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Time to class this thread up..... Very nice goat you got there.
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243... Shrapnel - we need the story here. Obviously, a 243 does not kill them so you had to chase him down?
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That is one of the cooler bucks I have ever seen(the antelope, not you....). Who cares about the antelope...Aviators, drink...
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Older rifles work too, 25-35... Yeah, but would something like that work on a grizzly?
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Older rifles work too, 25-35... Yeah, but would something like that work on a grizzly? True that. I think it is a quote from Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit", when he was talking about LaBeauf and his Sharps shooting a turkey; "Too much gun" A 25-35 may be much more than you need for antelope...
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Don't know much about Lopes, but based on the pics I would say the 257 works the best...
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True that. I think it is a quote from Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit", when he was talking about LaBeauf and his Sharps shooting a turkey;
"Too much gun"
A 25-35 may be much more than you need for antelope...
As I get older the more I think we tend to use too much gun on almost everything, and fishing tackle thats too heavy on almost everything. I haven't shot an antelope since 1992 with anything bigger than a .223 Course, Winchester didn't chamber the .223 in its classic lever guns A .219 Zipper in a model 64 would just about be perfecto!
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True that. I think it is a quote from Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit", when he was talking about LaBeauf and his Sharps shooting a turkey;
"Too much gun"
A 25-35 may be much more than you need for antelope...
As I get older the more I think we tend to use too much gun on almost everything, and fishing tackle thats too heavy on almost everything. I haven't shot an antelope since 1992 with anything bigger than a .223 Course, Winchester didn't chamber the .223 in its classic lever guns A .219 Zipper in a model 64 would just about be perfecto! Not as good as a 222 mag in a model 1895...
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Time to class this thread up..... Nice goat Sammo!
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I've used the following on antelope:
Bow .454 Casull .50 muzzleloader .25-06 .257 Weatherby 7mm Rem mag .300 Weatherby
By far, most kills have been made with my .257 Wby, and it remains my favorite.
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.243 Win/ 105gr VLD is hard to beat.
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243Win and some manner of 85gn Sierra Circa 1987ish: 257Wby/100TSX 2008: Going to try not to wait 20yrs before I go again, but the next time I do it'll almost assuredly be a lightweight 22-250/75A-max.
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I have shot them with a 130 gr .270, 140 gr .280, a 100 gr 257 Roberts, but I think I have settled on a 243 pushing an 85 gr TSX.
Basically, personal preference. Fun to shoot, easy to carry and handles wind and range. I have truck hunted, but much prefer walking and stalking. Last few have been 100 to 125 yards.
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Antelope rifle = whatever is in my hand when I have the opportunity to fill my tag! .257 AI 6mm-.250 7-08 .243 Win
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Older rifles work too, 25-35... That's totally cool! My choices have been slightly unorthodox. I've killed two with a Remington 760 BDL .270 Win. and two more with a Savage 110L .308 Win. When I go again I'd like to take a .243.
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50-70 Sharps... Major style points! Custer would be proud.
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I have harvested them using a 6mm rem to a 416 wby. 2506 and 257 bee are my faves
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I've used a few. 30-06 with 150gr. Hornadys and 125gr Nosler BTs, 25-06 with factory 100gr Corelokt, 257AI and 117gr. HornadyBT. They all worked great, but I bought one of the $399 Weatherbys in 257Wthby and handload the 100gr TTSX at 3550fps. I must say it is one lope/deer killing machine. Best $399 I've spent in years!
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