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Northern Hunter 
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 Topic: Bison HuntingPosted: January 30 2009 at 2:25am |
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I think this is one of best all around rifles going. I use my 303 to hunt bison up here in northern Canada. I use 150 gran.
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Cookie Monster
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Posted: January 30 2009 at 3:32am |
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I agree with you there the .303 British is more then capable to handle any Northern American game.
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Kodiac400
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Posted: January 31 2009 at 12:29am |
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Wow. 150grain on Bison. You would think a person would like to use 180 grain for something that big and solid.
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airforcediver
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Posted: January 31 2009 at 5:00am |
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The only thing, one would run into with 150gn pills is the risk of shattering bones due to there higher velocity. However I would imagine the hide on the Bison should prevent that.
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If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day
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Cookie Monster
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Posted: January 31 2009 at 7:17am |
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Bullet placement
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hoadie
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Posted: January 31 2009 at 7:54am |
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Well-they used to use .577/450 & .577 musket on 'em.I use 150 on deer but 180 on moose.(Maybe we're spoiled these days.)
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airforcediver
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Posted: January 31 2009 at 9:05am |
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Hoadie, one could get away with a liter pill on deer, should one wish to spend a much more significant amount on them. Back east I used 140gn pills in my .270win, here on VI I could use a .223 with any problems.
So maybe we are now spoiled
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hoadie
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Posted: February 01 2009 at 12:58am |
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Yeah-I COULD use somethin else for deer...but then it WOULDN'T BE AN ENFIELD-WOULD IT!?
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airforcediver
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Posted: February 01 2009 at 9:29am |
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No SILLY I'm saying if it was economically viable you could use 125gn pills, but they are expensive and not eadily available most places
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hoadie
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Posted: February 01 2009 at 1:10pm |
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Your right...150 is gettin scarcer than hen's teeth in these parts.Thats why I grab 'em when I see 'em
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airforcediver
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 3:49am |
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Same here, oddly enough though every time my buddy goes into the less desirable sporting shop and buys their last box of commercial ammo in .303 there seems to be one more on the shelf the next day.
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marc03033
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 10:16am |
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hey are you guy realy having a hard time geting the 150 s for the enfield?thats not the case up here let me know i know of a few good ammo dealers i could refer you to (just glad to help) as for the bisson hunt let me know how it goes good luck my comrade
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 10:11pm |
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Marc; Just WHERE would "up here" be?
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marc03033
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 11:11pm |
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northern ontario
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Posted: February 03 2009 at 11:41pm |
I have been on some hunting and fishing trip up there around Georgian Bay National park
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marc03033
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Posted: February 04 2009 at 3:52am |
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we have some of the best fishing in all of canada 400.000 lakes what does that tell you i have a bud that lives in midland and iv dont some fishing in that area im just a bit higher than the french river about 2 hrs north
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