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hoadie 
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 Posted: January 18 2014 at 5:36am |
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35 Win isn't available? I didn't know that. I just gave 2 boxes away @ deer hunt last Nov. I had 'em but don't shoot 35. Two of my hunt mates do - so I gave 'em away.
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Jon287
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 5:40am |
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A square, remind me to never make you mad,SIR!
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Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their planet!!
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hoadie
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 1:40pm |
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..who are YOU kidding?! The man IS "mad" - quite "MAD", I assure you
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hybridfiat
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 6:03pm |
How old were they.
It was discontinued as a rifle loading by Winchester in the 30s.
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hoadie
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 9:23pm |
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When I'm at the hardware store today, I'll look. IIRC, they were in FEDERAL boxes
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 11:29pm |
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I was talking to a friend who has been up here shooting camels and he was interested to hear about the 'behind the ear' shot.
His experience of shooting a couple of big camels with a 25/06 loaded with 117gn projectiles was enlightening to say the least. He picked what he thought was a heart shot and squeezed one off only to have the camel start and then trot off as though bitten by a mildly irritating insect.
3 shots later and it went down.
He said 1. The heart wasnt where he thought it was.
2. The camel has tough hide and muscle that will soak up most of the 25s energy before it reaches anything vital.
3. They are tough willful animals that dont give up easily.
Hence his quest to convert his Weatherby MkVII from 240Weatherby to .30 Rem Ultra Mag.
I bought him a reamer the other day and am keen to have a shot with it at really long range.
He has a very nice Nightforce scope 6-24 x 50 I think (been a while since I shot with him).
They should make a really good package.
If we get up here to shoot Ill post some pics.
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Posted: January 19 2014 at 7:01am |
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If you go in behind the ear, it will drop them instantly, I have even seen it done with a .22, not that I would advocate shooting camels with a .22 RF.
I do know a few blokes who regularly shoot gem with 223 s though in the same manner. The theory is that it severs the spinal cord. It works well. I have chest shot them with the 303 and dropped them but I think you need a heavy projectile that will smash through the muscle, camels use their chest when fighting so it is built strong and sometimes takes a bit to get through. The behind the ear shot seems to work well on donkeys and horses too although donkeys tend not to be too hard to kill if you can get a standing shot. |
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