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After I got back from my Nebraska bowhunt this morning ( unsuccessful for now) I decided it was time to sight in a gun with a one power scope since the rules now allow them during muzzy season.
I had put the scope on a Knight but decided that i wanted to try it on a White . (These are all tough decisions)
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So I put it on a .451 Super 91. ( Bob Bowers special)
I also decided to try a saboted bullet instead of the bone jarring 460 gr conical.
My beginning load and what turned out to be the only load used today was 90 gr 3f triple 7, 230 gr bullet in light blue harvester crush rib sabot. winchester #11 cap and the Nikon one power scope.
I set up the targets :
I wasn't sure where it would hit so I started close, only 40 yards.
it hit about a foot low and 3 inches to the right. I made some scope adjustments then took two more shots. here they are:
Now I decided to move back a little and fine tune some.here are the results at 75 yards.
Not sure what the deal is with the low one, but that happens
next I shot some 100 yards targets.
one shot each , as if it was a deer.
then I shot a few groups. like this
Overall the Super 91 seemed to like the 90 gr and the bullet. I didn't experiment so it might do better given a chance.
The reticle of the scope is thick enough that at 100 yards it covers quite a bit of the target is the only problem i saw
I collected some sabots on the walk to check the target
When I went to clean her up I noticed that i need to put a bra on my scope.
you can see how dirty she got on the bottom of the scope.
But overall I was surprised at how easy it was to get a decent group without experimenting. I do believe I have to let the White take at least one deer this season:
I had put the scope on a Knight but decided that i wanted to try it on a White . (These are all tough decisions)
.So I put it on a .451 Super 91. ( Bob Bowers special)
I also decided to try a saboted bullet instead of the bone jarring 460 gr conical.
My beginning load and what turned out to be the only load used today was 90 gr 3f triple 7, 230 gr bullet in light blue harvester crush rib sabot. winchester #11 cap and the Nikon one power scope.
I set up the targets :
I wasn't sure where it would hit so I started close, only 40 yards.
it hit about a foot low and 3 inches to the right. I made some scope adjustments then took two more shots. here they are:
Now I decided to move back a little and fine tune some.here are the results at 75 yards.
Not sure what the deal is with the low one, but that happens
next I shot some 100 yards targets.
one shot each , as if it was a deer.
then I shot a few groups. like this
Overall the Super 91 seemed to like the 90 gr and the bullet. I didn't experiment so it might do better given a chance.
The reticle of the scope is thick enough that at 100 yards it covers quite a bit of the target is the only problem i saw
I collected some sabots on the walk to check the target
When I went to clean her up I noticed that i need to put a bra on my scope.
you can see how dirty she got on the bottom of the scope.
But overall I was surprised at how easy it was to get a decent group without experimenting. I do believe I have to let the White take at least one deer this season:
