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Whats the longest shot you would take on a brown bear
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<blockquote data-quote="ricka0" data-source="post: 81983" data-attributes="member: 3086"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> <font color="purple"> <strong> Also I agree with the old African rule of using a 40 caliber minimum on dangerous game. </strong> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </font> </font> </p><p>There's a good reason it's an <font color="red"> <strong>Old</strong> </font> rule - they didn't have hi velocity guns or bullets (like Accubond) that could utilize them. Even with a a lower velocity gun like the 6BR, the <strong>Old</strong> rule would never allow taking an antelope at 800 yards are even 460 in high gusting winds. <a href="http://longrangehunting.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Number=82401&amp;page=0&amp;fpart=all&amp;vc=1&amp;nt=2" target="_blank">GG breaks the Old African Rule</a></p><p>I like Mike / Tx idea - go for the long shot and for added insurance, get life insurance /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ricka0, post: 81983, member: 3086"] [ QUOTE ] <font color="purple"> [b] Also I agree with the old African rule of using a 40 caliber minimum on dangerous game. [/b] [/ QUOTE ] </font> </font> There's a good reason it's an <font color="red"> [b]Old[/b] </font> rule - they didn't have hi velocity guns or bullets (like Accubond) that could utilize them. Even with a a lower velocity gun like the 6BR, the [b]Old[/b] rule would never allow taking an antelope at 800 yards are even 460 in high gusting winds. [url="http://longrangehunting.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=82401&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1&nt=2"]GG breaks the Old African Rule[/url] I like Mike / Tx idea - go for the long shot and for added insurance, get life insurance [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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