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Barnes LRX TTSX, which one??
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<blockquote data-quote="500yd" data-source="post: 732352" data-attributes="member: 27428"><p>For all of you "go heavy or stay home" types, I present evidence against that Neanderthal view of caliber vs kill.</p><p></p><p>Teenage girl drops elk cow at 688 yds with 105 Gr VLD .243 Win:</p><p><a href="http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=660937#1" target="_blank">Interesting Vid - Girl pole axes elk at 688y with a 105g VLD in a .243 Win - Georgia Outdoor News Forum</a></p><p></p><p>Another teenage girl drops nice bull at 300 yards with 130 gr TTSX 300 WSM:</p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index3.html#17" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index3.html#17</a></p><p></p><p>A very young teen girl drops a cow at 110 yds with 120 gr TTSX 7mm-08:</p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index4.html#22" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index4.html#22</a></p><p></p><p>I particularly like this comment in the GON thread regarding the 688 yd .243 kill:</p><p>"It's easily possible if you don't have testosterone and ignorance retarding the rifle's, shooter's and bullet's performance."</p><p></p><p>I am not a girl. I'm simply using these examples to drive home the point, again, that caliber and or bullet weight are mostly irrelevant. If girls can kill elk with "light" caliber/rounds even at extreme range, then surely men can as well. Or at least those of us who are not trapped in old school "it must be heavy" thought processes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="500yd, post: 732352, member: 27428"] For all of you "go heavy or stay home" types, I present evidence against that Neanderthal view of caliber vs kill. Teenage girl drops elk cow at 688 yds with 105 Gr VLD .243 Win: [URL="http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=660937#1"]Interesting Vid - Girl pole axes elk at 688y with a 105g VLD in a .243 Win - Georgia Outdoor News Forum[/URL] Another teenage girl drops nice bull at 300 yards with 130 gr TTSX 300 WSM: [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index3.html#17[/URL] A very young teen girl drops a cow at 110 yds with 120 gr TTSX 7mm-08: [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/165-gr-barnes-ttsx-elk-91841/index4.html#22[/URL] I particularly like this comment in the GON thread regarding the 688 yd .243 kill: "It's easily possible if you don't have testosterone and ignorance retarding the rifle's, shooter's and bullet's performance." I am not a girl. I'm simply using these examples to drive home the point, again, that caliber and or bullet weight are mostly irrelevant. If girls can kill elk with "light" caliber/rounds even at extreme range, then surely men can as well. Or at least those of us who are not trapped in old school "it must be heavy" thought processes. [/QUOTE]
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