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Eric, I shoot at South Bay Rod and Gun as well. We should meet up sometime and shoot some Pre-64s.
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Hoogie, I'd like that. Shoot me a PM next time you go out.  Eric
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Eric that's a very nice Nyala. I love Africa and my 338 has done some of it's best work there. It's funny you mentioned NOT shooting the tusks off the Warthog as I did exactly that using a 416 Taylor. We were looking for Buffalo and as a result of the pig mishap discovered the scope (Burris)had gone to S&%t.
Another place I highly recommend is Alaska.
You have mentioned in passing hunting Aoudad is West TX. I'd like to hear more about that as that's a hunt I'd like to do.
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GSP, thanks! I think Nyala are just the coolest looking animal! Tough break on your tusks, but you're soooooo lucky the scope went to sh*t on a warthog and not a Buffalo, where things could have gone to hell in a hand basket real quick!! Alaska is also on my list. I'd LOVE to do a brown bear hunt with the 338 Alaskan that BSA sold me. I'll be chasing Aoudad in West TX this Oct. This is one of Mulie Mike's offers. I plan to bring the Roger Rule 270 Win as well as the 270 Wby pictured above. I'll post a hunt report after it's over. I hear Aoudad are the tastiest critters..!  Eric
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GSP, thanks! I think Nyala are just the coolest looking animal! Tough break on your tusks, but you're soooooo lucky the scope went to sh*t on a warthog and not a Buffalo, where things could have gone to hell in a hand basket real quick!! Alaska is also on my list. I'd LOVE to do a brown bear hunt with the 338 Alaskan that BSA sold me. I'll be chasing Aoudad in West TX this Oct. This is one of Mulie Mike's offers. I plan to bring the Roger Rule 270 Win as well as the 270 Wby pictured above. I'll post a hunt report after it's over. I hear Aoudad are the tastiest critters..! Eric Better save your pocket change starting around $15,000 to hunt brn bears in Alaska...
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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79S - I did a little price shopping awhile back and that's what I saw as well. $15-20K. Pricey, but definitely a bucket list hunt. I ordered some Vortex 130 gr TTSX and some 140 gr Interlocks to test out in this rifle. I love finding factory hunting ammo that works. Midway has a sale on the 130 gr TTSX going on now, and they're in stock if anyone is looking. Eric
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Eric if you decide to do the bear hunt in Alaska I know just the guide. I have been with him twice. I shot a nice Grizzly with him that went 27 9/16 for the skull and the hide was an unstreched 9 1/2 ft. The 338 worked well with 250gr NP. I mounted him life size on top of a Caribou.
The scope fiasco could have been so much worse. The PH had a spare scope in camp and I used that for the rest of the hunt. We roasted that pig and I took another one.
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79S - I did a little price shopping awhile back and that's what I saw as well. $15-20K. Pricey, but definitely a bucket list hunt. I ordered some Vortex 130 gr TTSX and some 140 gr Interlocks to test out in this rifle. I love finding factory hunting ammo that works. Midway has a sale on the 130 gr TTSX going on now, and they're in stock if anyone is looking. Eric If you can find a long lost relative up their then it would be dirt cheap
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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GSP, I'll drop you a line if I'm in a position to hunt bear in Alaska. It will be some time. I'm buying a new car shortly.  In the meantime I'm going to try to convince my in-laws to move up there! lol. Eric
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I just bought a new car in Feb. The old one would have cost as much in repairs as it was worth. Now I have car payments instead of Winchester payments.
I'd like to know how the Aoudad hunt goes. It's something I think I'd like to do.
Good luck with the in laws and the move.:)
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