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Missed the bull of a lifetime, day break, first morning. Thorofare in Wyoming
1983
Many, many nights over the years I've shut my eyes and replayed that shot.
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ingwe, you still have that Herter's??? Long, long time since I heard that name mentioned..
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Brand new Weatherby Accumark in 300 WBY. Topped off with a Zeiss4.5-14 Conquest. Bullet of choice was a 180 Barnes TSX @approx 200 yards. Great Colorado bull on opening morning by noon. ![[Linked Image]](http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac2/joelbiltz/21C184C7-50A6-4EB2-A37B-8012C6124BE1_zpsjqctyauq.jpg) That was your first elk hunt? Good job.
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Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
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Pre-64 Model 70 Fwt. .30-06 (the only kind Winchester made in those days) with 165 Partitions--the old kind.  Dang, you were pretty sophisticated as a youngster. Mine was an A-Bolt medallion in .30-06. That was before I realized I was taking my life into my hands by shooting an A-bolt. Don't remember the ammo, but it was factory 180s. I still have it, but I sanded off the glossy finish on the stock and oiled it, looks much better now. It was always a shooter. Here's a photo: ![[Linked Image]](http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/cpwatts_2006/DSCN0958.jpg)
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My first elk hunt was in Snake River country in Eastern Oregon in 1960. My rifle was a sporterized Springfield 03 serial #range 880xxx. I believe I was using a W/W 180 gr. silvertip. Had a Weaver 3x scope...the kind that didn't center the crosshairs. Got a 3x4 opening day. Probably was less than a 100 yds away. Was felled with a fusillade from me...was a little excited.
Still have the rifle. It's a family heirloom. Belonged to my late Uncle Jack. It's been much modified since then. A son-in-law and two grandsons have also harvested their firs elk with the rifle.
Funny how I can remember the details on the hunt. Must be old farts syndrome. Right now I can't remember where I left my car keys.
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My first elk hunt was in Snake River country in Eastern Oregon in 1960. My rifle was a sporterized Springfield 03 serial #range 880xxx. I believe I was using a W/W 180 gr. silvertip. Had a Weaver 3x scope...the kind that didn't center the crosshairs. Got a 3x4 opening day. Probably was less than a 100 yds away. Was felled with a fusillade from me...was a little excited.
Still have the rifle. It's a family heirloom. Belonged to my late Uncle Jack. It's been much modified since then. A son-in-law and two grandsons have also harvested their firs elk with the rifle.
Funny how I can remember the details on the hunt. Must be old farts syndrome. Right now I can't remember where I left my car keys.
No kidding huh? Sometimes I can remember stuff I did as a 7 year old like it was yesterday. Other times I can't remember yesterday.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
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My first Elk Gun was a Ruger #1 with open sights in .338 Win Mag. It carried well in the CO Rockies but kicked like a fuggin mule!!!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Stainless laminated Ruger m77 MKII 338 win mag...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Winchester M 70 7mm Rem Mag "Westerner." It was a PF that I bought myself for a graduation present. Took it elk hunting the next year.
Leupold 3x-9x scope,the very first Leupold I bought.
As far as bullet,IIRC it was a 160 gr NP.
Did not get an elk.
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Savage 99 in 308 with a Bushnell scope ,shooting Winchester Silvertip bullets.
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Ruger M77 tang safety in 7mag. 160 grand Slam.
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Knight mk85 MZ .54 caliber with the 209 conversion. Ive never had the pleasure of hunting elk with a HighPower always been Muzzleloader or a bow. Now I use a early Omega in .50 caliber.
I've always been different with one foot over the line.....
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Golden Eagle bow... First rifle hunt. Rem 700 3006, 165gr X behind IMR4350. 15 yard shot in the neck. Kent ![[Linked Image]](http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/kentpowellp/animals/IMG_0014_NEW.jpg)
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Mine was a Remington 760 in the 30-06 flavor. I ran into a few "westerners" that had never seen one before.
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Remington 788 in .308 shooting 150 gr Remington coreloks .
9 out of 10 one shot kills with one clean miss - slipped as I pulled trigger
bought from Smitty's big town , phx Az in 1978 for $150 with a 4 power tasco for my first elk tag - I've updated scope and it still out shoots my expectations
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Pre-64 Model 70 Featherweight in 30-06. I inherited it when my father died, so it was a family heirloom to me--still is. It had an old B&L 2.5x8 on it and I was shooting a 165 grain Hornady BTSP I had loaded. It killed a small raghorn with one shot, to this day the only shot I have ever fired at an elk. I still have the old Weaver K4 my dad put on it when he bought it new in the late fifties; one of these days I think I'll put that old scope back on and take it out hunting again.
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So what did you carry on your first elk hunt?
--A Savage 99E in .308 Winchester. I didn't hunt elk until I was 28 years old.
Family heirloom? hand-me-down? something spankin' new? your deer gun? loaner from a mentor?
--It was my deer gun.
If you can remember what bullet please identify.
--Federal Premium 165 gr Sierra Boattail was what I shot my first one with. I also used Winchester Power Points on one.
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A Win.Model 70 XTR in .375H&H! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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My first elk hunt was in Snake River country in Eastern Oregon in 1960. My rifle was a sporterized Springfield 03 serial #range 880xxx. I believe I was using a W/W 180 gr. silvertip. Had a Weaver 3x scope...the kind that didn't center the crosshairs. Got a 3x4 opening day. Probably was less than a 100 yds away. Was felled with a fusillade from me...was a little excited.
Still have the rifle. It's a family heirloom. Belonged to my late Uncle Jack. It's been much modified since then. A son-in-law and two grandsons have also harvested their firs elk with the rifle.
Funny how I can remember the details on the hunt. Must be old farts syndrome. Right now I can't remember where I left my car keys.
No kidding huh? Sometimes I can remember stuff I did as a 7 year old like it was yesterday. Other times I can't remember yesterday. I did have a reply but I forgot what it was! Serial # was 808xxx not 880xxx
Happy Trails!
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My first elk trip, I carried my .284 Winchester. By the end of the trip, my little rifle sure felt good during my jaunt. It still is one of my luckier guns.
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