Always time to learn-dad came to town!

[stratofisher1]

Well I found the bullet/sabot combo that shoots 3/4" groups finally. I just have to be the person shooting them now. My dad came out to the range today and really connected with my Knight Bighorn. Guess I still have a few things to learn even after 30. Anyways the Preciscion Rifle HP Elite 360 grain bullets paired with a Harverster crush rib sabot over 80 grains of 777 FFG make a fine pairing in the Knight Bighorn. It took some trials, but this is a good shooting load. My dad was laying them on top of each other at 100yds with my aperture sights and I was about 1.5" groups. Think this will be the elk load. Just need some practice now. Forgot how good of shot my dad is. Guess there is always time for a reminder.

[Tahquamenon]

Nice range session!

Amazing huh how the old lion's can still shoot. My dad (78) shoots a very accurate scoped slug shotgun and can create almost a single 2-3" hole at 100 yards. He's even a better shot than that in a hunting situation. So natural it's almost scary.

Sometimesduring a fun range trip with friends (especially if someone is with us that has never seen my Dad shoot), someone will tell him after his first shot that he missed the target.

Dadwill simply smile and rack another shell.

I'll chime in "did you look closely at the center of the bullseye?"



Tahquamenon

[cayugad]

Knight Bighorns are great shooting rifles generally. Like the Wolverine I own, which is also outstanding. Its a matter of finding the right load and it sure sounds like you have it. I never tried those projectiles you are mentioning although I have heard of them. It sounds like your father enjoys shooting.

It isgood that you get out with your Dad and do things. Yes them old men can shoot... My father was a great shot, although he had no real love of shooting. He hunted for meat and after that put the rifle or shotgun up (as he called it, never away). He hunted deer with a 7.7 straight bolt Model 99 ***anese Rifle with a peep sight, he bird hunted with a Browning Auto 5 light twelve shotgun (nothing light about it IMO) and he had an old Stevens single shot .22 for rabbits. In fact as my gun collection was growing and growing,he used to find it amusing that a person would have any need for all those rifles, shotguns and handguns.

Good luck elk hunting....

[cascadedad]

When I was a kid I remember going to the "woods" with my grandpa and dad. Sometimes to get fire wood, sometimes just to dink around. They always had a .22 with them to shoot "diggers". Don't know the real word for these squirrels, just know diggers. Anyway, I rememberGrandpa shooting one several times. It was on a dead run, he would shoot, it would role and then keep running. Must have done that 5 times in a row before it actually died. I am sure my mind has kind of embellished this a little over the last 30 years, but that's the way I remember it. When I was in high school, Grandpa had lost most of his eyesight. I would take him to the woods just for a ride and he would tell me the same stories he had been telling me for 10 years. Boy do I miss that guy.

By the way, that .22 was a Winchester Model 63. My brother has it now, someday i will get Dad's. Hope it is not for awhile though. I have Grandpa's Pre-64 30-06. I wouldn't sell these guns for a million dollars.