There was more than a week of rifle season open before we went in....the elk were spooky and the easy bulls already dead. This guy was shot within sight of where guys were camped after packing in on horses opening weekend.

I'm not the type to set up long shots on purpose, we were within probably 100 yds of the same bull the day before and I'd have been just as happy to shoot him there. But on the hunt of a lifetime you want to be prepared for anything! I neglected my poor favorite ML all summer to prep for those long shots with the 300 WM. Drops, wind drift values, compensating for the angle, altitude, etc etc.

It was VERY cool to watch. It was so long and quiet that you could hear the bullet going downrange, and we heard two of the hits clearly. It happened too quick to get the video camera out and it didn't have to zoom for the task anyways.

We packed out the head, tenderloins, and backstraps that night. Two days later we went back and dragged the quarters to the trail, and paid a couple guys on horses $50 and a bottle of liquor to pick them up for us as they hunted through. Money well spent!!

Still haven't killed anything with the X7, need to fix that!!

I made my favorite ML feel better today, I took it out to sight in for next weekend's Indiana deer season opener. I fired one shot at 100 yds, bullseye. Fired another at 300 yds, 3/4 inch to the left. Done! When the cheap Barska tactical I put on it last year craps out I need to poney up for the good tactical that rifle has earned...