Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
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Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
This evening I went out into pasture to check on some areas that I've restored the native grasses that favor bobwhite quail. I started this work last year in a program that the Nature Conservatory. The trouble with the natives is that the hogs love it. This area is about 400 yards from my house so I timed a circuitous route to put me on the west side of it right at sunset so that the sun would be on the horizon behind me. I arrived on time and squatted were the native grass is blending with brushline but as I did I worried that any shot could possible be very long. I no sooner thought that and I saw a very large hog enter the native grass about 300 yards out from me and she was coming directly towards me.
I rocked over on to my knees and rotated slowly to shoot. I figured she would start to curve across in front of me, stopping the direct to me movement, as she followed the terrain. As she did that she stopped about 130 yards out. The Weaver K4 Scout crosshairs were already tight on her rib cage immediately along the aft edge of her shoulder. BOOM!!! The 30-30 Win did good, it knocked her down but she got back up. I had already chambered another round, love the short bolt stroke, as she started to run away from me I was on her but some brush got in the way. As she came out, about 165 yards away moving uphill, I settled the crosshairs on the back of her head between the ears, figuring the bullet would drop but hit something... BOOM!!! She rolled up in a ball. I hit exactly on the root of the tail. She went down and was done given the double lung hit.
I rocked over on to my knees and rotated slowly to shoot. I figured she would start to curve across in front of me, stopping the direct to me movement, as she followed the terrain. As she did that she stopped about 130 yards out. The Weaver K4 Scout crosshairs were already tight on her rib cage immediately along the aft edge of her shoulder. BOOM!!! The 30-30 Win did good, it knocked her down but she got back up. I had already chambered another round, love the short bolt stroke, as she started to run away from me I was on her but some brush got in the way. As she came out, about 165 yards away moving uphill, I settled the crosshairs on the back of her head between the ears, figuring the bullet would drop but hit something... BOOM!!! She rolled up in a ball. I hit exactly on the root of the tail. She went down and was done given the double lung hit.
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
But you can't kill stuff with .30-30.
LOL
Nice plan and shots.
LOL
Nice plan and shots.
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
Haah! Yaah, this would drive the South Texas 300 Win Mag shooters crazy!GasGuzzler wrote:But you can't kill stuff with .30-30.
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
What's sweet is it's a Savage bolt and not a Winnie lever.
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
Well good to know the 30 WCF will handle these modern armored critters .
I'm looking forward to checking it out 5/1-3 just north of you again.
I'm looking forward to checking it out 5/1-3 just north of you again.
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Yeah we need to start talking about that time period you will be in the area and see how many are interested getting together.RBHarter wrote:I'm looking forward to checking it out 5/1-3 just north of you again.
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
My dates are confirmed. Ive got noooo problem with developing a vision problem a day or 2 early or staying an extra day .
I'll let you start the thread .
I'll let you start the thread .
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Okay, I will probably do that next week. Got a lot going on the remainder of the week so forum time will be minimum.RBHarter wrote:My dates are confirmed. Ive got noooo problem with developing a vision problem a day or 2 early or staying an extra day .
I'll let you start the thread .
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Re: Savage 340 Scout's First Outing!
Another one falls to the venerable 30-30! Jeez, I'm starting to feel that I'm over-gunned with my 444.
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Naah. the 444 Marlin is the ultimate big game rifle! What I like it that I can have this rifle sitting at the back door with the magazine in a secure location and $1000 is sitting there.Dan 444 wrote:Another one falls to the venerable 30-30! Jeez, I'm starting to feel that I'm over-gunned with my 444.
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