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We've had a brother and sister, Sarah and Johnny, from our church, staying with us while they finish college. Their parent's jobs took them out of state before the kids finished college so we offered our home to them while they finish school. Both are good shooters and like guns and are interested in hunting. I helped them with putting in for draw hunts last fall and they both drew caribou tags. The season was closed early by F&G and none of us notched our tags. Sarah also drew a cow moose. I told her she could use any of my rifles she liked. She chose my Mannlicher Schoenauer, 8x56mm. I had it drilled and tapped for a copy of the Redfield MS base and topped it with a Leupold 3x with duplex crosshairs. I would have preferred a PCH but haven't been able to find a 3x so equipped. I also have four boxes of vintage Western 8x56, 200 grain Lubaloy round nose ammunition. It shoots the old ammo well. I don't know how many moose will be killed this year in Alaska with a 1908 Mannlicher Schoenauer with 70+ year old vintage 8x56 mm ammo, but I can't imagine it can be very many, if any others. We spent a lot of mornings and evenings looking for a cow but I think the warm weather had them feeding later and bedding earlier. Last night about 1800 we were walking from one meadow to check out another and spotted a cow 50 yards off the trail. She stood for what seemed like an eternity while Sarah worked through her nervousness and got settled on the shooting stick for a shot. Her first shot was high, passing through both shoulders and the spine ridge. She spun and moved about 50 feet. She was still on her feet but I could tell she was hurt. She offered a broadside shot and Sarah's next shot was a high shoulder and lung shot. The cow only stood for a couple of seconds before collapsing. Considering it was her first big game ever, Sarah maintained her composure, followed up with a good second shot and then jumped right in with the skinning, gutting, and hauling. Thanks for looking guys. Vintage rifle, classic scope and vintage ammo. These are Sarah's bullets, both recovered under the hide on the off side. The left bullet weighed 139 grains and had passed through the top of both shoulders and the spine ridge. The right bullet passed through both shoulders and the lungs and weighed 159 grains. The lungs had a good, two inch hole through each of them. The original bullet was the factory Western 200 grain round nose Lubaloy. The Western loading is supposed to have a muzzle velocity of 2170. I haven't chronographed them to verify. The gun was one I bought from my eclectic gun buddy who passed away last year. He'd be elated to know his old rifle was back in service.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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Just WOW! That is pretty damn cool!
Well done!!!📯📯📯
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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Hi Marty, Very nice! Good for you, and Sarah. John M
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Way Cool! (for all involved in contributing)
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Awesome! Interesting to me that the bullet looks to have an open base like a Partition or solid. At any rate it looks like they were matched about perfectly to the speed the 8x56 is producing.
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Very cool. Good on you folks stepping up for those kids!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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That's too cool! Congrats to the young lady as well!
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Nicely done all around! Congrats!
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good news to start my day! Thank you for supporting these kids with living quarters and more!
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Thank you for sharing. I love vintage stuff and the details of this story.
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A great story that will make wonderful memories. Conngrats to you all!
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That whole story is just really awesome! She's got good taste and can obviously appreciate the classics.
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Great story, rifle, moose, and young lady ! And good for you mart on being a good mentor.
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I love it all, rifle, scope, and ammo, but especially the story of the young Lady.
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Outstanding! Congratulations from the Yukon.
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Great Job Mart!
And if you find those 3x Leupolds with post/picket, send some this way.
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Sometimes I forget why I ever logged on here. Thanks for the reminder mart, just hella cool
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