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What caliber for a sheep rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 124762" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> Re: What caliber for a sheep rifle? [Re: meichele] </p><p> #125399 - 10/20/06 07:25 PM Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Here's what I used for my Grand Slam:</p><p></p><p>Dall--.30-06, 150 Nosler Partition, one shot, dumped in his tracks.</p><p>Stone--7mm Rem Mag, 140 Nosler Parttion, one shot, dumped in his tracks.</p><p>Desert Bighorn--25-06, 120 Nosler Partition, one shot, ran 40 yds.</p><p>Rocky Mnt Bighorn--.284 Win, 140 Nosler Partition, one shot, did a back flip.</p><p></p><p>Look in your gun safe.....you already have a sheep rifle. They have no constitution and any whitetail cartridge will work. Only the desert ram was further than 150 yds, 280 yds in this case. Last Sunday, I also shot a trophy elk at 280 yds in Arizona, but with a .338 Win Mag. I wouldn't shoot a sheep with a .22 calibre cartridge, nor a whitetail either. Dave </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>The Sunday before 10-20-2006 was the 15th of October. I am curious as to what trophy bull elk you were hunting on October 15th in Arizona.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 124762, member: 1007"] [ QUOTE ] Re: What caliber for a sheep rifle? [Re: meichele] #125399 - 10/20/06 07:25 PM Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply Here's what I used for my Grand Slam: Dall--.30-06, 150 Nosler Partition, one shot, dumped in his tracks. Stone--7mm Rem Mag, 140 Nosler Parttion, one shot, dumped in his tracks. Desert Bighorn--25-06, 120 Nosler Partition, one shot, ran 40 yds. Rocky Mnt Bighorn--.284 Win, 140 Nosler Partition, one shot, did a back flip. Look in your gun safe.....you already have a sheep rifle. They have no constitution and any whitetail cartridge will work. Only the desert ram was further than 150 yds, 280 yds in this case. Last Sunday, I also shot a trophy elk at 280 yds in Arizona, but with a .338 Win Mag. I wouldn't shoot a sheep with a .22 calibre cartridge, nor a whitetail either. Dave [/ QUOTE ] The Sunday before 10-20-2006 was the 15th of October. I am curious as to what trophy bull elk you were hunting on October 15th in Arizona. [/QUOTE]
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