A Little Rock Chuck Shooting in the Hills

[Ernie]

I was able to do some rock chuck shooting in the Bighorns with JW & Kim early last week.
It was good to have a pack on and get away for a bit.
First location was just over 7000 feet in elevation and the last one we went to we were at just over 10,000 feet. The one in the middle is the biggest rock chuck I've ever shot before hands-down. I took 11 in all. We had cloudy weather, sunshine, and some light rain at the lower elevation, then when we got up to the the top, we had rain, sleet, snow, and high wind for a while. After that cloud passed over, winds for from about 8 to 13 miles an hour and gusty. Temperatures were in the lower 40's at the higher elevation.
Pulled out a neglected specialty pistol for this endeavor. 22 Creedmoor with a 8 T (Krieger...I think).
Michael DeLoach of Nine Run Gun did the build.
I had some Unknown Muntions ammo for it (80 grain ELD-M), that uses Peterson brass at 3154 FPS.
Shots were just over 100 yards, to just under 600 yards.
Longest kill was just under 500 yards.
It had been a number of years since I had shot chucks, so that made the outing even more enjoyable.

 

[K9TXS]

That looks like a fun trip. How do you like that chassis? I've been leaning towards one just like it.

 

[Ernie]

I like it a lot.
It works well for shooting prone.
Some XP chassis are way too tall in the depth/height of their forend, which would make you have to raise up your head when shooting prone which is not conducive to comfortable shooting over a period of time.

 

[ChrisRhodes]

It's once you hit about the 3-4 miles in and where the vehicles can't go…is when you get into the big numbers. The rougher the terrain the better.

Chucking is fun. I'll probably pack in again in August.

 

[quigley257]

That looks like fantastic fun!!

 

[quigley257]

Not nearly as wild an adventure as yours, but I did make it out last weekend for some Prairie Dogs. My Savage 12T dual port 223 and my 15" Encore in 223 got most of the duties. I went 27 kills in a row between 100 and 320 yards before finally missing. Not sure I've ever done that before. Beautiful weather and cooperative dogs made for a great day in the field.

 

[Ernie]

Fun, Fun, Fun for sure

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I was able to do some rock chuck shooting in the Bighorns with JW & Kim early last week.
It was good to have a pack on and get away for a bit.
First location was just over 7000 feet in elevation and the last one we went to we were at just over 10,000 feet. The one in the middle is the biggest rock chuck I've ever shot before hands-down. I took 11 in all. We had cloudy weather, sunshine, and some light rain at the lower elevation, then when we got up to the the top, we had rain, sleet, snow, and high wind for a while. After that cloud passed over, winds for from about 8 to 13 miles an hour and gusty. Temperatures were in the lower 40's at the higher elevation.
Pulled out a neglected specialty pistol for this endeavor. 22 Creedmoor with a 8 T (Krieger...I think).
Michael DeLoach of Nine Run Gun did the build.
I had some Unknown Muntions ammo for it (80 grain ELD-M), that uses Peterson brass at 3154 FPS.
Shots were just over 100 yards, to just under 600 yards.
Longest kill was just under 500 yards.
It had been a number of years since I had shot chucks, so that made the outing even more enjoyable.
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AWESOME!
I really miss Chuck Hunting up in NE PA.

 

[K9TXS]

Is that a 15" barrel on the Creedmoore?

 

[Ernie]

Right at 16"

 

[41Magnum]

Nice work Sir!!!