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Beautiful animal! I'm not convinced the Remington rifle with Leupold is anything more than a photo prop though  .
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- Greg
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Congrats on a nice looking buck!
How about a photo of the bullet? 95 gr. TTSX. Perfect performance ![[Linked Image]](https://s6.postimg.org/4ces3qi69/IMG_2431.jpg)
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Missed this.
I try not to covet,
or hate the rich,
but you tempt me.
Slave
Congrats.
Have Dog
Will Travel
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Tom,
What does the rifle/scope combo weigh?
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Tom,
What does the rifle/scope combo weigh? I dunno..never weighed it, but it aint much over 7 lbs....
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Congratulations. A bummer about the coon.
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Looks like you had a good trip.
Tom, did you load your ammo for this hunt?
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Yep;...always load my own...
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Are you gonna have the coon mounted?
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
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Are you gonna have the coon mounted? Nope, can't afford it after the car repairs....
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Must have been a dang big coon.
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Just shot this Blackbuck in Texas with a 6.8spc and a Barnes 95 Gr TTSX and CAUGHT THE BULLET! It looks like it came out of a magazine ad...perfect performance. Also note the Rifle is a Remington 700...it didn't go off all by itself.. The bolt didn't fall off... And the Leupold Scope never wavered! Will Miracles never cease? ![[Linked Image]](https://s6.postimg.org/3oa2enk1d/IMG_2419.jpg) Wondering about the eye relief of that scope, too ? 
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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Wow! Despite the odds, everything worked. Envious, as they are a beautiful looking critter in a small package. Maybe someday,
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I like the 6.8 more every time I use it. Mine was a Remington Light Tactical Rifle, which I yanked the stock on and replaced with the B&C Ti knock off....22 inch barrel, fluted, I installed an old style Walker trigger in it, Talley lightweights and a Leupy VXII 3x9...it kills bigger stuff tooo
That looks different than the 223 LTR barrel I have, more like an LVSF. Were the 6.8 LTR barrels different than those for the 223 and 308?
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Nice blackbuck, good looking rifle, to bad about the car, too many coons anyway, did you get a bunch of chit from BLM over the deal? MB
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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Let's see, .270 Rainbow lite, Talley LWs, a Leupold, Walker trigger, bolt handle stayed on, and bullet failed.
Lotsa things working against you. But the Poobs spoke.
Nice!
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Congrats on a nice looking buck!
How about a photo of the bullet? 95 gr. TTSX. Perfect performance Is that troublesome that a such small animal retained a bullet?
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Congrats on a nice looking buck!
How about a photo of the bullet? 95 gr. TTSX. Perfect performance Is that troublesome that a such small animal retained a bullet? No, not at all. The bullet traveled almost the length of the blackbuck...3 feet of penetration, plus it was designed to open up at 6.8 velocities... no complaints from me on performance!
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I like the 6.8 more every time I use it. Mine was a Remington Light Tactical Rifle, which I yanked the stock on and replaced with the B&C Ti knock off....22 inch barrel, fluted, I installed an old style Walker trigger in it, Talley lightweights and a Leupy VXII 3x9...it kills bigger stuff tooo
That looks different than the 223 LTR barrel I have, more like an LVSF. Were the 6.8 LTR barrels different than those for the 223 and 308? Good question. Yes they were 22 inch fluted, mag contour, and the original stock on that rifle was LVSF configuration like this one I put on a deuce.. ![[Linked Image]](https://s6.postimg.org/4iko191kx/deuce.jpg)
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