Charlie Brown - Good for you. I remember my younger days when my buddy and I would hit the woodchuck fields armed with nothing other than our 50 cals. He used a TC Renegade while I used a TC Firehawk. Boy, those sure were some good times. We both used 80 gr Pyrodex, but I used a saboted pure lead .44 cal bullet while my buddy used a .490 PRB.

I foundly recall one shot my buddy made across an open hay field that had just been cut the day before. A monster chuck was out in full view while my well-hidden friend was sitting in an overlooking hedge row quite a ways from the chuck. I witnessed the entire thing unfold from a distance of about 100 yards while glassing another field. After what seemed like...forever...my buddy sqeezed off the shot and I remember the chuck just falling over like a ton of bricks. Perfect upper chest shot. We were both amazed he hit it considering he was just using open sights. We paced off the shot to about 150 yards!

Some of you more experienced guys may not think this was that impressive of a shot, but again it was made with merely a PRB, open sites, while shooting prone. Admittedly, the chuck was standing when he shot, which made a verticle miss a little less likely, but hey, I was still very impressed.

I will replay that sceen in mind for many years to come.

-Hunter John