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GeauxTide · February 24, 2011, 09:33 PM

I've got a Ruger 77 SS Hawkeye in 280, which is also an '06 offspring. Mine shoots 140gr handloads under an inch at 100 yards. My rule of thumb for game hunting - the distance I can repeatedly place a bullet into 8 inches.

February 24, 2011, 09:33 PM	#3
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	I've got a Ruger 77 SS Hawkeye in 280, which is also an '06 offspring. Mine shoots 140gr handloads under an inch at 100 yards. My rule of thumb for game hunting - the distance I can repeatedly place a bullet into 8 inches.