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  1. mevertsen

    AR-15's

    300 BLK pistol. 130 grain Speer Hot Cor. Did more damage internally than my 3030 did a few weeks later. Made a mess. 135 lb Tom up in tree. Through the elbow and into the lungs. Jellied everything in the chest. I would not hesitate to use this or any of my 223 AR's for deer or antelope...
  2. Sharp stick

    Use Enough Gun

    Using a shotgun and deer slug I have gone for the neck shot several times when the vitals are obstructed, I can’t say any of those deer have taken another step as it puts them down in their tracks. If I was near a property line I did not want the deer to cross or a steep valley that the deer...
  3. T

    Use Enough Gun

    Well said. My only thing i want to rant about is it seemed like once the 6.5 needmore came out it was a “race” to the bottom of how small a caliber can you shoot an elk with? I would think everyone would shoot the largest caliber they comfortably and accurately shoot? There is another forum with...
  4. VikingsGuy

    Range Time?

    If you can find ammo, I think a rifle similar in form factor to your big game rifle in .223 is a better practice tool than the often much smaller and lighter zero recoil .22LR, but any practice off the bench is good practice. One little drill I did with my son was to put 3 - 18" paper targets...
  5. F

    Range Time?

    AWESOME practice drill !!!!!
  6. V

    Hunting Rifle Purgatory

    I had the same desires for the same exact reasons as you. So I bought a couple of wsm rifles. Currently I have LEUPOLD VX3s on them but will put LR duplex type scope which has BDC type reticle. Zero at 200 yards (high power setting)with a second focal plane scope and I’ll make it work. Prior to...
  7. thebestusernamesaretaken

    Use Enough Gun

    This is a timely post, been thinking of getting a new firearm for elk / moose(?). This may help the decision making process - or add frustrations and cause me to stick with my bow :)
  8. T

    Use Enough Gun

    So I guess the bull moose my girlfriend killed with the 25-06 and a 115TSX should never have happened? One shot, that little bullet went completely thru both shoulders and exited. Went 25yds and fell over.
  9. D

    Use Enough Gun

    So this story about the failed 243 shot makes me wonder. Oh, I am not a big fan of the 243 as a deer cartridge but if it was all I had I'd use in in a sec. maybe if your friend had used a different bullet or chose a different shot the outcome would have been different. The 243 did not fail, the...
  10. buffybr

    Need help with choice of weapon

    OK, I've only been hunting since the mid '60s, annually in Colorado or Montana along with a dozen or more international hunts, and I have never heard of class 2 or 3 game animals, and what I thought a manbun was is a girly-boy haircut that looks like the knot tying off a garbage bag. So back to...
  11. LuketheDog

    Use Enough Gun

    What a load of hot garbage, learn how to shoot...and get a newer book
  12. M

    Use Enough Gun

    Use Enough Gun The last elk I shot was a cow, taken about 190 yards away. An easy shot. Just as I fired, and elk behind her, moved closer and she hopped forward. There was nothing I could have changed at that point. Had she waited a full second later to jump, my bullet would have gone through...
  13. MTLabrador

    Use Enough Gun

    To be fair, I’ve never shot any kind of pork.
  14. M

    Use Enough Gun

    I understand your disbelief completely. Thank You for responding to my post MTL, That happened about 15 years ago. Before the drought hit the southwest, particularly central California where pigs were everywhere. I hunted them year round, especially so during the summer when the barley...
  15. M

    Cartridge Selection - AR

    Thank you for thorough response. I appreciate the feedback!
  16. pointingdogsrule

    Favorite Pronghorn round ?

    I have a 25-06, however, I really shoot well with the .223. I am I only one that shoots a .223 for antelope? good luck to all the dog
  17. buffybr

    Cartridge Selection - AR

    Like others have posted, head shots are generally NOT recommended on deer or most big game animals. I have large hands, and a deer's brain is smaller than my fist, and the other lethal target in the head is the spinal chord which would be smaller than my thumb. Those are pretty small targets...
  18. Clam

    First time hunter rifle

    I just don’t see the need for big power Cartridges on deer and antelope, but I am a firm believer in well constructed bullets placed well, at speeds they are designed for. How about .223 with a top quality hunting bullet? (If .22 is legal in your state) or 6x45 w/Nosler 85gr. Partition? Maybe...
  19. Jorge400

    Anyone hunt with 6.5 PRC?

    A bit off PRC topic but I recently purchased a Christensen Arms Ridgeline in 6.5 Creedmore. It comes with a muzzle break but I've never used it. Don't need to. This gun has very little recoil with 140+/- gr bullets. I'm not sure if it is the rifle, the cartridge or the recoil pad, but I switched...
  20. Brian in Montana

    Speed goat vs .223

    Most antelope hunting I've done has been archery. I've shot 2 WT deer with a .222; both were like 80 yards and it worked out fine. The only antelope I've shot with a rifle was this year with a 7mm-08. I guess I'd add that although my gun hunting experience is limited as it pertains to...

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