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Awesome hunt in Wyoming once again! I think antelope has turned into my favorite animal to hunt. I just got the 6.5 CM from my gunsmith less than 3 weeks before I left for my hunt so I did some quick load development and rolled with it. 258 yards was a chip shot with this rifle! Berger 130 VLD-H did the trick. Can't wait to go back.
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Thats a great goat! Congrats! Im astonished the Creedmoor killed him!....
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Wow what a great antelope. Congrats, and nice shooting! Love the pics.
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Super Creed/speed goat. Bet he'll go in the 80's. I missed one about that good in the Kiowa Grasslands of NM. But, that was before I got my Creed. All I had at the time was an HS Precision .240 Wby... How did the 130 VLD H expand, perform? DF
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After I shot, I quickly found him again through the scope. He stood only for a few seconds before collapsing but the blood pouring out of him was unreal! Heart shot him so that's about what you would expect. Dime going in and a quarter coming out. Was hoping to recover the bullet but I wasn't really counting on it since they're not a real big animal anyways. Super Creed/speed goat. Bet he'll go in the 80's. I missed one about that good in the Kiowa Grasslands of NM. But, that was before I got my Creed. All I had at the time was an HS Precision .240 Wby... How did the 130 VLD H expand, perform? DF
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Nice antelope and nice photos as well!
Now with even more aplomb
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Wow what a great antelope. Congrats, and nice shooting! Love the pics. Yep, really great photos. Sorta reminds me of a certain Safari report with super photos... DF
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Well done - and gorgeous field shots!!
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That is a super buck - congrats!! Like you I'm a certified antelope junkie:) And now I think I really need a 6.5 Creedmore, that's a slick looking rifle!!
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That is a super buck - congrats!! Like you I'm a certified antelope junkie:) And now I think I really need a 6.5 Creedmore, that's a slick looking rifle!! Thank! Do you do your antelope hunting there in Oregon?
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That is a super buck - congrats!! Like you I'm a certified antelope junkie:) And now I think I really need a 6.5 Creedmore, that's a slick looking rifle!! Thank! Do you do your antelope hunting there in Oregon? Sure do!! We have some really great antelope hunting, the only problem is even as a resident it takes around 12 or 13+ preference points to draw a decent tag. The better units take 15+ points so it can be a long wait between hunts. I feed my addiction though by going to Wyoming!!
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Wow that's crazy! Wyoming is great, the pronghorn are almost as thick as the rabbits! We saw a ton in Colorado as well
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Congrats on the antelope.
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Well done !!! Good for you way nice Rifle in a caliber I'd like to try.Please give specs on Rifle...ScottyO
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Cartridge - 6.5 Creedmoor Action - Blueprinted Rem 700 SA Barrel - Kreiger #5 contour 1:8 twist 24" Stock - Manners EH2 Trigger - Timney 512 2.5# Bottom Metal - PT&G M5 flush DBM Optics - Leupold VX-3i 6.5-20X50 30mm w/ Talley lightweights lows Cerakote Barrel - Tungsten with Graphite black ascents Cerakote Stock - Coyote Tan with black and tungsten speckled Holland .250" lug, side bolt release installed, 4 flute spiral flute barrel (Marty at Twisted Barrel), fluted bolt, pillar and glass bed. Well done !!! Good for you way nice Rifle in a caliber I'd like to try.Please give specs on Rifle...ScottyO
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Great goat, rifle and picture! Congrats!
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