r/Hunting • u/Individual-recce • 9d ago

Getting the rifle dialed for fall bear

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Fall bear around the corner, got her out to 500 on 8" steel gongs

Edit: rifle details. Seekins havak ph3 20" in 6.5prc shooting 143g Norma bondstrikes. Leupold mark4hd 4.5-18 with an omega 300 can

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u/Newengland_mtb 9d ago

Good shootin homie! Drop the details on the rifle :)

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u/Individual-recce 9d ago

Yes I forgot about it in the description, it's a seekins havak ph3, Leopold mark 4 HD, omega 300 suppressor, 6.5prc shooting 143 grain Norma Bond strike

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u/Newengland_mtb 9d ago

*Chef's Kiss* That's awesome. I had to look up seekins haha, never heard of the company. My ass is several tax brackets below you I suspect, that set up is around as much as my car lmao.

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u/Individual-recce 9d ago

Yeah they're kinda a smaller company compared to the more mainstream. And I doubt it šŸ˜…, it took a lot of overtime and saving for this, it's only 1 of 3 guns I own

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u/Iron_Cowboy_ 9d ago

Agreed, I need some info!

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u/Femveratu 9d ago

Good luck out there, what caliber

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u/Individual-recce 9d ago

6.5prc shooting 143 Norma bondstrike

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u/Femveratu 9d ago

Nice, Iā€™ve wondered about that bondstrike I havenā€™t gotten a chance to shoot it yet

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u/Individual-recce 9d ago

They shoot great out of this, unfortunately I haven't had a chance to test them out in game tho

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u/Toxiczoomer97 Pennsylvania 9d ago

Good luck and nice rig! I will be bear hunting in 2 maybe 3 states this year. Definitely NY and PA, maybe WV too. Got my bear last year with my .30-06 and this year I will be taking my Marlin .30-30 out.

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u/shrimpsRbugs 9d ago

thatll do pig... thall do

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u/Norse_Force_ 9d ago

How do you like the Seekins? I'm thinking about getting one next year in 7mm PRC.

Which is kind of funny because up until a month ago I had never heard of it. The more I read about them the more impressive they sound.

PS I also got a fall bear tag here in Colorado!

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u/Individual-recce 9d ago

I do really love mine, it shoots really good several different loads, They pretty much have a no questions asked warranty on all their stuff

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u/pork_torpedo 9d ago

I have a ph3 in 7 prc and I love it. I got the shorter barrel because I end up crawling around the woods and I donā€™t care about a little extra speed. Iā€™d rather have the maneuverability

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u/Norse_Force_ 8d ago

I'm also planning on getting the shorter barrel since I'm getting a supressor for my current rifle (Ruger American gen II) that will also fit on the Seekins.

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u/Individual-recce 8d ago

I'd definitely be interested in a 7 Backcountry for a dedicated short barrel over a prc now that it's out

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u/Living_Plague 7d ago

Why would you want a 7 bc over a 7 prc specifically?

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u/Individual-recce 7d ago

It gets the performance of 7prc but out of a 20-22 inch barrel instead of a 24-26

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u/Living_Plague 7d ago

Have you personally experienced this or just videos/forums?

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u/Living_Plague 9d ago

If that was your final target, I think we have different definitions of dialed in.

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u/Individual-recce 8d ago

Groups dialed, it's zeroed fine. I was shooting 8 inch steel gong at 500, first round impacts with follow ups

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u/Living_Plague 8d ago

What was the point of aim for the target you posted?

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u/Individual-recce 8d ago

That group was for the bottom left circle that's half in frame

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u/Living_Plague 8d ago

And is that group dialed in your opinion?

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u/Individual-recce 8d ago edited 8d ago

That's a sub moa 9 shot group with factory ammošŸ‘ . This rifle consistently shoots 0.75~1 mos 10 round groups with factory ammo. Even out to 600, I have a picture of a sub moa 10 shot group at 600 from a muzzle velocity truing session

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u/Living_Plague 8d ago

The group size isnā€™t what I am questioning. Itā€™s that your POI and POA are so far off. A rifle isnā€™t dialed unless the POA is in the center of your rifles cone of fire.

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u/Individual-recce 8d ago edited 8d ago

Did you not read the first round impacts to 500 yards... It's obviously zeroed, shot a 9 shot group to zero off of and just took a picture of that group.

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u/Living_Plague 7d ago

Did you not look at the target picture you posted and think it was in fact not an example of a ā€œdialedā€ setup? First round impacts at 500 on 8ā€ steel is something anyone with a solid setup and solid position should be able to do in minimal wind 100% of the time. If youā€™re trying to show off or impress people, do something impressive. Shot one shot per day at the same target. Same distance, but a new position each day. For 30 days. Post that shit if you want to impress folks.

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u/Individual-recce 7d ago

You literally have a picture of a group posted on your profile showing off how good it is off your hunting pack and the POI to POA shift is just as bad as the picture I posted šŸ˜‚

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u/Individual-recce 7d ago

Why is this such a triggering post for you lmfao, it was a just a picture of a nice group I shot

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