The Shot You’ll Never Forget Giveaway - Enter To Win A Barrel From Rifle Barrel Blanks!
- By Arthur
- The Bear Pit
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At my place in AZ we were building a shed for the tractor and I had my 2 boys (10 years old) helping.me out. It was a rare windy day out there and we were struggling to hang the tin siding and I was having a hard time keeping my boys attention as I was trying to teach them how to do a few things. My son Colt spotted a big jackrabbit all the way down our driveway and I grabbed my Savage 17 hmr with a 2-7 Nikon duplex scope. I raised up on him and at the angle I was shooting it felt like a 15 mph full value crosswind. The rabbit took a couple steps and I knew I didn’t have long. I held left 6” and up 6” and took the shot offhand. The bullet hit center in the head and made a pink mist cloud on exit. I put the rifle down and turned to my boys who were looking at me like in a state of disbelief. It was a rushed 200 yard shot offhand in the wind and my sons still talk about it. I of course acted like it was no big deal. It’s a fun story to hear my sons tell. You wouldn’t believe how long that driveway gets sometimes.