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Offline Hairtrigger

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First blood!
« on: May 31, 2011, 01:22:02 PM »
I purchased this rifle from another member on this board a few weeks back and finally got around to loading some brass and putting a scope on the rifle. The caliber is 22-454... a neat little round :)
 This morning I sighted the rifle in shooting out a window into a backstop just for that purpose, I stopped shooting to clean the rifle and when I returned to shoot there was a woodchuck just waiting for me!
DRT!!!  the Barnes 50gr Varmintator bullet did not open up at 41 yards moving 3600 fps from the muzzle... kind of disappointed
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Offline Swift One

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Re: First blood!
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2011, 03:22:24 PM »
Thats freakin awesome!!  The 22-454, never heard of it.  Sounds fast....is that rifle a ruger #1?
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Re: First blood!
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2011, 03:33:02 PM »
Very Nice!!! Hmmmmmmmm... I wonder how a 25-454 would do? ::)
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Re: First blood!
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2011, 05:07:23 PM »
The data Wayne Baker provided me with has a 45gr bullet maxed out at just over 4200 fps... not much different than a swift and no up to 223 wssm.
This cartridge is a labor of love... other wise hard to justify the cost LOL
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Re: First blood!
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 04:47:01 AM »
Hairtrigger...

Now that is an interesting combination!  Really boots those .22 cal bullets out with authority. 

Nice of that chuck to wait til you were all dialed-in before making his (last) debut. 

Too bad Ruger doesn't sell the #1 actions, they would make a wonderful platform for all sorts of interesting wildcats.

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