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<blockquote data-quote="RevJim" data-source="post: 1586452" data-attributes="member: 86754"><p>I just "prefer" to shoot bigger animals with bigger calibers, ha. One thing is, I've had the privilege to hunt in some exotic places (Africa and Texas Exotics) where if you "draw blood", you pay for the animal! And that's OK, but to "hedge my bet", I liked the Barnes monos in any rfile I chose to take. I do, as mentioned, like to use fatter bullets, but had to compromise one season. I was "freshly fused" from a neck surgery one year and hunted Utah/Texas with a .220 Swift/55gr TBBC. Later, in the Spring, I had a 27" barreled semi-custom 6x47mm ( .222 magnum necked up to 6mm) and used the Barnes 85 xbt in Texas. I had it loaded to 2900fps, moderate/average .243 win speed. I killed an axis doe, then an axis buck and then a 500 pound Scimitar Horned Oryx. I shot it at the base of the neck, 184yds(couldn't get closer w/o disturbing them) and pole axed him. I then gave him another ( insurance shot) at 75yds, up the brisket, through the heart and it broke/stopped in his spine! Not too bad. BUT...I had confidence in the little rifle and my ability to hit where I wanted to "on an undisturbed animal". I would have "passed" on any kind of angling shot on him too. With bigger guns ( and good premium bullets with monos being first choice for me) I found I could anchor a really big animal with a hard angle. I never tried to "shoot him in the rump/hips" just to anchor him ( ala Elmer Keith during the Great Depression) so I could then finish them. I have taken some nice trophies by having the capability. Now, one of my hunting buddies uses a little BLR .308 with 150 Corlokt for everything, deer/antelope, elk, and a big cow bison, ha. "I'm uncomfortable" even watching long range shots on elk (over 350 to beyond) with any caliber as "I can't do it and never have", BUT, some can and do. To each his own! Now, clipping/wounding a Rice Burner Commie or Jihadi at 1200 + I'm all in! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RevJim, post: 1586452, member: 86754"] I just "prefer" to shoot bigger animals with bigger calibers, ha. One thing is, I've had the privilege to hunt in some exotic places (Africa and Texas Exotics) where if you "draw blood", you pay for the animal! And that's OK, but to "hedge my bet", I liked the Barnes monos in any rfile I chose to take. I do, as mentioned, like to use fatter bullets, but had to compromise one season. I was "freshly fused" from a neck surgery one year and hunted Utah/Texas with a .220 Swift/55gr TBBC. Later, in the Spring, I had a 27" barreled semi-custom 6x47mm ( .222 magnum necked up to 6mm) and used the Barnes 85 xbt in Texas. I had it loaded to 2900fps, moderate/average .243 win speed. I killed an axis doe, then an axis buck and then a 500 pound Scimitar Horned Oryx. I shot it at the base of the neck, 184yds(couldn't get closer w/o disturbing them) and pole axed him. I then gave him another ( insurance shot) at 75yds, up the brisket, through the heart and it broke/stopped in his spine! Not too bad. BUT...I had confidence in the little rifle and my ability to hit where I wanted to "on an undisturbed animal". I would have "passed" on any kind of angling shot on him too. With bigger guns ( and good premium bullets with monos being first choice for me) I found I could anchor a really big animal with a hard angle. I never tried to "shoot him in the rump/hips" just to anchor him ( ala Elmer Keith during the Great Depression) so I could then finish them. I have taken some nice trophies by having the capability. Now, one of my hunting buddies uses a little BLR .308 with 150 Corlokt for everything, deer/antelope, elk, and a big cow bison, ha. "I'm uncomfortable" even watching long range shots on elk (over 350 to beyond) with any caliber as "I can't do it and never have", BUT, some can and do. To each his own! Now, clipping/wounding a Rice Burner Commie or Jihadi at 1200 + I'm all in! :) [/QUOTE]
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