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Old 01-20-2013, 09:49 AM
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Finally got my .17 HMR Scoped after having it in the safe of a while (Ordered it before our first child came along, it arrived 5 months after she was born and I can't believe how fast time has gone since )

Looking foward to the gopher season this year!



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Old 01-20-2013, 09:58 AM
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Nice! What make/model?
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Old 01-20-2013, 11:58 AM
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Nice! What make/model?
Thanks. Volquartsen Deluxe .17 HMR.
Leupold V2 6-18x40 Adj Obj Target.
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Old 01-20-2013, 12:41 PM
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She's a beauty. Mine has the l-fluted barrel with forward blow comp on the grey laminated thumb hole stock. Clean one shot gophers out to 200 yards no problem. My 100 yard groups are one hollers measuring under half inch when I do things right. Your going to enjoy your Volqs.
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Old 01-20-2013, 12:45 PM
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looks good , looking at either one of them or a .223 on my want list
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Old 01-20-2013, 12:52 PM
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She's a beauty. Mine has the l-fluted barrel with forward blow comp on the grey laminated thumb hole stock. Clean one shot gophers out to 200 yards no problem. My 100 yard groups are one hollers measuring under half inch when I do things right. Your going to enjoy your Volqs.
Sounds very nice. Do you have any pics you can post?
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Old 01-20-2013, 01:27 PM
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Ha! The gophers won't know what hit 'em....
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Old 01-20-2013, 01:37 PM
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My Volquartsen.

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Old 01-20-2013, 02:56 PM
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My Volquartsen.
Very nice, its a .17 HMR as well?
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Old 01-20-2013, 02:57 PM
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Where did you guys order your volquatsen from? I want to get one but everyone who I spoke with said almost a year wait which is crazy..
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Old 01-20-2013, 04:50 PM
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PM sent to you AMisler.
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Old 01-20-2013, 04:53 PM
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Yes it's the 17HMR.
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Old 01-20-2013, 07:02 PM
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Yes it's the 17HMR.
Have you had any issues?
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Old 01-20-2013, 07:35 PM
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Have you had any issues?
The odd stove pipe breaking it in but after shooting more than fifteen hundred rounds I'm a happy camper. The accuracy is amazing.
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Old 01-20-2013, 08:06 PM
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The odd stove pipe breaking it in but after shooting more than fifteen hundred rounds I'm a happy camper. The accuracy is amazing.
Exciting,I can't wait to shoot it. I'm curious to see how it compares accuracy wise to my Cooper.
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Old 01-20-2013, 08:09 PM
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Looks pretty slick!!!
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Old 01-20-2013, 09:46 PM
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Yeah! those are really nice! I think I might like to get one with the snake fluted barrel. Who sells them in Canada?
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Old 01-20-2013, 10:43 PM
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Yeah! those are really nice! I think I might like to get one with the snake fluted barrel. Who sells them in Canada?
I had a 10/22 with a VQ snake fluted barrel and it is quite the piece of art.
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Old 01-20-2013, 11:15 PM
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One look at that rifle and the gophers should fall right over and die of awesomeness.
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Old 01-21-2013, 09:43 AM
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sweet looking hardware!
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Old 01-21-2013, 08:17 PM
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One look at that rifle and the gophers should fall right over and die of awesomeness.
I think that is what happened to me! I cant stop looking at these things!
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Old 01-21-2013, 08:43 PM
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Thanks guys. Its pretty eye catching. Looking fowarded to trying her out. I have stock piled 2500 rounds of HMR in the basement so no being stingy when I get out to the range
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Old 01-22-2013, 07:43 AM
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Semi auto?
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:23 PM
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Yes sir!
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