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sly_vixen
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Posted: July/25/2007 at 07:45 |
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Texas trip: |
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Bigdaddy0381
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i talked to Gleen guess on another site he seem's like a stand up guy.
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P&Z Firearms , Pro gun cleanings and gun repair and wood refinishing.
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RifleDude
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Great story and pics, sly_vixen! Sounds like you had a great time. Nice turkeys, hogs, 'yote, and bobcat!
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Ted
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8shots
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Well done, you need not hunt the African big five to experience hunting in its true form. Hard work makes any hunt memorable!
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pyro6999
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looks like you had way too much fun judging by the sh*t eating grins your flashing congrats on a successful hunt! i need to hookup with rifledude one of these days and do some of that stuff.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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RifleDude
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Pyro, I probably couldn't be ready to go any sooner than maybe, say, 2 hours from now...
...'course, we'd have to go hog and predator hunting, as spring turkey season is long over...
...and, I have some cold BEER in the fridge at the hunting camp! |
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Ted
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pyro6999
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hmmm think a 300wsm is over kill on hogs??
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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RifleDude
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No such thing as overkill on hawgs. They're pretty tough -- if you shoot a decent sized one behind the shoulder. I shoot 'em in the head, so most anything directed between the eyball and ear is instant lights out. |
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Ted
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pyro6999
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maybe i should borrow my buddies 416 rigby then
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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RifleDude
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Nah, your .300 would do just fine!
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Ted
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sly_vixen
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I'm up for hunting just about anything. I did have a great time with the Guess family. Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.
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Jackson
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do you think a 7.62x54 would do ok on hogs?
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sly_vixen
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It wouldn't be my choice. I like using a .243. |
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pyro6999
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i have a firm belief in two things when it comes to guns you dont shoot anything that doesnt feel right when your behind the trigger and you dont shoot anything that you cannot physically handle,your just asking for bad results and possible injury, and the .243 is very user friendly and if you feel comfortable, and maybe just as important, confident about your rifle then to me your going to get way better end results. i like a little bit of everything, but i have no issues with the .243 i carried a .243 after elk a time or two and i didnt feel in least bit under gunned, because i knew that rifle shot very accurately and i was very comfortable with it i wasnt worried about taking a shot at a elk, course i could say the same thing about the 300's of the world but there recoil isnt for everybody.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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lucznik
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There are mountains of dead Germans who wish they hadn't experienced the "wrong" end of this cartridge when going up against the Russians in WWII and I can't imagine that they were somehow less tough than some feral hog.
The 7.62x54 is ballistically similar to the .308 Win so; it should prove far more than adequate for hogs, deer, black bear, elk, moose, etc. The key (as always) will be in putting your bullet where it belongs - through both lungs.
Do make sure that when hunting with this cartridge you use an actual hunting round rather than any of the very prevalent military surplus FMJ stuff. |
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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tahqua
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It is wrong that there are too many hunters out there that have to be advised of this. The .243 is a good minimum for all medium game and fortunately I know of no FMJ loads for it. |
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lucznik
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I agree. However this is a failing of hunters and not of the caliber in question.
Again, I agree. However, there are 6mm bullets that would still be inappropriate for shooting medium game. For example, the 55gr Nosler Ballistic Tip is a great bullet but, must be relegated to varmint and small predator (fox, coyote, raccoon, etc.) hunting status. It would be woefully inadequate for deer or hogs and especially for anything bigger.
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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tahqua
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I forgot to mention bullet weights and you are right on. Too many hunters don't pay attention to this. I don't want to get too excited, though, or I'll get going on blaze orange nylon snowmobile suits and 4-12 scopes on 30-30's. |
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lucznik
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Who puts 4-12x scopes on 30-30s? I would think such a caliber would require a minimum of a 6-20x!!! (Preferably one of those cool crescent-moon shaped Leupolds)
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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pyro6999
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i dont know guys 55 grain .224's will take whitetail pretty clean on a head or spine shot out of a 22-250
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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