Originally Posted by smokepole
Here's what I want to know. Why would a guy who claims to be from Texas sight in his rifle in Jackson, MS???

Below is a link to the thread elkhumper posted 4-5 pages back, and a quote from the thread. Jackson MS??? The plot thickens, LOL.


https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/13067171/10

Originally Posted by ElkSlayer91

Yeah, it was late, and I was hurrying looking through my Nosler No.3 book. .461 was 140 gr Solid Base. .434 is Partition. Thanks for catching it.

Corrected info below:

140 gr Partition
.434 BC
2800 fps
1800 fps min for full expansion
Sight zero: 350 yds

Hunting conditions:
Billings, MT - 3100 elev
59 degrees F

100 - +5.8
200 – +8 inch
350 – 0
400 - -(6.1)
450 - -(14.3)
500 - -(24.5)

500 – 1941 fps / 1171 ft lbs

>>> SIGHT IN COND <<<
Sight in conditions:
Jackson, MS - 279 elev

>>** 90**<< degrees F




Yeah, & conversely, how many elk could an elkhumper hump, if an elkhumper could hump elk on high fenced, Texas Ranches ?

Alternatively, why would an elkhumper, hump exotic elk in texas, rather than traditional elkhumping, in the mountains ?

Paul.

"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"