usajon
.30 Stingray
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Post by usajon on Nov 1, 2012 9:26:19 GMT -5
wondering using their larger calibers/anyone hunt deer..?
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Post by whitworth on Nov 1, 2012 9:41:17 GMT -5
wondering using their larger calibers/anyone hunt deer..? Guns by John Linebaugh or guns chambered in Linebaugh cartridges? |
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usajon
.30 Stingray
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Post by usajon on Nov 1, 2012 9:47:16 GMT -5
John Linebaugh's guns 475/500 caliber
they are hard 2fine used.
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Post by zeus on Nov 1, 2012 11:00:03 GMT -5
Yes. Most guys I know that have them hunt just about everything with them. I use them for whatever there is to hunt. Pigs, deer, etc. Work great. As far as finding them used...They are out there but they are not going to be cheap. I LOVE my Linebaugh built guns. I think they are some of the finest guns that you will likely ever have the opportunity to shoot. Always very accurate and they function flawlessly! I finally have them all of my original ones at home again and I'm happier than a pig in poop! When you find a Linebaugh gun for sale, you can bet that the price will pretty much be the price of the full conversion at a minimum. It will likely save you the cost of the base gun and the wait. But the beauty is that most of the guns are all built the same so there are very few options that someone could put on them that you wouldn't like. I can only think of a few like the front sight type, banded barrel or not, and the type of bisly gripframe whether that be steel or brass. Some I've seen with CCH recievers and such but not a bunch. In other words, if you do find one used, there is a good chance, it will be pretty much what you would have ordered which is nice if you are buying a used custom. But paying the price is worth it if you consider you don't have to wait for the thing to be finished in my opinion  |
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Post by kaytod on Nov 2, 2012 19:26:54 GMT -5
usajon,
As for Linebaugh guns, I hunt with a John built 38 WCF. The first deer I took with it was a doe using 180 XTP's at 1800+ fps. I had prepared by sighting in at 100 yards but the actual shot was about 15 yards.
Shot was downhill angling forward behind the right front leg as it was in the forward postition. I assumed that the bullet may unbuild itself and possibly not exit. If there were an exit it would have been in front of the left shoulder. Upon recovery of the deer, and it's subsequent disection, an exit was found.
The exit was four (4) inches down from the spine behind the off side (left) rib. It angled upward at about 80 degrees.
The only thing I can come up with is this; Upon entry the bullet came in contact with the rib bone, crushing the HP closed on one side. The bullet then acted like a fishind spoon and made a U-turn inside the animal, hence accounting for the odd exit position.
Now that I have good cast bullets for the .40 cal, they go lengthwise thru stuff, pretty well straight as a string.
My wife uses a 475 Linebaugh ( built by Reeder) for her deer hunting. On the maiden voyage with it, she took a nice doe. She was shooting 375 grainers at 1350. The only thing the doe presented to my wife was her face. Kayla put one thru the front teeth and out the back of the head at 50 yards offhand. I can confirm this as I witnessed it. ( NO, I don't make my wife mad!)
Her go-to load is now a 400 grain bullet at 1060 fps.
Perhaps I'll get my 500 sometime here in the near future, BUT my wife wants one too......
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Cannon
.240 Incinerator
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Post by Cannon on Nov 2, 2012 20:24:55 GMT -5
This season I plan on deer hunting pretty much exclusively with my John Linebaugh 475. Bullet will be the same 385 grain HP Glenn used on his bison (thanks, Dick!) Loaded over 24 grains of H110, velocity from my 4.5" barrel should be right around 1200 fps.
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usajon
.30 Stingray
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Post by usajon on Nov 3, 2012 6:11:32 GMT -5
usajon, As for Linebaugh guns, I hunt with a John built 38 WCF. The first deer I took with it was a doe using 180 XTP's at 1800+ fps. I had prepared by sighting in at 100 yards but the actual shot was about 15 yards. Shot was downhill angling forward behind the right front leg as it was in the forward postition. I assumed that the bullet may unbuild itself and possibly not exit. If there were an exit it would have been in front of the left shoulder. Upon recovery of the deer, and it's subsequent disection, an exit was found. The exit was four (4) inches down from the spine behind the off side (left) rib. It angled upward at about 80 degrees. The only thing I can come up with is this; Upon entry the bullet came in contact with the rib bone, crushing the HP closed on one side. The bullet then acted like a fishind spoon and made a U-turn inside the animal, hence accounting for the odd exit position. Now that I have good cast bullets for the .40 cal, they go lengthwise thru stuff, pretty well straight as a string. My wife uses a 475 Linebaugh ( built by Reeder) for her deer hunting. On the maiden voyage with it, she took a nice doe. She was shooting 375 grainers at 1350. The only thing the doe presented to my wife was her face. Kayla put one thru the front teeth and out the back of the head at 50 yards offhand. I can confirm this as I witnessed it. ( NO, I don't make my wife mad!) Her go-to load is now a 400 grain bullet at 1060 fps. Perhaps I'll get my 500 sometime here in the near future, BUT my wife wants one too...... gota love the inet. this reads/reread.. like an old school hunt magazine article. nice ! |
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Post by kaytod on Nov 3, 2012 6:41:23 GMT -5
Here is a 180 XTP from the 38 WCF at 1800+ Bottom of the "double dip ice cream cone" is the bullet. The top is 1/4" plate steel.  |
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COR
.375 Atomic
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Post by COR on Nov 3, 2012 6:44:59 GMT -5
The 475 is too big...it kills them too dead...savages
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Todd's deer wear steel plated body armor so it's acceptable in his area.
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Post by zeus on Nov 3, 2012 9:03:58 GMT -5
Todd. Is that one of the "blemished" XTPs that comes with a 1/4" steel top? |
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