Granddaughter's first antelope tag

[D4570]

Well dang the not-so-little GD( 15 now) got her first antelope tag. YA!
In fact, we all did but it's not our first rodeo.
She has taken deer out as far as 240 ish yards. But antelope are very different, no trees or anything to judge distance, or any perspective at all.
I made a target, I will put my gong behind the kill zone so we can hear the hit. We will start at 100, then 200, and out to 300 yards. She has been hunting since she was 10 and has taken a dozen or so deer. We will shoot at differing angles, and shooting positions.
She is shooting her 7mm57AI and 140 gr TTSX
I have no doubt she will hit the zone but it will help with confidence.

Back of target

 

[Nick87]

Good luck!

 

[EastTNHunter]

Good on you for not only making the practice practical, but also fun. I’ve found that my daughter and son really appreciate the instant feedback of the steel ringing vs just punching paper and having to go figure out how they did. It also lets them process things more quickly and figure out what is working and what is not in their shooting technique

 

[Sheltowee]

@D4570 what kind of velocity are you getting with that 7x57AI? Sounds intriguing.

 

[D4570]

We are not loading MAX, she is only a 90-pound girl.
Probably the same as a 7mm/08.
We are averaging 2852 with the 140 bullets.
But, she can get close to a .5" at 100 yards.