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I found this bull at the bottom of a canyon just before sundown. He was 447 yards away and I put him down with my 7mm SAUM with 160gr Accubond. The bullet took out both shoulders and he never took another step. Lots of fun and lots of work. [img:center] ![[Linked Image]](http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj390/1fstdsl/ElkdowninCanyon.jpg) [/img] [img:center] ![[Linked Image]](http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj390/1fstdsl/DSCN0106.jpg) [/img] [img:center] ![[Linked Image]](http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj390/1fstdsl/2009Elk029.jpg) [/img]
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Awesome bull,somehow they never die close to a road.
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Whatever a 7x57 can do a 270 can do better.
True fair chase is you in the woods buttnaked with nothing but your finger nails and teeth.
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One heck of a shot!!! Congrats on a successful hunt and happy eating this winter.
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I'll bet that packout was fun...
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I'll bet that packout was fun... This is not the first bull I have taken out of this canyon, so I am getting better at getting them out of there. No doubt... it is a lot of work.
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1f: Nice bull...congrats!Great shot,too!Scope? Looks like a steep downhill angle...how did you hold for the shot?
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1f: Nice bull...congrats!Great shot,too!Scope? Looks like a steep downhill angle...how did you hold for the shot? The rifle has a Brown Precision stock w/ a VX-III 2.5-8 scope on top. I rested the crosshairs on top of his back.
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Very nice,That deep canyon would temp me to put the safety back on.
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Awesome bull. Congratulations.
the 7mm SAUM is pretty good; you'd be better off with a 300 Win Mag. if given the choice.
At over 400 yards, I have more confidence in the 300 Win mag but you obviously are an excellent shot and have the confidence and performance to prove it.
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pretty good; you'd be better off with a 300 Win Mag. if given the choice. ?
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the 7mm SAUM is pretty good; you'd be better off with a 300 Win Mag. if given the choice. are you fricking kidding me?
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...The bullet took out both shoulders and he never took another step. [img:center] [/img] Yup. Very nice bull. No doubt it was a lot of fun...and a lot of work.
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Awesome bull. Congratulations.
the 7mm SAUM is pretty good; you'd be better off with a 300 Win Mag. if given the choice.
At over 400 yards, I have more confidence in the 300 Win mag but you obviously are an excellent shot and have the confidence and performance to prove it.
I do happen to own a .300 Win Mag as well as a.300 SAUM. I am confident the result would have been the same with any of these rifles. My 7mm SAUM happens to be the lightest to pack around in the rough terrain, therefore that is what I was carrying that day.
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At that angle are you figuring about 320 yards for bullet drop purposes?
Beauty of a bull! Thanks for sharing
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At that angle are you figuring about 320 yards for bullet drop purposes?
Beauty of a bull! Thanks for sharing To be honest, I did not range the animal until after it was down. I have shot this rifle enough and in this very canyon enough, that I instictively did not give much thought to it.
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