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Old 08-02-2011 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
Sabot it sounds like you had a lot of fun checking out your bullets, scope and rifle. And I really don't want to come off as being picky but I am wondering how all these bullets would shoot on paper.
I really do not spend much time shooting paper anymore but believe me these Lehigh/Bloodlines shoot well. Once I have got the rifle sighted in shooting paper has really lost its fascination. I am more interested in shooting a viable target as in a hunting situation. The least expensive thing I can shoot and get the 'hit' sensation are clay birds placed in different places with different angles.

You really can't get an accurate reading as to which shoot better by smashing clays. But I will give you credit, it seems every one of them will cleanly dispatch a deer out there at 100 yds. as they are all hitting in a 3 1/2" circle (clay diameter).
Paper testing of these bullets was done along time ago by myself and others, shooting breakable targets is much more fun and can create a different challenge depending on how and where you place the birds. One forum member on another forum asked about the same question. I know that this was a light hearted answer but this is really what I was kinda thinking as I was shooting these birds.

It really is fun... but... see when I look through the scope I do not see a clay pigeon - I see the red heart spot on one of the nicest big bull elk you can imagine. Today I got 9 clean shots on those big bulls in the end of the rock pit + some pick up shots on some small deer laying in the rock rubble under the wall... It was an exciting day...

Even had some guys on four-wheelers stop by and watch but they didn't know I was shooting elk and deer...

This target might give you an example of how these Lehigh/Bloodlines shoot paper. But it was not from this rifle...



And this one from my elk gun...



You can see the Lehigh/Bloodlines can shoot very well, now think what a better shooter than I could with them, especially if you had the right equipment and were really wanting to shoot paper for money.

And, that is a fne looking rifle you have there. And sounds like a real shooter.
I have always liked the Omega run of guns... they are simple and accurate. Really good hunting rifles...
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