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Took this old boy last Monday morning. 412 yards with my 6mm Rem. I am very impressed with my suppressor. there is no doubt he & the group would have broken at the first shot had I not had it.

That’s a nice goat...Congrats and good shot. 😎

Nice. What's the story of the hunt? the extra shots?

If you must know...we belly crawled through the snow to a shootng position at 312 yards. I was sitting and could not get still and settle on the scope. My first shot was over his back but the suppressor kept the bunch of does from breaking at the shot. They just ambled around, wondering what was going on.
I shot to his left 3 more times as they walked up a hill. Finally, he reached a place that allowed me to get prone and rest the rifle on a pack. That was at 412 yards and he went down at the shot.
I’m not proud that it took me so many rounds to hit him but I am proud that When I connected, it was a DRT shot.

Congrats on a nice goat...

Congratulations! You're in for some mighty fine eating.

I'd like to get a suppressor for my hunting rifle someday - seems a worthwhile addition.

6mm Remington? Dad gave me one in 1974, a 700 BDL. My son still uses that old rifle. I've been handloading the little 95 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip over Reloader 22 for that rifle, for a long time. Great little cartridge.

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I pick up the processed meat today. This 6mm Rem is a custom barrel made for my Blaser R8. It's a 7.5'' twist and although I was shooting factory ammo on this hunt, I'll be loading for the long, high bc bullets this winter as I have plenty of room in the mag box.

Nice heavy horned buck congratulations...

Thanks to all for your kind words.

Congrats on a pretty goat!

Hey, we've all missed. Anyone who says they never have, is either new to hunting, or a liar.

Isn't that the truth? I had my elevation right but my windage was off. I blame it on my inability to settle on the animal, fully. I wasn't comfortable and couldn't get that way. I guess I was lucky.

Very nice buck! Great mass and nice prongs. Longer than he might first appear with the deep downward sweep. As far as the shooting, most of us have taken more shots than we would have liked a time or two but the clean kill is what counts in the end.

Looks to have some heft to him. Nice buck. Very good grub, but we hunt them in this state before the rut kicks in. Let us know how the cuts go down.

That is a nice goat you got there. I really like suppressors as well, just make a rifle so much more pleasant to shoot. Never saw much difference is the way game reacted but I suppose it might make a difference, especially if the wind was blowing.

Nice!!!

Congrats!

Regarding suppressors on game, my only experience is what I saw Monday and what my hunting partner saw that same day. When the shot broke, the animals moved around a bit but did not spook.
My hunting partner had his goat on the ground and thought he was going to have to shoot again but could not due to the mule deer walking all around the downed pronghorn. In both cases, the animals seemed to not be aware of danger or sense from what direction it came.
These were pronghorns that had been hunted and were pretty skittish.

Congrats on the fine buck, hunting antelope in the snow can by fun or can be tough if you can't get around once it starts melting off a bit. Good buck for sure with great mass!

Again, thanks to all for the kind words. This old boy is to become a shoulder mount and will grace the fireplace at my ranch house.

who made the barrel