Looking to get a new Christmas tree?, but don’t have a reliable chainsaw. All that you need to cut down your own Christmas tree is with your favorite rifle.And, pack along 30-50 rounds of Nosler 77 grain ammo.
Posted on 12/22/2017 8:31:40 AM PST by w1n1
Looking to get a new Christmas tree?, but don’t have a reliable chainsaw. All that you need to cut down your own Christmas tree is with your favorite rifle.
And, pack along 30-50 rounds of Nosler 77 grain ammo.
This is what this one guy did on Facebook.
Watch as this adventurous dad cuts down the family Yule Tide tree with the help of a little angel and a fully loaded firearm. See the full Nosler 77 grain custom chainsaw video here.
Make sure your AR is throated for the 77 grain pill.
L
I bought a Stihl and I am quite happy with it.
I was target shooting on a very large tract of private land once. We didn’t have a good backstop, but since the land was a couple miles of heavy woods, we shot toward the trees. I fired one round with .357 Magnum and about 100 feet downrange, saw a 3” diameter tree fall. I must have hit a weak spot or something.
77 gr will fit in a standard chamber - it’s the 80 gr and VLD designs that will jam into the leade if not properly throated.
And - BTW this is a completely inappropriate use of the 77 gr match bullet. Everyone knows that the correct round is a 150 gr 30-06. Max 3 rounds to fell an average Christmas tree. If you are an “Operator” you can use the .338 Lapua Magnum and a Nightforce scope from 1200 yards.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the information. I have a couple boxes of the 77 grain stuff I’ve been afraid to shoot.
Merry Christmas!
L
Need to get the type ammo they use in the movies where one shot fired from a pistol will bring down a utility pole.
I was playing golf with a friend one day. He shanked a tee shot off into the woods. We heard the ball hit a tree. As I was teeing up we heard a sharp “crack”and a large oak tree came down across the cart path about ten feet behind our cart.
We called it a day after that and hit the bar.
L
I prefer a cordless chainsaw.
Best way to check:
Measure the cartridge OAL with a caliper, chamber a round, extract and remeasure.
If the round is the same length and there are no rifling marks on the bullet, you are fine. The 80 grain rounds are usually loaded so long so as to not even fit into the magazine. The 77 grain is one of the best bullets out there for competition out to 300 yards. One caveat: They really like a 1:7 or 1:8 twist barrel. If you have a 1:9 , stick with the 69’s and send the 77’s my way. I’ll dispose of them properly, I promise.
Commercial rounds will be manufactured to SAAMI standards which is why you will probably never come across a commercial 80 grain .223.
Hickok45 does a ‘Christmas Tree Hunt’ every year.
Mines 1 in 9 and the heaviest thing I shoot regularly is 62 grain soft point. The 77s I got have some kind of Teflon coating on them. Only have 50 or so.
Maybe I’ll use them for next years tree. LOL.
L
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.