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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 2367518" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>You don't shoot sheep when you are out of breath, unless you have already winged it and are trying to chase it down. Sheep have to be examined to be sure they meet the standard and that takes a bit. A few times I have surprised them, (and myself), at ranges so close it was obvious they were keepers but that is rare. No rifle is best for sheep, it's all about what is best for the hunter. Light rifles are nicer to carry and heavier rifles are nicer to shoot. I've used both to kill sheep and it's more about the kind of hunt you are on. Backpack hunting is the most difficult choice and with me it usually came down to which rifle I had the most confidence in. Caliber and bullet weight often made a bigger impact on the choice. Big rams can soak up a lot of off-centre hits before they go down. I shot one ram with a 130 grain bullet and it took a couple hits before it dropped, and after that I went with 140 partitions or heavier. If I were hunting with a 6.5 caliber I would be using a at least the that 140 grain weight and perhaps heavier. In the end, you hate to be sitting around after thinking I would have got that ram if I hadn't gone with the minimums on everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 2367518, member: 91402"] You don't shoot sheep when you are out of breath, unless you have already winged it and are trying to chase it down. Sheep have to be examined to be sure they meet the standard and that takes a bit. A few times I have surprised them, (and myself), at ranges so close it was obvious they were keepers but that is rare. No rifle is best for sheep, it's all about what is best for the hunter. Light rifles are nicer to carry and heavier rifles are nicer to shoot. I've used both to kill sheep and it's more about the kind of hunt you are on. Backpack hunting is the most difficult choice and with me it usually came down to which rifle I had the most confidence in. Caliber and bullet weight often made a bigger impact on the choice. Big rams can soak up a lot of off-centre hits before they go down. I shot one ram with a 130 grain bullet and it took a couple hits before it dropped, and after that I went with 140 partitions or heavier. If I were hunting with a 6.5 caliber I would be using a at least the that 140 grain weight and perhaps heavier. In the end, you hate to be sitting around after thinking I would have got that ram if I hadn't gone with the minimums on everything. [/QUOTE]
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