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Better make 'em hip boots, the longer this goes on, the deeper it gets......
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/0yDJjsPc/PRC-ant.jpg) After a long, tedious stalk, and sure "point and shoot" shot, this buck had other ideas, and took off chasing another buck out of his territory. I waited patiently for over an hour for him to return to his does. Evidently the rut was over and he lost interest. It was dead calm, so I put in 3.8 mils, and killed him with one shot in his bed. For me it's not about how far I can shoot, it's about killing with one shot, cleanly. If I'm wondering how far I can shoot, I shoot steel with a spotter. You'll find out fast what you're abilities are if keep track of first round hits, while shooting steel, especially if you're dealing with any wind.
Luck....is the residue of design... ![[Linked Image]](http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/patrickgsinclair/96zvyt.gif)
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A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Thanks! And I apologize for putting up a picture of an antelope in an elk hunting thread....I haven't killed many elk at long range.
Luck....is the residue of design...
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Perhaps if we can fit in some Fly fishing in Scotland....
laissez les bons temps rouler
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Perhaps if we can fit in some Fly fishing in Scotland.... That works for most, I think.
Randy
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Smoke just posted in the workout thread he is going also. You should grab a Lass and join in.
laissez les bons temps rouler
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Thanks! And I apologize for putting up a picture of an antelope in an elk hunting thread....I haven't killed many elk at long range. Apology accepted, post some more!!
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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And I apologize for putting up a picture of an antelope in an elk hunting thread....I haven't killed many elk at long range.
Hey man ! No apology needed AFAIC. That's a beautiful lope and gorgeous scene. Do it again, Do it again. Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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One of my neighbors and shooting partners (Broz) lives on an elk ranch, where they shoot a few dozen elk every year. His pet elk rifle is the 300 WinMag with a 215 Berger at around 2950 fps or so.
He generally gets only one hole up close, massive tissue disruption.
Longer distances, past 500 yards give or take, he starts to see two holes.
Pretty good example of a particular combo that digs deeper at lower impact speeds (ala 308 Win velocities).
Like I mentioned already, bullet design is so different, each type needs to be taken into consideration regarding how it will perform at likely impact velocities based on MV, target distance, etc. Reading his posts and seeing the pictures, it’s pretty evident the 300 win mag/215 hybrid combo is wicked.
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
ALDO LEOPOLD
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REDUX !
[quote=jwall][quote=WAM]VII. Thou shalt learn to shoot as swiftly as the hawk flieth, and thou shalt not fiddle-f*** with thy gear, nor adjust thy scope, nor set up thy bipod, for thou hast not time. - 7th commandment from David Petzal’s 10 Commandments of Elk Hunting.
I think that fits the majority of my hunts for about anything, ha.
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