Cow elk bang flop

[Slick8]

At 725 yards.

I hunted south central NM last weekend dodging rain and wind on Saturday and Sunday.

My BIL connected on Sunday morning at 315 across a tight canyon. I was set up and ready to shoot if they didn't go far but they scattered like a covey of quail.

We saw and made attempts the rest of Sunday through Monday before connecting on this one at last light Monday evening.

We had 3 groups glassed up trying to make a plan on one knowing that plan would likely be our evening. We got on a large group feeding after water. I had the cover to get closer but not the time. One shot at 725 was a bang flop.

Rifle specs.
APR built 338 edge on a Def An-Ti, Bart and the new Manners Pro Hunter topped with a 5-30 Trig.

Running 300 EOLs at 2740 tuned to .5moa at 600 in ADG brass and H1k.

 

[twdjr]

Nice shooting! Congrats!

 

[diablo]

Cool. Where’d you hit er? Neck shot?

 

[Slick8]

Neck, quartering too but still a tad forward of desired placement.

 

[diablo]

Neck, quartering too but still a tad forward of desired placement.

It’s cool to see them just drop like that with a CNS shot. I hit a cow in her bed once with a headshot at 311 yards.

 

[PerezA]

Congrats slick!! Looks like you had a good time.