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    My sons first deer

    At least the world is ok in your part of it!
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    Talk to me about 8mm cartridges and bullets

    You all forget the 8x68S. It is like al 8mm hampered because of high bc bullets. But this Himalayan Blue sheep was taken with this cal, Blaser R93, nosler ballistic tip 180 , 72gr of N550 at 262 meters, 300yrds approx. Please give me 250gr high bc in 8mm and I will let you forget the 338Lapua...
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    New mountain rifle

    @ Deer-Sniper, I hunted in the Nepal Himalayas at 5,000 metres to take this Blue Sheep with a heavy rig like yours. My wife and I trekked for 6 days to reach the hunting area, no chopper,car nor horse. Then hunted a week, and trekked back. I do not think the guys that comment your approach have...
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    Successful New Mexico Oryx hunt

    Sorry, this lady was too young to be shot
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    HCA 6.5 SAUM Unfired

    1 lbs extra is too much too carry ? What mountains do you hunt? Everest?
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    West Texas Aoudad

    Shot my ram at 25 meters, could hardly find the animal in my scope at 8 way magn. Prepared for a 200 m shot. 32+ inch
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    I didn't want to be "That guy"

    :) well done
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    Some advice here, please

    I think you are all being fooled. The guy is just extracting answers about a non existing problemen for his own fun. Forget thuis ttread
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    Which bullet to choose?

    Botha, daar is baaie mense in Windhoek die jou sal wijs! Vir die bosveld is die 300wm nie mooi nie maar met 180/200 nosler partition sal jou bok vinnig omval. Groetes.
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    Couple of varmints harassing poultry succumb to 15 grains of WSM.

    No dog better throwing out wild boar from their kettles and in the search for theirblood then a Blue Merle Scottish Collie. I think you call them Lassie :eek:
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    New Death Ray on the way !

    I own 3 R8 for PRS ,FIELD TARGET and Presision where the TARGET is 3mm at 100 meters. No complaints with 5.ooo+ a year except they are expensive. Also 1 R93 for huntin, took 35 mountain goats and wild sheep with the 270 barrel, a few hundred plains game with the 8x68 and elephant, buffalo with...
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    Talk me out of getting Swarovski EL 10x42’s

    I have both the EL10x42 and the Geovid HDB 10x42. In bad light the Swaro is superior. But as mentioned , the Leica has a wonderfull ranging system.
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    Practice rifles

    I hunt with a Blaser R93, just have to change the hunting barrel for a 223 barrel. That I use fors practice. Actually I have just one stock with Atzl trigger and 9 different barrels from 223 till 458Lot.
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    .243 vs. 6mm CM

    6xc Berger hybrid 105 .40grs of rl17. Forget the rest! 1in 7.7 twist btw. With a 26"" you come 950+ m/s. I use it for most competitions and LRH.
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