It has been hot as Hades and choked with smoke from the wildfires, but if the wind is good this morning, I'm gonna give the P-dogs a try between 7-10 a.m... charging the scope cam as we speak.
You seem to be having a lot of fun, and you’re doing it about as cheap as you can. It ain’t no $14,000 380 class elk hunt on a private ranch but it’s a great day regardless. Nice weather, no bugs, an accurate rifle, plenty of ammo, and a comfortable way to sit for a long time. Food and drink on ice at the truck. Throw in a bunch of prairie dogs and that’s a fun and memorable day, brother. Good for you.
The B Mag was sure a temptation to me and I'm glad I bought one... although I did feel the need to "bed" the action as per "cavedweller1959" see>>> ua-cam.com/video/QX1XQzobtcI/v-deo.html
@@JimThomasOutdoors Concur on using the cave dweller1959 video to bed the action. It makes the B Mag one of the most accurate guns to 250 yards that I have ever owned.
I grew up in the prairies of Canada, shooting gophers, all of my life. I'm 65 now and would NEVER SHOOT IN THE DIRECTION OF BUILDINGS! Pretty sad you think this is acceptable practice.
Because of the house proximity, I use lead-free bullets,' which are made of zinc and weigh only 15 grains. The bullets are ballistic tip and they fragment into pepper flakes upon impact. I have not once, ever heard the zing of a ricochet from these bullets. I pick and choose my shots very carefully as though there is a prosecuting attorney attached to each one. Nevertheless, you are right.
You may be right. I put a level on the ring bases and then again on the scope when tightening the rings, and then added a bubble level to the scope to help keep the gun level when shooting out at distances. When (if ever) more ammo becomes available I'll do some testing at the range.
What camera are you using? Great footage
It's a Nikon P900.
I miss these videos, thanks for uploading
Any ideas where I car find more, they seem to be few and far between anymore
It has been hot as Hades and choked with smoke from the wildfires, but if the wind is good this morning, I'm gonna give the P-dogs a try between 7-10 a.m... charging the scope cam as we speak.
@@JimThomasOutdoors
Right on Jim, I'll subscribed, I'll be looking forward to it
You seem to be having a lot of fun, and you’re doing it about as cheap as you can. It ain’t no $14,000 380 class elk hunt on a private ranch but it’s a great day regardless. Nice weather, no bugs, an accurate rifle, plenty of ammo, and a comfortable way to sit for a long time. Food and drink on ice at the truck. Throw in a bunch of prairie dogs and that’s a fun and memorable day, brother. Good for you.
What rifle you that 17wsm in is it the bmag? Have you done anything to it like glass dedding it? If so do you have the vid?
Yes it is the B Mag. I did a JB Weld bedding job on it as per "Cave Dweller" video - and it did improve the accuracy by a considerable amount.
Panning back always make the shot look farther than we realize.
Nice work
People I have a question will a scopecam that works on pellet rifle work on a real rifle.
Probably b best to check with the manufacture.
Good break down with that target
Looks like alota doggone fun
Is that your home in the background ?
No - and that is why I am using a rimfire with 15 gr non lead bullets that fragment on impact.
Nice shootin’ Jim!
I’ll suggest learning/practicing shooting off a tripod, that way you won’t have any issues with long grass
Good advice. Next time I am gonna try a new set up that will raise my platform up a bit.
I have an AR I've been thinking of trading for one of these 17 WSM's
Nice video, thanks
The B Mag was sure a temptation to me and I'm glad I bought one... although I did feel the need to "bed" the action as per "cavedweller1959" see>>>
ua-cam.com/video/QX1XQzobtcI/v-deo.html
@@JimThomasOutdoors Concur on using the cave dweller1959 video to bed the action. It makes the B Mag one of the most accurate guns to 250 yards that I have ever owned.
I love my 17wsm
Great video man .
Nice slow mo
I grew up in the prairies of Canada, shooting gophers, all of my life. I'm 65 now and would NEVER SHOOT IN THE DIRECTION OF BUILDINGS! Pretty sad you think this is acceptable practice.
Because of the house proximity, I use lead-free bullets,' which are made of zinc and weigh only 15 grains. The bullets are ballistic tip and they fragment into pepper flakes upon impact. I have not once, ever heard the zing of a ricochet from these bullets. I pick and choose my shots very carefully as though there is a prosecuting attorney attached to each one. Nevertheless, you are right.
Sounds like your Scopes not level
You may be right. I put a level on the ring bases and then again on the scope when tightening the rings, and then added a bubble level to the scope to help keep the gun level when shooting out at distances. When (if ever) more ammo becomes available I'll do some testing at the range.
What exactly does a scope sound like when it's not level?