Update on my 100 yd goals

[splitbeing]

We've decided to post about our work towards nuah goals this year and so am following through.

I am at my buddy's place. He has a100 yd range. I've brought my .177 Akela with NSA 12.5s, which showed promise here last year the couple times I stayed a weekend and got to shoot 100.

Last year, I discovered the Seneca 16s lost accuracy after 75 yds but the NSAs might make 100 since they at least were hitting the target.

Last year, I also learned that the Hawke scope I was using could not adjust enough for my goals. I maxed them out. This year, I have a UTG 12x with me that has more mil dots. Will it also max out?

Last year, I shot prone with a front bag and rear shouldered. I never shoot prone when practicing at home; my buddy just has the 100yd range set up that way. This year, I brought a workbench set up as a shooting table with a front bag.

I remember hitting some branches last year due to aiming so much higher than with a PB for 100 yd shooting. I think I cleared those/cut them last year. Time will tell.

It is raining now so not much shooting happening yet. Our primary objective is hunting at dawn and dusk for deer. Midday today if it clears up I will get a chance at nuah with the Akela in .177. If we get a deer tonight or tomorrow morning, I might be processing midday tomorrow. If not, I'll get some nuah work in tomorrow too. Though... maybe nuah wil be a good break from processing if I have the energy, particularly for hand pumping [chuckling].

[ER00z]

How are you liking the Akela? Seems to shoot very well!

Have you experienced poi shifts with the floated barrel? I see Buck-Rail makes a barrel band and rail support, wasn't sure if they're more of a necessity or a luxury.

One thing I've noticed shooting NSA slugs from a choked barrel is how quickly the bore leads up (especially at choke). If you don't mind the inquiry, how often do you clean the bore and do you lube your slugs? if so, what's your preferred slug lube?

 

[splitbeing]

Haven't noticed POI shift and so haven't gone the barrel band route.

I haven't cleaned the bore in a long time as accuracy has stayed great. Might have been a couple years ago. I do, however, turn the power down and shoot ftt greens in the basement range. My belief is that this helps clean out my guns a bit. Sometimes I coat them in ballistol.

My Akela is not pellet picky. The mag is a bit though. on full power barracuda and crosman heavy pellets stay subsonic and I shoot those. It did well with seneca 16.2s out to 75 yds but became a shotgun spread beyond that at 100.

It's slug of choice is NSA 12.5s. That's what I made NUAH sharpshooter with.

[ER00z]

Very good. Thanks for the reply.