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Re: cobrad #7138021 12/03/12
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,337 K kawi Campfire Regular
kawi Campfire Regular K Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,337	My second was a spike at I would guess 300yds 22-250 55gr win. He was just right there with a behind the shoulder shot. Varment bullets can do wounders at longer ranges. 1980.Kawi

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Re: kawi #7138025 12/03/12
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,337 K kawi Campfire Regular
kawi Campfire Regular K Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,337	Ho and it was a threw and threw.

Re: BobinNH buffybr #7139805 12/03/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner.. scenarshooter Campfire Tracker
scenarshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner..	Originally Posted by buffybr Originally Posted by scenarshooter I remember you always had Buffy along when we used to shoot trap out at Logan every wednesday night. You'd toss five empty shotgun shells on the floor of the clubhouse, and Buffy would gather them all up and bring them back to you.......not one at a time, all five at once! Yeah she loved to retrieve shot shells. After I switched to shooting Skeet, she got better at retrieving shells. Her record was eight empty 12 ga hulls in one mouthful...thrown by Barbara Mandrell's kids at a shoot that she and her husband Ken shot with us. Lucky you, posing with two sweethearts.....grin! My newest "tag along", Max, going on his first coyote hunt a few days ago..........I think he likes that old Sako! Luck....is the residue of design...

Re: BobinNH scenarshooter #7139885 12/03/12
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter Campfire Regular
1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee	Airdale Terier ? Last edited by Gravestone; 12/03/12.

Re: BobinNH 1tnhunter #7140733 12/03/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger
SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Did you find Max locally?

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Re: BobinNH scenarshooter #7140847 12/03/12
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Originally Posted by scenarshooter Originally Posted by buffybr Originally Posted by scenarshooter I remember you always had Buffy along when we used to shoot trap out at Logan every wednesday night. You'd toss five empty shotgun shells on the floor of the clubhouse, and Buffy would gather them all up and bring them back to you.......not one at a time, all five at once! Yeah she loved to retrieve shot shells. After I switched to shooting Skeet, she got better at retrieving shells. Her record was eight empty 12 ga hulls in one mouthful...thrown by Barbara Mandrell's kids at a shoot that she and her husband Ken shot with us. Lucky you, posing with two sweethearts.....grin! That's a good looking hound, I love Max already. Looks like he's on a hardship hunt (crank windows...grin) Dober My newest "tag along", Max, going on his first coyote hunt a few days ago..........I think he likes that old Sako! "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: BobinNH 1tnhunter #7140895 12/03/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner.. scenarshooter Campfire Tracker
scenarshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner..	Originally Posted by Gravestone Airdale Terier ? Sure is....I've had at least one Airedale around ever since I was a kid.....pretty easy to like their character. SLM, I got him from a retired government trapper in South Central Montana. Luck....is the residue of design...

Re: BobinNH Mark R Dobrenski #7140996 12/03/12
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger
SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski Originally Posted by scenarshooter Originally Posted by buffybr Originally Posted by scenarshooter I remember you always had Buffy along when we used to shoot trap out at Logan every wednesday night. You'd toss five empty shotgun shells on the floor of the clubhouse, and Buffy would gather them all up and bring them back to you.......not one at a time, all five at once! Yeah she loved to retrieve shot shells. After I switched to shooting Skeet, she got better at retrieving shells. Her record was eight empty 12 ga hulls in one mouthful...thrown by Barbara Mandrell's kids at a shoot that she and her husband Ken shot with us. Lucky you, posing with two sweethearts.....grin! That's a good looking hound, I love Max already. Looks like he's on a hardship hunt (crank windows...grin) Dober My newest "tag along", Max, going on his first coyote hunt a few days ago..........I think he likes that old Sako! "That's a good looking hound, I love Max already. Looks like he's on a hardship hunt (crank windows...grin)" It's called the exercise package at our house.

Re: BobinNH scenarshooter #7141058 12/03/12
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SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Originally Posted by scenarshooter Originally Posted by Gravestone Airdale Terier ? Sure is....I've had at least one Airedale around ever since I was a kid.....pretty easy to like their character. SLM, I got him from a retired government trapper in South Central Montana. They are neat dogs. Been talking to a guy in Texas about his pups. Not many around here.

Re: BobinNH SLM #7141124 12/03/12
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,896 Montana P prairie_goat Campfire Outfitter
prairie_goat Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,896 Montana	I love Airedales! I'm about ready for another.

