Got or actually made some free time Tuesday so I packed up and headed back to the rock pit...

This trip I wanted to shoot the Lehigh .452x265CF-HP. I have long said probably the best all-around bullet that I use was the Lehigh/Bloodline .458x275. I really prefer shooting a bullet that is close to bore size so I can reduce the thickness on the sabot carrying the projectile up the bore. For myself I really believe I get better accuracy with the thinner sabot.

This picture shows the .458-275 just for reference...



This shows the new all Copper Lehigh .452x265CF-HP



The first round of the shoot I shot the 265 to work on the 9 birds on the wall. The 265 worked very well with accuracy being all that I expected. Even on the 2 heart shots that I took. The 3rd heart shot was a miss-calculation on my part. Instead using the 265 I wanted to go back to my elk bullet. The Lehigh/Bloodline .458x300 grain. It shot just a tad lower and I ended hitting the bottom of the bird and blowing the bird up. This bullet is awesome on elk and little - well may a lot to much for deer.



This picture shows round one of the morning shoot.



The second round - I walked another set of birds out to the wall and shot the Lehigh/Bloodline .458x275 grain bullet just for a comparison with the 265... I was completly satisfied whatever I thought I could do with the 275 the 265 would do also - maybe even a tad better.

Another day of rest and relaxation - just like retirement is suppose to be!

I have no doubt the 265gr copper will perform just as well as a 275gr brass. If anything i would expect better performance and a bit easier to stabilize because it should be shorter.

It is a tad shorter... and really does shoot well.

I really want Lehigh Dave to make a 300/305 even 310 grain copper for elk hunting. I just prefer the weight for energy and less effected by mother nature on it flight path. Even tough 200+ yards is my max.

sabotloader:


i enjoy reading your posts here: You're a really good marksman.

Ya but there a lot better shooters out there now... I could shoot fairly decently when I was much younger...

I just love shooting!

Mike, let me just say you haven't lost your touch. You still got it the way you always bust those clay pigeons.

By the way, thanks for all that you do and the information you provide for us!