Ursula is finally completely tricked out,,,

[aarondhgraham]

Just before I retired in January of 2021,,,
I decided to treat myself with a fine new rifle,,,
A gift to myself after 21 years of employment at my job.

After a lot of waffling back and forth from one brand to another,,,
I finally decided on a CZ-457 Varmint AT-1,,,
With a 24" barrel.

My desire was to shoot at long distances,,,
Specifically from 100 to 200 yards,,,
And maybe out to 300.

I mounted a Vortex Diamondback 4-16x44 scope,,,
On a DIProducts 25 MOA rail.

I also mounted a Caldwell bi-pod on her,,,
But the rifle was too heavy for it,,,
There was a lot of wiggle.

I just received a Jinse heavy duty bi-pod from Amazon,,,
I have it mounted and the fit is very acceptable,,,
There's no wiggle in it at all.

So this is (I hope) the final version of my rifle,,,
She's a veritable Brown Bear of a rifle,,,
So I named her Ursula.

Due to many factors,,,
Not the least of them laziness, cancer surgery, and winter weather,,,
I haven't given Ursula the attention that a rifle of her heritage and status deserves.

But now that I'm recovering from the surgery nicely,,,
As soon as Oklahoma weather permits,,,
I'm off to the 200 yard range.

Here she is in what I hope is her final iteration,,,

I like prone shooting so I purchased a very nice extra wide padded shooting mat,,,
Come the Spring I'm going to be spending a lot of time at the range,,,
Shooting paper silhouette targets at 50, 100, 150, & 200 yards.

Just before I went in for my surgery,,,
I did manage to hit the Ram at 200 yards,,,
It took me 19 rounds to do it but the ram was dead.

Hopefully I'll get more proficient,,,
As Ursula and I get to know each other better.

Aarond

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Ursula is a feminine given name in several languages,,,
The name is derived from a diminutive of the Latin ursa, which means "bear".

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[1911DA]

Sweet that looks great

 

[aarondhgraham]

Sweet that looks great

She definitely deserves a better shooter than my decrepit 72 year old self,,,
Kind of like when an very old man marries a beautiful 20-year old.

I don't really need a rifle like this,,,
I'll never be the one to use it's full potential.

But what the heck,,,
We can still have some good times together.

Aarond

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[j-black]

Very nice! I love my 457

 

[2busy]

Who else thought we were going here?

 

[aarondhgraham]

Honestly, my friends,,,
As much as I lusted over her as a teen boy,,,
She's not the reason that I named my rifle Ursula.

I had a Russian immigrant in my 3rd grade class,,,
Her name was Ursula Ludmilla Something,,,
She kissed me in the cloak room,,,
It was my first so it stuck.

When I picked the rifle up at The Evil Pawn Shop,,,
The guy behind the counter said,,,
That's a bear of a rifle.

I immediately thought of the Latin word for bear, ursa,,,
Then thought of that cute little Russian girl,,,
And that's how my rifle got her name.

But thanks for the vintage eye candy,,,
Ursula Undress truly was stunning.

Aarond

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[SPOONBILL]

That is one sweet looking rig.

 

[aarondhgraham]

That is one sweet looking rig.

Thank you sir,,,

Aarond

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[SPOONBILL]

Thank you sir,,,

Aarond

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Please keep us posted on how she shoots

 

[aarondhgraham]

Please keep us posted on how she shoots

I can already tell you that,,,
Her precision is way more than my 72 year old self can utilize.

Like I said, it took me 19 shots to hit that ram at 200 yards,,,
If it wouldn't have been so danged cold that day,,,
I would have tried five more rounds.

At my age I can only compete against myself,,,
Trying to do just a wee bit better than my last outing.

Ursula is a "No Alibis Allowed" rifle to me,,,
If I miss the target "It Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine".

Aarond

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