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Old 05-08-2011, 07:30 PM
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You need to get some of those stickies that go on your glasses. its helped me greatly with being able to see the sights clearly and actually see my target.
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Old 05-08-2011, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MountainDevil54
You need to get some of those stickies that go on your glasses. its helped me greatly with being able to see the sights clearly and actually see my target.
We already talked about that. You must have missed the thread I started on those on the Traditional ML forum. I use them, and they do help a lot. I'd be shooting at 25 yds without them.
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Old 05-08-2011, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Muley Hunter
I'm thinking it would be a good challenge to hunt them with a sidelock, PRB, and open sights.

Whatcha think?
That would be fun also. i call them in washes in the desert and in canyons when i am in the mountains. about 1/2 i call in are shot with a shotgun and no#4's. get a mojo decoy and you will bring them in closer and it's a blast watching them react to the darn thing lol.. Ray
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Old 05-08-2011, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MountainDevil54
Sidelock, round ball? Is that even humane?
Well hell yes it's humane, those yotes are not very big lol. that RB would flatten them. there all fur
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Old 05-08-2011, 08:03 PM
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The only record I have of that poor a result with Blackhorn was when I tried those crummy T7 primers.
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Old 05-08-2011, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by lemoyne
The only record I have of that poor a result with Blackhorn was when I tried those crummy T7 primers.
It is not the primers Lee... I have tried most of the others and see no real difference...

I guess I am assuming that you mean velocities... remember this is a 100 grains of BH...

Here are two of serveral different test I did trying to prove that primers make a velocity dfference.

This is from April...



And this won to re-test the the theory



I think I have tried this on 4 or 5 different occasions and get simular results each time.
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Old 05-09-2011, 03:37 PM
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I just noticed that you were shooting at only 75 yards. That would explain why it didnt drop as much for you as it did for me. I was shooting 130 yards at the time and had 2" additional drop with the bore cot on the barrel. Try 100 yards and see if you notice any difference in drop.
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Old 05-09-2011, 04:10 PM
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I tested this three different times at the range in the winter time. I saw no change at all at 100yds. I will say, i was using a heavy balloon instead of the new fancy stuff.
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