responsible hunter and "PRACTICE, PRACTICE AND PRACTICE" on targets and when you think you are good enough and confident them practise even more. Learn how to "read" the wind as it is maybe the more important thing to deal with, everyone can find how much "drop" the bullet will have at a giving distance but not many will know what the wind will be doing at such a long distances. I can assure you that only practise will make you "ok".

Good luck and all the best! Hope to catch up one of these days around the great New Zealand.

Mac

Do you want to know what damage an ELD-M do on meat at Long distance? Follow bellow:

Photo #1, point of entrance, just behind of left shoulder;
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Photo #2, inside ribs cavit entrance side (I am very sorry about the poor quality photo only saw it now);
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Photo #3, damage under the right shoulder exit side;
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To finalise, the bullet went thruout and thruout leaving a little bigger hole (2") in the exit. The projectile went thru the lungs making a hole each side of it.
Just in case you guys wonder what I was shooting here I go again, Hornady 140gr ELD-M, 42gr ADI2209, Federal GM 210 and Hornady 2X fired. Target was at 675 meters, estimated velocity is 1745ft/s.

Cheers.

Mac

Hey Mac, that's some pretty impressive terminal damage at that distance. Nice shooting:)

Good shooting mac. Your practise is paying off!

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