Thompson Center Venture
07-30-2011, 09:49 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
Thompson Center Venture
Got this in 7mm-08....synthetic stock with 22" barrel, a 9 twist and match grade crown.
I have never had so much ease with a new rifle. this 5R rifle right out of the box was pushing tacks and shooting keyholes. 3 shots at 50 to be sure,
and after that i put 5 shots on paper at 100 yards. the 1st was an inch low and right, made a scope adjustment and the next 4 were in the same hole. I know what you're thinkin, why not zero out..well we had a perty steady wind from left to right the whole time, so i figure i'll wait til a lil calmer day and get it zero'd out then...plus I have ta go back out and zero when it cools off...alot
2 thumbs up.
I have never had so much ease with a new rifle. this 5R rifle right out of the box was pushing tacks and shooting keyholes. 3 shots at 50 to be sure,
and after that i put 5 shots on paper at 100 yards. the 1st was an inch low and right, made a scope adjustment and the next 4 were in the same hole. I know what you're thinkin, why not zero out..well we had a perty steady wind from left to right the whole time, so i figure i'll wait til a lil calmer day and get it zero'd out then...plus I have ta go back out and zero when it cools off...alot
2 thumbs up.
Last edited by halfbakedi420; 07-31-2011 at 01:23 PM.
08-02-2011, 11:19 AM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
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HB,
Congrats on the new rig !
Sure looks like you got a shooter.................
IMO - Might be the best Value/Quality buy in the market right now.
Just as an FYI - most people use the phrase "keyhole" when a bullet is tumbling as it hits the paper; thusly making a hole like a keyhole (not a good thing - LOL).
Congrats on the new rig !
Sure looks like you got a shooter.................
IMO - Might be the best Value/Quality buy in the market right now.
Just as an FYI - most people use the phrase "keyhole" when a bullet is tumbling as it hits the paper; thusly making a hole like a keyhole (not a good thing - LOL).
08-02-2011, 08:13 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 608
Yep, shooting keyholes is not good. Now if it can shoot a flea of a tick, that is something totally different.
08-03-2011, 12:46 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
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ohhhh..i see..i shot 5 bullets, adjusted after the 1st shot, the next 4 went through the same hole almost, resembling a keyhole. (circle with a long bottom, like skeleton key hole) mybad
