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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 291999" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Long Time Long Ranger,</p><p> </p><p>Great story! Sounds like you could command a few nights around the campfire.</p><p> </p><p>Top Shot,</p><p> </p><p>I shot a large bodied 6 point bull once that probably went 900 lbs or so (my guess). I bugled him in and he had an attitude. It was almost self defense. Shot him at 15 yds through the boiler room with a 7mm RM 160 NPT. I could see his body shudder violently with the impact of the bullet. He lept straight up into the air and spun 180 degrees. As he came down he made a leap downhill and piled up right there.</p><p> </p><p>In the scheels in great falls I saw several mounts of large bulls taken with a .243. I have a friend who has shot 3 with a .243 and NPT's and pretty much dropped them where they were or within a few yards (one shot kills). Would I recommend a .243? No... but a good expanding bullet placed through both lungs will kill them them fairly quick. If all I had was a .243, then yeah, I would hunt them with it and try to get within a 100 yds.</p><p> </p><p>Of course the bigger the cartridge the better. They are tough critters, but if hit well they go down fairly quick.</p><p> </p><p>-MR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 291999, member: 11717"] Long Time Long Ranger, Great story! Sounds like you could command a few nights around the campfire. Top Shot, I shot a large bodied 6 point bull once that probably went 900 lbs or so (my guess). I bugled him in and he had an attitude. It was almost self defense. Shot him at 15 yds through the boiler room with a 7mm RM 160 NPT. I could see his body shudder violently with the impact of the bullet. He lept straight up into the air and spun 180 degrees. As he came down he made a leap downhill and piled up right there. In the scheels in great falls I saw several mounts of large bulls taken with a .243. I have a friend who has shot 3 with a .243 and NPT's and pretty much dropped them where they were or within a few yards (one shot kills). Would I recommend a .243? No... but a good expanding bullet placed through both lungs will kill them them fairly quick. If all I had was a .243, then yeah, I would hunt them with it and try to get within a 100 yds. Of course the bigger the cartridge the better. They are tough critters, but if hit well they go down fairly quick. -MR [/QUOTE]
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