Hunting & Fishing GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

[knockemdown]

This spring, I pulled the A5 off and dropped my GAP 7WSM into an XLR Chassis. Still shoots like I'm cheatin' and finally got a chance to fill a deer tag with the new handle...

Saw a decent buck foolin' with a doe across the valley. Ranged, dialed & dumped @ 547yds, courtesy of a 162gr Amax. Got my buddy to help drag and we humped up the valley to find him.

Shot was just slightly quartering to, POI on front of shoulder. 162Amax found inside pelt on the other side...

One more pic, you can see the Amax lumped under the pelt, just above the ele. turret

Like I said, shootin' this GAP rifle is almost like cheatin'!

 

[Sendero_Man]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Congrats bro, nice shooting. That will be some good eating right there...

 

[Huntr]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Very nice!

 

[Sendero_Man]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Fred, how you liking that XLR on the Gap ?

have a calling buddy that loves AR platforms, maybe he should run one of those on his bolt rifle.

 

[p3ripperfw]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Badass shot man! What scope is that I like those turrets.

 

[finbox]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Can you weigh that Amax slug for me,

I'm very interested in the weight retention of the Amax round in real world long distance game taking .

Thanks

 

[coldboremiracle]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Im very suprised the 162 didnt blow through. Also very interested in the weight, expansion looks good.

Nice shot!

 

[coldboremiracle]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

You need to put that pic in the recovered bullets thread.

 

[knockemdown]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Thank you, fellas! Scope is a Premier 5-25x56, Gen II XR reticle.
CBM & finbox, I will add that to the recovered bullets thread once I get a weight on it. Forgot & left it drying on the window sill up at the farm though! Should add that the shot was quartering to, impact in front of right shoulder/base of neck and bullet lodged behind offside shoulder, as shown.

Scott, I must admit, I do like the infinite adjustability and overall 'feel' of the XLR over the A5 with stock pack I had on there. Plus, now I'm running Alpha WSM mags instead of two rounds in a Wyatt's box/Badger M4 bottom metal. Naturally, the 'feel' part is just personal preference, and same as your buddy, I seem to gravitate toward the vertical grip AR 'feel'. So I think he might be pleased to get behind an XLR. That one won't be my last!

 

[knockemdown]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

I apologize for not to following up sooner.
The 162gr Amax recovered weighed 71.4gr, 44% weight retention...

 

[1badmopar]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Nice shot and write up. I also own a GAP in 7WSM, on an A5 stock, so I found this particularly interesting.

 

[Curt1521]

Re: GAP 7WSM buck, 547yds

Nice deer and nice rig!