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Post by jfs on Jul 12, 2017 15:53:43 GMT -5
Recently received this e-mail and thought it would be interesting to you handgun hunters.... 
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Post by tradmark on Jul 12, 2017 16:34:00 GMT -5
Thats pertinent info to know before ya fly over and plunk down the cash. They were extremely lucky to get back on that same buff.
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Post by whitworth on Jul 12, 2017 17:09:01 GMT -5
Deja vu all over again.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jul 13, 2017 6:07:29 GMT -5
hmmmm... whacking bullets with a sledge hammer... I guess that will tell you how brittle they are... would guess that as most bullets get hard, they start to get more brittle, maybe some alloys & or heat treatments are better than others... also I'm assuming the Hornady solids in the 375 were copper??? doesn't sound like they performed any better than the "brittle" cast 475 bullets  The story also ( reading between the lines ) outlines the kinds of shots needed when hunting dangerous game... often that immobilizing shoulder breaking shot is preferred to a "vitals kill shot" as these animals can still kill you, long after they've been shot with a fatal shot... they just don't know they're dead yet... thinking completely different bullets are preferred between the 2 target zones, & knowing your game, & the type of shot you'll be taking will go a long way towards getting your game, or even surviving a hunt |
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Post by junebug on Jul 15, 2017 0:58:39 GMT -5
Bullet performance aside it reinforces the point that once you start the fight . You will have to finish it with what you have at hand , bad bullet or not. They hung in there and got it done. If he's still moving keep shooting!
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Post by tradmark on Jul 15, 2017 2:34:10 GMT -5
Bullet performance aside it reinforces the point that once you start the fight . You will have to finish it with what you have at hand , bad bullet or not. They hung in there and got it done. If he's still moving keep shooting! Absolutely, i have no compunction to allow suffering or endanger myself or my compadres in order to say i got a one shot kill. Funniest thing was how serious our ph's were about the lions. They really took it up a level vs the cape buff. If they even thought it was gonna move again or do anything resembling breathing, "shoot it again". I kinda thought it was overkill on my sons lioness. He made a great first shot, she ran and piled up about 40 yards away. We gave her a wide berth and circled around behind and she lay "dead" in my eyes. Shoot her again, bobby said so alex put another 460 round thru her. She started to jump up to charge at 25 yards and crumpled. Its looks great on video. He shot her 3 more times just to make sure. I wouldnt have argued with a few more than that. |
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Post by whitworth on Jul 15, 2017 7:29:57 GMT -5
There is nothing more unsettling than an animal reanimating in front of you. Always pay the insurance.
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Post by bula on Jul 15, 2017 8:07:09 GMT -5
Amen.
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Post by clintsfolly on Jul 15, 2017 10:43:34 GMT -5
The only thing a guide can say that I will never hear is. (He,s Down don't shoot anymore! ) I will never again stop shooting till the animal is dead and Done!
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Post by Snyd on Jul 15, 2017 10:57:20 GMT -5
More lead, more dead.
There is no such thing as overkill.
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Post by sixshot on Jul 15, 2017 11:47:00 GMT -5
That can be a hard lesson to learn for some & comes at a price. The phrase "Quick as a cat" comes to mind.
Dick
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Post by clintsfolly on Jul 15, 2017 16:59:43 GMT -5
My moose guide said ( He,s down and dead!) as I was on a solid rest at 110 yds scope crosshairs on his neck/ head junction. A long 6 hrs later I put a bullet in that spot that ended the longest gut wrenching afternoon and evening. I went to bed thinking that I will never stop shooting as long as I have a safe shot and ammo! To this day I still get just a little sick that I didn't shoot!
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Post by CraigC on Jul 16, 2017 11:57:50 GMT -5
Do we know whose bullet he used?
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Post by tradmark on Jul 16, 2017 18:19:13 GMT -5
Nothing concrete on that.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 17, 2017 10:16:34 GMT -5
It would be interesting to know and how hard they were. If that is typical or an anomaly.
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