FlatlanderAZ
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I actually can’t even get blackjacks right now. I have 100 of them back ordered since March and I don’t expect to see them anytime soon.
These are the Berger Elite Hunter 133.
One gun to do it all .25 sst (Sherman short tactical)
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These are the Berger Elite Hunter 133.
@FlatlanderAZ - how's this rifle working out for you? I followed along on the initial build, but was curious how the field results are?
FlatlanderAZ
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Sorry to leave you hanging. I don’t frequent these boards as much as I once did. The results have been exactly what we hoped for.
A buddy helped with load development that turned out great. Turns out that RL23 and 133 gn Berger Hybrids were the recipe with the best results.
In the first season we put it to work on 4 elk:
My bull at 153 yds. Closer than we had planned, but I wasn’t going to backup. First shot was lethal behind the shoulder, second shot for insurance.
Nash’s first elk 135 yds. 1 shot, high shoulder.
Hunter’s cow. 1 shot, 309 yds, high shoulder.
Some pics of the damage and blood trail (3 yds)
That is the entrance side.
My Dad and I’s forkhorn muley. 1 shot, 250 yds. Cut two ribs, interesting that the bullet did not exit.
My brother’s bull. 550 yds, 2 shots, no exit (placement was questionable).
This year we added the Omega 36M suppressor. So much better than shooting with a break. Game changer for hunting situations.
Nash was the first to go suppressed in the field with his WY antelope. 1 shot, 350 yds.
Later that week we took a neighbor kid who added another cow elk. 1 shot, frontal, no exit (fragments/petals under hide behind last rib).
Overall, it’s exactly what we wanted. 1 gun to do it all.
A buddy helped with load development that turned out great. Turns out that RL23 and 133 gn Berger Hybrids were the recipe with the best results.
In the first season we put it to work on 4 elk:
My bull at 153 yds. Closer than we had planned, but I wasn’t going to backup. First shot was lethal behind the shoulder, second shot for insurance.
Nash’s first elk 135 yds. 1 shot, high shoulder.
Hunter’s cow. 1 shot, 309 yds, high shoulder.
Some pics of the damage and blood trail (3 yds)
That is the entrance side.
My Dad and I’s forkhorn muley. 1 shot, 250 yds. Cut two ribs, interesting that the bullet did not exit.
My brother’s bull. 550 yds, 2 shots, no exit (placement was questionable).
This year we added the Omega 36M suppressor. So much better than shooting with a break. Game changer for hunting situations.
Nash was the first to go suppressed in the field with his WY antelope. 1 shot, 350 yds.
Later that week we took a neighbor kid who added another cow elk. 1 shot, frontal, no exit (fragments/petals under hide behind last rib).
Overall, it’s exactly what we wanted. 1 gun to do it all.
Wind Gypsy
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Man, you really should have listened to folks and had those kids shoot something that stomped em a little harder in the shoulder. Those animals would have been so much deader..
You beat me to the snarkiness but I’m still going to say what I thought.
It’s a shame this wAsN’T a sIx PoInT FiVe. That surely would have made the difference.
Did you ever test out those 128gr Hammers?
Bet those wound channels would put a lot of bigger calibers with controlled expansion bullets to shame.
FlatlanderAZ
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Nope. My buddy who has developed loads for several 25’s said my twist probably east fast enough. What we’ve got works great for what we are doing.
