edward
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Post by edward on Jun 23, 2017 23:28:23 GMT -5
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edward
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Post by edward on Jun 23, 2017 23:29:42 GMT -5
took this giraffe with my scope sighted contender in 45-70.
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giraffe
Jun 24, 2017 0:18:31 GMT -5
Post by sixshot on Jun 24, 2017 0:18:31 GMT -5
Ed, you've done very well with that 45/70, one of the few big calibers that's available in the Contender! I'm liking the looks of that Elephant, very good tusker!
Dick
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COR
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giraffe
Jun 24, 2017 8:14:17 GMT -5
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Post by COR on Jun 24, 2017 8:14:17 GMT -5
Edward....Thank so much for sharing these. What loads do you use for these game?
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edward
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Post by edward on Jun 24, 2017 10:53:30 GMT -5
for the buff and giraffe i used the cor-bon 405 gr penetrator with my contender.recoil was stiff with the factory hard rubber grips.years later i switched to the decelerator grip and that made recoil much better.its important to add,my barrel on my contender is an ssk barrel that allows the longer,heavier bullets to be used.
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giraffe
Jun 24, 2017 12:34:24 GMT -5
Post by sixshot on Jun 24, 2017 12:34:24 GMT -5
If I remember correctly the SSK barrels were throated so that the longer bullets could be used & still keep pressures down, those using factory barrels ran into pressure problems trying to do it. Still like to know more about that Elephant, nice bull, must be 45-50 lb. tusker, maybe better.
Dick
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edward
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Post by edward on Jun 24, 2017 14:55:44 GMT -5
dick,was keeping that for last,but with the problems im having with using photo bucket i might just forget trying to continue showing pics.we are one step ahead of dialing the phone by sticking the finger in the hole.any way,took the elephant in zim,2011,wanted to use the 475 linebaugh rod made for me but it wasnt ready yet so i had to use my freedom arms 454 casull with fiber optic front site and express rear site.that was my main gun but also had my scope sighted encore in 450 marlin with 500 gr hornady solids.was shooting 320 gr punch bullets in the 454.long story short it took 8 days before i got my elephant.the ph new i wanted to use my 454 for the kill but for some reason he put up the sticks an said to use the 450.the shot stunned the bull and i was now able to kill the bull with a side brain shot with the 454.anyway the tusks went 42 lbs,had huge nerves which took up a lot of space at the lip.was a sad ending to a long time dream,from start of the first shot until it was over was only a matter of minutes.was sad to see an animal that is smarter than i and far stronger dead because i had the technology to kill it.but the money that went to the community and the 4 truck loads of protein that went to the 4 villages where the 7 elephants had been raiding their crops was well worth the hunt.day nine was the retrieval day and there wasnt any thing left but a wet spot on the ground.a great time was had by me and my wife.
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