338 Edge Twins strike in Washington

[Shawn Carlock]

Nicely done guys. Glad everything is going well for you.

 

[TMR]

Thanks Shawn,

We appreciate your help during the off season. Hopefully we can get some video in Montana. If so, we will send it over to you.

 

[Sendero_Man]

TMR....

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[dogdinger]

great job and good story guys.....i'm curious though as to why wash would have a spikes only elk hunt??? here in colo it is 4 point or better to allow the bulls to mature, and it is working great. i've seen more big bulls this yr than ever before. AJ

 

[captacademy]

Good shots! Good luck on your next hunt and we look forward to your photo's.

 

[TMR]

dogdinger,

I think everyone in Washington wonders what the Fish and Game dept. is doing. We saw some huge bulls in this herd and my brother has several pictures of bulls in September that range from the 320"class to close to 380". They only give out 2 rifle tags in that particular unit for branched bull. Most of them die of old age.

 

[jmden]

Good shooting guys! That's a great story.

I just got back last night with my WA spike and am going back today with my brother as he's got a cow tag. Long story short, I could've shot this guy as 420yds at 7:02, but just could not be completely sure he was just a spike as it was very dark still. I was dialed and on him and 95% sure he was a spike through the rifle and spotting scopes, but just not 100% sure. I found the same group back in the trees a few hours later and this guy took a 300RUM shot 240SMK still doing about 2900fps at 80yds in the chest--quite an energy dump--about 4500ft. lbs. I figure. He went about 20ft and expired. Front of his chest was jelly. Little sore today from packing him out of the wilderness yesterday...

 

[srhaggerty]

dogdinger,

I think everyone in Washington wonders what the Fish and Game dept. is doing. We saw some huge bulls in this herd and my brother has several pictures of bulls in September that range from the 320"class to close to 380". They only give out 2 rifle tags in that particular unit for branched bull. Most of them die of old age.

I think it has something to do with 60,000 elk versus 260,000 elk? I don't think the herd could support the 4-point rule.

 

[Forrest Ebert]

Hey great Shooting ! What grain bullets are you and your brother using?
Who built your Rifles for you?

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[TMR]

Forrest,

We are using the 300gr SMK's at 2900 fps. I built the rifles and did the coating.

 

[Forrest Ebert]

Ok, I shoot the 338 RUM and have some of those SMK's coming. What powder are you using? I don't think I'll be that far off of what you guy's are getting as all I have shot in mine have been 250 grn. Swifts and Core Lokts. ! I have a switch barrell that has the 7,300 & 375 Ultra mag. and was thinking of adding the Edge just as simple as making a new barrell and threading it right, maybe with this one I'll go the 28" or 30" barrell though and not the 26" like I have now any thoughts on this?

Forrest

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[Down Under Hunter]

Nice work boys !

If it's brown... Its down !!

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