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I was out with friends yesterday for an impromptu zeroing and shooting out to 250m so a rim-fire and the Accuracy International in 6,5x47 came with me. I have been experimenting with 120 grain Amax for the AI and 250m is a good distance to shoot groups and generally faff around however first thing was the zero of a .308 and a .338 Win Mag. I had already noticed the Win Mag was short in the stock for me and with very little eye relief and despite such knowledge the bloody thing still bit me first shot so I am now sporting a neat little cut over my right eyebrow, much to the delight of those with me. Tossers. In all my years of shooting this has only happened twice and that is twice too often as far as I am concerned and I really should know better, so beware those of you shooting other people's rifles.

Disappointingly the 50 rounds I have here loaded for a planned plate shoot today will stay in the box as it is chucking it down with rain and I have no desire to get wet on a cold Sunday afternoon. On a positive note the little 120s are devastatingly accurate at 3100fps so they should serve me well out to 600 yards or so.

Something else to consider is Service Rifles, they are often short in the stock and a thumb casually hooked over the top of the stock wrist can easily lead to an eye watering smack on the end of the nose :)

Bummer eh...I hate when that happens.

Here you go, take your mind off of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82upQ0XM-M

Something else to consider is Service Rifles, they are often short in the stock and a thumb casually hooked over the top of the stock wrist can easily lead to an eye watering smack on the end of the nose

As you probably know the Martini Henry rifle has a place on the right hand side of the action for your right thumb because of the this very issue. It had a fairly brisk recoil and the convention hold, thumb over stock resulted in a bashed nose.

This is getting freaky - I'm picking sticks, you're picking sticks.
You get scope bite, I do too.


Please look after yourself!

:)

I know it's preaching to the choir, but having a stock at the correct length of pull is very important for this reason. Plus, having a scope with generous eye relief is always good to have.

Regarding the 6.5x47, jesus, those 120 grainers are fast! They must be laser beams even at 250m? Can't be giving anything more than half a milrad.

I had a scope bite me when a fellow club member let me try his rifle chambered in .404 Jeffery.......

WelshShooter wrote:Regarding the 6.5x47, jesus, those 120 grainers are fast! They must be laser beams even at 250m? Can't be giving anything more than half a milrad.

I maintained my 123grain Scenar zero and just went straight to 250 with the Amax, the wind was coming in from behind and I was shooting slightly downhill so the drop was closer to 3 clicks or 0,3mils which was a real surprise meaning I do need to check where they go at 100 not that I will ever use them at that distance. I now have a true 250m zero at +0,3 so easy to calculate drops from there. Yes, it just hit what it was pointed at, terminal energy at 250m was impressive as well. It is not a bullet I would shoot at distance however for rabbits on a still day out to 5-600 it should be perfect.

Bit like a secret society - See a chap at your local AA meeting with the tell-tale half moon scar and you know you have something else in common too :)

My modelling days are over anyway :)