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Offline Hunternz

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H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« on: October 25, 2006, 09:08:38 AM »
Hi All,
Happy to say that the rifle performed and was a pleasure to carry up and down the mountains, GPS reckoned we walked over 20ks for the day,
Result one Tahr and 1 Chamois,
Regards Howard.
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2006, 09:30:57 AM »
Good shooting, Howard!! Nice pics, too!!

Tim
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2006, 09:38:27 AM »
What loads are you shooting?
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2006, 09:50:00 AM »
 Congrats on the Kill, Looks to me you need  and want super light weight in those Mountains.
 . Good luck Marv.
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2006, 09:57:40 AM »
Here's one of Howard's previous posts on his .243 load, keep in mind that he's using ADI powder which for the most part, makes Hodgdon's powder. If I wanted to work that load up, I'd use Hodgdon's data for the 100gr bullet and H1000, starting 10% below their max.

Tim

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/smf/index.php/topic,100589.msg1098265949.html#msg1098265949

http://www.adi-limited.com/handloaders-guide/equivalents.asp

http://www.hodgdon.com/data/rifle/243win.php
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2006, 07:36:34 PM »
Three days later and my leg muscles are still tender! ;D
as per the load, which I didn't mention was ADI 2217 46grs was my most acurate powder weight. A couple more photos of the country,
Regards Howard.
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2006, 08:19:14 PM »
Where were the pics taken Howard? It looks awesome. Anything looks better then the flat featureless terrain of north Texas though.
Congrats on the successful hunt.
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2006, 09:22:39 PM »
The hunt was on public land, Ben Ohau range between Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau, central South Island, New Zealand.
Regards Howard.   
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Re: H & R superlight .243 in the mountains
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2006, 10:43:44 PM »
Awesome pics Howard and some good shooting. Certainly looks like some rugged landscape, I can see why you choose a SuperLight :)
 Thanks for sharing.
-Aaron
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