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Re: BobinNH scenarshooter #7142289 12/04/12
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter Campfire Regular
1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee	Originally Posted by scenarshooter Originally Posted by Gravestone Airdale Terier ? Sure is....I've had at least one Airedale around ever since I was a kid.....pretty easy to like their character. I like teriers...we have a Carin,like any other terier they got alot of character.When i had to put Sandy down after 15 great years of companoinship i swore i wouldn't get another dog because i didn't want to go thru that pain again...that lasted 2 months then we got Toby.I'll never forget Sandy but Toby definately filled the void. Good luck with Max!

Re: BobinNH 1tnhunter #7142420 12/04/12
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SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Cairns are a hoot, have one now. Had an Airedale as a kid and thinking of getting another.

Couple more 'smallish' elk... Brad #7228258 12/26/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354 MattMan Campfire Regular
MattMan Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354	260, 140 SST, 2750 MV, 250ish yards. Little dude shot too far forward and absolutely smashed the onside scapula. "f'n faceplant" barely describes the reaction, auditory feedback indicated broken bones. Elk #3 in as many years for the 13 year old hunter... though the performance of the SST seemed quite frangible, and no exit was immediately evident, the elk was very much doornail dead. Figured I'd fill a tit tag and the second half of the freezer for myself on the same hunt. Brad's advice here made me deeply and very sincerely doubt the capabilities of the 260, along with the reality of the last dozen elk it's killed... so in lieu of actually seeing 140 grain pills suddenly bounce off for myself, I took the choad... 338 RCM, 225 NAB, 2600MV, 490 yards. Bang-flop wasn't in the cards, she ran about 30 yards... with a blood trail a guy could see with naked eyeballs across that 490 yards. Actually just wanted to smack something with "The Choad" and the opportunity presented itself... and had my 260 along in case something went horribly wrong. "Your range of experience runs that gamut from A to B, plus you're a nitwit. That's a hard combination to overcome, though some people try." - JB

Re: Couple more 'smallish' elk... MattMan #7228264 12/26/12
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Looks adequate to me... Matt what rifle is the 338RCM? I am fond of the feel of the Ruger wood stocked rifle but don't own one. Last edited by BobinNH; 12/26/12. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Couple more 'smallish' elk... BobinNH #7228281 12/26/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354 MattMan Campfire Regular
MattMan Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354	Stainless 20" Ruger slapped into a skeleton stock, 2.5-8 with turrets. Ingram combo may have set the record for our house, took delivery Friday afternoon and had dismantled 3 elk by sundown Sunday... "Your range of experience runs that gamut from A to B, plus you're a nitwit. That's a hard combination to overcome, though some people try." - JB

Re: Couple more 'smallish' elk... MattMan #7228304 12/26/12
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Thanks! Down and done....nice! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Couple more 'smallish' elk... BobinNH #7231869 12/27/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354 MattMan Campfire Regular
MattMan Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,354	No worries Bob. So far the 260 has punched elk tickets with boring reliability and regularity with 140 SGKs, 140 NPT, 140 NAB, 140 SST. I can remember exactly ONE that took two shots... slight miscommunication and shot placement of first volley squarely into the guts would have required a finisher no matter the chambering or projectile. So far the Noslers exit on average, the others, not so much. I was kinda hopin' for a longish shot to present itself, I had AMAXs loaded this time in addition to SSTs I wanted to use in the 260 on a broadside shot over there 'a bit'... however the azz deep snow woulda made prone a miserable position for sure. Guess I'll have to wait until the next episode, which, on average, ain't too far in the future for us... "Your range of experience runs that gamut from A to B, plus you're a nitwit. That's a hard combination to overcome, though some people try." - JB

Re: Couple more 'smallish' elk... MattMan #7232091 12/27/12
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter Campfire Regular
1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee	Wait a minute Matt!! You're kill elk with a 260 with SGK's no less!! A puny little caliber like that and SGK's bounce of an elk!! LOL!!!

Re: Smallish bore rifles on elk? 1tnhunter #7234668 12/27/12
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by Gravestone Simular topic taken off another website. http://shootingworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5270 I personally believe i you know your cartridge,know it's limitation and know the anatomy of the animal it can absolutely be done. The guy that claims he can shoot his 300Mag as accurately as his 270 is either a heck of a marksman or a heck of a liar....i'm thinking the latter. I got a "malware warning" when i clicked on that link (FWIW). "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: Smallish bore rifles on elk? OrangeOkie #7234779 12/27/12
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter Campfire Regular
1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee	Originally Posted by OrangeOkie Originally Posted by Gravestone Simular topic taken off another website. http://shootingworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5270 I personally believe i you know your cartridge,know it's limitation and know the anatomy of the animal it can absolutely be done. The guy that claims he can shoot his 300Mag as accurately as his 270 is either a heck of a marksman or a heck of a liar....i'm thinking the latter. I got a "malware warning" when i clicked on that link (FWIW). I just clicked on it Okie i didnt a warning. It's never been a problem when i've gone on that site.

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