Hunting & Fishing Coyote with a specialty pistol
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Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
That is a great setup and an awesome shot! Can you give me some insight as to how you shoot with the short eye relief scope on a handgun. I have an SP in 300 WSM and I have a Burris scope on it that I am not particularly in love with. It would be great to have something with a bit more magnification and better glass. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ryan
That is a great setup and an awesome shot! Can you give me some insight as to how you shoot with the short eye relief scope on a handgun. I have an SP in 300 WSM and I have a Burris scope on it that I am not particularly in love with. It would be great to have something with a bit more magnification and better glass. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ryan
Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
The muzzle break helps considerably. Without that it would be a lot more difficult to shoot it without getting scope eye. U have to acquire the target in the optic and push the scope away a bit until u get maybe 4-5" eye relief before u shoot it. One of the secrets to accuracy out of these pistols is to mount the rifle scope as far back as possible such that u can straighten your forearm while shooting. This allows for a more consistent recoil.
I have 2 of those 3-12x Burris's, and i do like them, but the problem with them is that the eye relief is too long at 12x from the prone position off a bipod on a center grip pistol. I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time now and i finally found it--the Gene Davis power booster @ Bullzeye Pro. The booster slips opver the ocular and cuts eye relief in half. But u have to screw the ocular almost all the way in to get a clear focus, and that is sometimes a problem. The older model Burris has a thin lock ring that allows the shooter to screw the ocular further in, but the newer model is wider, which presents a problem. U can tell which model u have by looking at the lock ring--if it has 1 knurled ring it's the older model--the newer one has 2 knurled rings on it. I have 1 if the 35% power boosters on a 7-270 WSM XP-100 and it makes it a 4-16X with 1/2 the eye relief.
The muzzle break helps considerably. Without that it would be a lot more difficult to shoot it without getting scope eye. U have to acquire the target in the optic and push the scope away a bit until u get maybe 4-5" eye relief before u shoot it. One of the secrets to accuracy out of these pistols is to mount the rifle scope as far back as possible such that u can straighten your forearm while shooting. This allows for a more consistent recoil.
I have 2 of those 3-12x Burris's, and i do like them, but the problem with them is that the eye relief is too long at 12x from the prone position off a bipod on a center grip pistol. I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time now and i finally found it--the Gene Davis power booster @ Bullzeye Pro. The booster slips opver the ocular and cuts eye relief in half. But u have to screw the ocular almost all the way in to get a clear focus, and that is sometimes a problem. The older model Burris has a thin lock ring that allows the shooter to screw the ocular further in, but the newer model is wider, which presents a problem. U can tell which model u have by looking at the lock ring--if it has 1 knurled ring it's the older model--the newer one has 2 knurled rings on it. I have 1 if the 35% power boosters on a 7-270 WSM XP-100 and it makes it a 4-16X with 1/2 the eye relief.
Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
Looked a little familiar. I think I remember seeing that particular coyote too.
Looked a little familiar. I think I remember seeing that particular coyote too.
Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
Hey Steve,
That isn't the ranch where we were shooting at for SHOTS?
I sure hope I can get some WY coyote hunting in this year but with adding mule deer to the list I doubt it.
Glad to hear you got your bollits back, they were a little small in my 338 WSM
the ammo pouch was tempting.
Take care,
Mike
Hey Steve,
That isn't the ranch where we were shooting at for SHOTS?
I sure hope I can get some WY coyote hunting in this year but with adding mule deer to the list I doubt it.
Glad to hear you got your bollits back, they were a little small in my 338 WSM
Take care,
Mike
Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotefever</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Steve,
That isn't the ranch where we were shooting at for SHOTS?
I sure hope I can get some WY coyote hunting in this year but with adding mule deer to the list I doubt it.
Glad to hear you got your bollits back, they were a little small in my 338 WSM
the ammo pouch was tempting.
Take care,
Mike</div></div>
Thks Mikee. I'd say good luck on your antelope but i doubt u'll need it--good luck anyways.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yotefever</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Steve,
That isn't the ranch where we were shooting at for SHOTS?
I sure hope I can get some WY coyote hunting in this year but with adding mule deer to the list I doubt it.
Glad to hear you got your bollits back, they were a little small in my 338 WSM
Take care,
Mike</div></div>
Thks Mikee. I'd say good luck on your antelope but i doubt u'll need it--good luck anyways.
Re: Coyote with a specialty pistol
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ffl medic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looked a little familiar. I think I remember seeing that particular coyote too. </div></div>
Yeah that's the 1 u shot at and missed...remember?--hardy harster, ooohhrahh!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ffl medic</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looked a little familiar. I think I remember seeing that particular coyote too. </div></div>
Yeah that's the 1 u shot at and missed...remember?--hardy harster, ooohhrahh!
