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A Moose or Brown Bear at 400 yards ?

What say you Phil ?

The 9.3 sighted in by the O'Connor rule (+3" @100) would be within "minute of Moose" to 300 Yards which is a long poke.

Guessing Boddington was shooting a Sitka deer ? Just a tad smaller than a Moose or Brownie. shuda taken his 8mm remmag (in case he met a bear)

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Things change. Gun writers wrote about belted magnums and we all thought we needed them.
Then Ruger came out with the beltless cartridges.
I have a 35 Whelen and love it. I almost bought a Ruger.375 but got the H&H instead.
People love to split hairs. It is a form of recreation.
You could get by with Nosler 200 gr 30-06 shells or you could buy a 35 Whelen. Who cares?
Certainly not the bears.
I don't understand spending thousands on a custom Mauser but not wanting to pay much for reloading equipment. Your call, none of my business


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My two longest shots on game in AK have both been Caribou. One was 370 and one at 389. The 389 was done in with a 257Wby but the 370 yarder fell to the Whelen. I've also killed and seen killed a good number of Kodiak deer. I've never had trouble closing in to easy range for the 35.

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Originally Posted by whelennut
I don't understand spending thousands on a custom Mauser but not wanting to pay much for reloading equipment. Your call, none of my business.

wheelnut: If you’re addressing me (OP) with this comment, I don’t intend to spend thousands building a custom Mauser. I would certainly consider purchasing a previously built (used) Mauser-based custom (1909 Argentine, K98, VZ24, Obendorf, or FN Mauser) if the price was right and if it had all, or nearly all, the features I was looking for. I’ve yet to make a decision, but with the help of the great members of this forum, I’m weighing my options. I’m not in a hurry either.

As far as not wanting to pay much for reloading equipment, I see nothing wrong with purchasing used reloading equipment. Why pay retail when you can save a good chunk of change by buying used equipment that is perfectly serviceable?

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Originally Posted by TheKid
I've never had trouble closing in to easy range for the 35.

And this is the difference between hunting and shooting.


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Originally Posted by stlooiearch
A Moose or Brown Bear at 400 yards ?

What say you Phil ?

The 9.3 sighted in by the O'Connor rule (+3" @100) would be within "minute of Moose" to 300 Yards which is a long poke.

Guessing Boddington was shooting a Sitka deer ? Just a tad smaller than a Moose or Brownie. shuda taken his 8mm remmag (in case he met a bear)


The super hunter caint figure what 12"-14" is in field conditions??? The handful of guides I've hunted with are right, high$ hunters are phuquing idiots... Who da thunk it... Amazing what a college education can getcha...


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Originally Posted by Judman
Originally Posted by stlooiearch
A Moose or Brown Bear at 400 yards ?

What say you Phil ?

The 9.3 sighted in by the O'Connor rule (+3" @100) would be within "minute of Moose" to 300 Yards which is a long poke.

Guessing Boddington was shooting a Sitka deer ? Just a tad smaller than a Moose or Brownie. shuda taken his 8mm remmag (in case he met a bear)


The super hunter caint figure what 12"-14" is in field conditions??? The handful of guides I've hunted with are right, high$ hunters are phuquing idiots... Who da thunk it... Amazing what a college education can getcha...


Please elucidate those obvious errors you perceive...

This will get interesting... or not...


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Oh lord art, here's a quicky, factory fodder zero'd@ 100 for conversation....
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I can only imagine a good 225 or 250 would drop wayyyy more... Grin

For conversation, most folks would sight in at 1 1/2"-2" @ 100, or am I that stupid Sitka dumbphuque???


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Originally Posted by Judman
Originally Posted by pgsalton
If it was me I think I'd want a flatter shooting caliber.

I live on Kodiak and I remember reading a Craig Boddington article about when he visited Kodiak to hunt deer with a 35 Whelen. It turned out that all the shot opportunities were too long for the caliber (country too wide open) so he ended up using the guide's 300 WM with 150g bullets to shoot his deer.

In a light rifle to get a flat shooting round you either need to go for less powder or a smaller caliber (less lead). Personally I use a 260 remington (both less powder and less lead!) and it seems to do great in a light weight rifle - and I feel good out to 400 yards. But clearly there are lots of options out there!

It just seems to me that a 35 whelen would a little limiting in terms of longer range stuff.

Patrick


But yet archery hunter after archery hunter continue to kill bucks, velvet and non velvet year after year.... I'm sorry if Dumbington couldn't get 300 yards from a Sitka dummy....


Please note Sitka donkey, I said 300 yards, your big homie quoted 400 yards, does stupidity come easily in Alaska???


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You think we're talking about a 45/70 or 444 Marlin dumb dumb?? Wow+p


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Originally Posted by High_Noon
Originally Posted by TheKid
I've never had trouble closing in to easy range for the 35.

And this is the difference between hunting and shooting.


Ahhhh, somone has er figured out...


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Sorry, thought you had two brain cells to rub together... I was clearly mistaken.


Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Was addressing Judchild...


Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Very sorry Sitka dumchunt, a whelen is only a 200 yd cartridge... Good talk!!


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Oh my "credibility " is shot!!.... Some of you hardcore Alaskans!!!... Grin


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Can we please dispense with the BS and get back on topic? I'm not here to sling crap.

Last edited by High_Noon; 06/27/16.

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Sitka donkey loves me.

Simply get a whelen and "hunt", you'll rule the roost up there... Key word is "hunt", several resident "Alaskans" like to "shoot" they're mouths and imagination...


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Make sure you click ignore cause I'm "wrong"...


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You're an ignorant jackass.

Seeing "*** You are ignoring this user ***" is a good reminder of who the ignorant jackasses are.


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