Pete, I'd check whether the lead tips deform under recoil in the magazine in your rifle before deciding on which bullets. 180 grain plastic tip Accubonds may deform less if lead-tipped spitzers deform.
Pete, I'd check whether the lead tips deform under recoil in the magazine in your rifle before deciding on which bullets. 180 grain plastic tip Accubonds may deform less if lead-tipped spitzers deform.
RSA 1998: 30 06: 180 Grain Nosler Partition, 56 grains H4350, Win M70, Swaro 1.5x6x42, at a little over 300 yards. Zebra DRT. Perfect mushroom with bullet retained by the hide on the far side. All other PG shot at less than 150 yards.
RSA 1998: 30 06: 180 Grain Nosler Partition, 56 grains H4350, Win M70, Swaro 1.5x6x42, at a little over 300 yards. Zebra DRT. Perfect mushroom with bullet retained by the hide on the far side. All other PG shot at less than 150 yards.
that is very purdy ,i hope you saved the hide ? Pete53
Gents, as MD stated, he took a kudu at 375 yards, how much more range do you want, unless you're one of "those" who takes shots at big game animals at absurd ranges.
shooting animals at longer ranges kinda depends on each person`s ability and rifle he uses, at my rifle range and at bench rest matches i have seen the good ,the bad and the ugly. with a bi-pod on my rifle and a range finder i can shoot a long ways out . no i won`t take a wild shot but i also know how that rifle and cartridge will preform with my handloads over many years shooting as do many others on this forum also know as does M.D. knows too , i just need very good glass , higher power on the scope with a good trigger . here is an example rancher out west in Wyoming last year 2022 ,rancher said that antelope buck is 460 yards out wanna try and get closer i told him that will be fine right here so i laid down , bipod was adjusted turned scope to about 20 power and fired my 257 Weatherby mag. 1 shot and the buck went down dead. and i bet many others on the Campfire can do or have done the same thing it just takes practice and understanding ballistics.
pfft, Bill Bagwell (RIP) nailed an impala at 525 yards with his Sharps. I am still of the opinion (and that's all it is, an OPINION) that shots of big game should be closer.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
What's even more evident to everyone but your stupidasss is what a lying covetard you are......
Originally Posted by jdollar
Sorry for the delayed response. Just saw this post. I leave in 4 days for the Caprivi via Doha, Joberg, and Kasane, then drive into Namibia. I and my wife( who has a PhD in nursing education) are vaccinated. As a retired physician, I consider anyone that is refusing the vaccine as stupid. It’s free insurance against a potentially fatal disease. Granted, the mortality rate is low, but the hospitalization rate isn’t for unvaccinated people. 85-90 % of people in hospitals due to COVID are unvaccinated. Enough said. )
Originally Posted by jdollar
The virus is now ubiquitous and will remain so forever. It isn’t going away. The days of worrying about travelers spreading it are gone. All one can do now if you want to travel outside the US is follow the rules, whether it is vax or testing prior to arrival. Right now you must have a negative Covid test to re-enter the US but that regulation is expected to be lifted in the near future. Brother Raider believes the vax does no good and is dangerous. Check the graphs in the link, especially the US graph. The evidence speaks for itself.
If the 30-06 with 165+ monos is good enough for JJ Hack in Africa and Phil Shoemaker in western Alaska for Brown Bears it’s good enough for me too. If Frank Glaser could kill countless Brown Bear, grizzly and Bison with the 30-06 for 50 years in old Alaska then it’ll be fine for anything I hunt….ANYTHING!
We tend to fret the minutiae and lose sight of the big picture which is shot placement trumps everything and good bullets are widely available. I’m working up a 1953 model 70 in 30-06 for one of my Alaska rifles and with the solid 100fps faster that I’m getting from factory ammunition I’m finding it to be a fast barrel. Factory 165gr TSX is averaging 2900fps versus published velocity of 2800. I can’t see ANY animal not getting sick after putting that bullet into the right spot.
Have fun and I look forward to your write up.
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yes and thank you ,but it won`t be till next May 2024 . we plan on night hunting also for smaller critters too so i don`t wanna take a beast of a rifle cartridge to use ,that`s why i will use the 30-06 . Pete53