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Mid asian ibex - cartridge choice
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<blockquote data-quote="Ftothfadd" data-source="post: 2924337" data-attributes="member: 83730"><p>Thank you for your interest. The hunt was all around great, discounting my return trip thanks to United Airlines' dealing with firearms but that is a kind of expected. Before the hunt the outfitter from Tajikistan provided a very extensive packing list which I followed loosely. The weather never dipped below 40, so I rarely wore more than a merino base layer and a fleece jacket. I took a lightweight gtx hiking boot that also was the right choice, although its vibram sole was rather slippery during a 3 hr steep uphill hike/scramble in a rocky creekbed, which was better tackled by the guides rubber boots… I took a Tikka T3x rifle in 6.5 creedmoor and it made it there without a shift in zero. We were able to climb above the ibex which I shot from 153 m. The ibex was bedded quartering away and my first shot was slightly back (but almost certainly lethal) so I followed up immediately with a second shot which dropped the ibex. I shot 143 grain Norma bondstrike bullets. Neither of the two shots exited, but I think they performed well.</p><p>All in all it was a trip of a lifetime and a candid insight into a very different culture, where people live with a tiny fraction of what we have but seemingly are more content with their life than most of us.</p><p>Thank you for reading.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]501824[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ftothfadd, post: 2924337, member: 83730"] Thank you for your interest. The hunt was all around great, discounting my return trip thanks to United Airlines’ dealing with firearms but that is a kind of expected. Before the hunt the outfitter from Tajikistan provided a very extensive packing list which I followed loosely. The weather never dipped below 40, so I rarely wore more than a merino base layer and a fleece jacket. I took a lightweight gtx hiking boot that also was the right choice, although its vibram sole was rather slippery during a 3 hr steep uphill hike/scramble in a rocky creekbed, which was better tackled by the guides rubber boots… I took a Tikka T3x rifle in 6.5 creedmoor and it made it there without a shift in zero. We were able to climb above the ibex which I shot from 153 m. The ibex was bedded quartering away and my first shot was slightly back (but almost certainly lethal) so I followed up immediately with a second shot which dropped the ibex. I shot 143 grain Norma bondstrike bullets. Neither of the two shots exited, but I think they performed well. All in all it was a trip of a lifetime and a candid insight into a very different culture, where people live with a tiny fraction of what we have but seemingly are more content with their life than most of us. Thank you for reading. [ATTACH type="full"]501824[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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