Moke said:

This is from my Western Outpost blind, once again. And from back in a day before I caused localized extinction of the Sage Rats (Ground Squirrels)
This is another 250' shot, + added elevation because of "This Branch" that "pushed" it out further than that w/ scope doping.

There is a gap between the hard leaning pine tree to the right (near ground in pic), and, the distant shrub line to the left. Within that shrub line to the left is an arching branch that a Ground Squirrel would climb, and then send out alarm barks to the other Ground Squirrels. The bottom, low point of the picture is a seasonal stream bottom that measured out at 225', the shrub is up the opposite side of the canyon, at 250', but required elevation adjustments on the scope due to the height, and windage due to the wind.
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This is the branch that the alarm squirrel would climb, and sit at. It took me a few rounds over a few days to get the shot dialed in, due to the branches elevation, and, the daily wind that blows left to right.
"This Branch" is probably 5' high off the ground. The rodent would sit there, and hug that branch , and send out alarm barks.
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WHAP!
Head shot, dropped it from the branch, and lots of brain dead flopping around:

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Beeman Chief 1322 1st gen PCP
UTG Mini-SWAT Scope
Ruger SuperPoint 17grain pellet

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rangur1 said:

Yes, they were. But a lot of it is due to the low reg setting, especially in uk sub 12 foot pound. They designed the regs for upwards of 170-200 bar if needed. But, yes, I have to prove it. But think, if the pressure is relatively equal by comparison, 170 vs 300 I’d much closer than 300 to 90 , or 70.

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Duckfish said:

Now that’s some fun right there!

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sonnysan said:

I'll have three Lee .401 molds on order that will arrive in the next couple of weeks, as I have a PBBA .401. I'll offer a sampler after casting them. Honestly, that is the cheapest way. There is a possibility that none of them will work for you.
Forget about those cheap lead melting pots. I bought a hot pot 2 and had the exact same kind of thinking you did. Pouring from a 5lb. pot into a 1/8" hole is not doable. Maybe for sinkers, but not for these molds. It is nearly impossible for consistent bullets, and the lead gets everywhere. I had to break down and buy a bottom pour. The experience was simply too painful.
You'll need to buy a bottom pour pot, the molds, a press to size the casts, the dies, candle wax, spoon to scrape out the slag, silicone hammer, lead from a local recycling center, bullet lube, and a hot plate to warm up the molds (to minimize wrinkled bullets) at a minimum. The low end is $350 to get started.
If you want to try out the .401's now, hunters supply has several. However, it will cost $30 per box + shipping to try out each one. You'll receive 100 but you'll only need 25 at most.
So if you want to get into casting the smart way, try as many cast bullets as you can out of your .457 & .401. Then only buy the molds that are proven performers. This way you only buy what you need.

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BlackICE said:

Where there are chickens the rats will be there also. Just have enough air, pellets and batteries for your lighting and NV.

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woogie_man said:

The new HPS models are well worth the wait! The slug barrels are being made with a .224 diameter and Tom worked with Cobin, I believe, to make custom slugs...and they were sent to NSA to go into their high speed machines. These should be great shooters and give some good competition to the 22lr guys.

I know with the 22 Paradigm I have it did really good with the 25.4 pellets in 22. Was able to keep up with the powder guys, but the windows really challenging.

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Str8tshooter said:

Were either the EVO version?

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