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Why do you use SMK bullets for big game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fotis" data-source="post: 91260" data-attributes="member: 136"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Hey POP ! </p><p></p><p> Did that antelope die ? With exploded lungs I would expect it to /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif and quite soon actually . As far as friends experiences vs my own I see a problem there as it is not first hand ( i.e. you didn't see the sight pic when the rifle fired and so on)</p><p></p><p> At this point I have not had a single failure with the 190 smk I shoot out of my 300 winnie , however , if I do I will report it to all here .</p><p></p><p> The other day a " friend " arrowed a black bear and he showerd pix of to everyone and the pix had written on it 650 lbs. Yes , the bear was huge in the pix and I was also told that the skull measured 19 1/4 ". Although I have killed bears , none were this large or even worth measuring so I thought nothing of it until..........I told Richard Graves of Wildcat bullets about it and mentionned the wt. / skull measurement . Well , you see , Richard is well versed in Black bears ( calls them up and shoots them at absurdly close range /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif), and he replied that was certainly a big bear and he would havwe thought that the skull would have been much larger for its weight . That set me to thinking and I followed up on the "big bear " kill only to find out that it was never weighed /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif, just " guesstimated ".Sheesh /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif</p><p></p><p> Point is , well hey , you see what the point is.Hard evidence is vital to give the best info to all here and not take awrong turn. </p><p></p><p> Just a few thoughts , Holy ,happy Christmas and a wonderful new year to all, Jim Brown </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Did it die? Absolutely or else my buddy would not have the jacket in a little ziplock bag for a reminder of what NOT to load in the future. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fotis, post: 91260, member: 136"] [ QUOTE ] Hey POP ! Did that antelope die ? With exploded lungs I would expect it to [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] and quite soon actually . As far as friends experiences vs my own I see a problem there as it is not first hand ( i.e. you didn't see the sight pic when the rifle fired and so on) At this point I have not had a single failure with the 190 smk I shoot out of my 300 winnie , however , if I do I will report it to all here . The other day a " friend " arrowed a black bear and he showerd pix of to everyone and the pix had written on it 650 lbs. Yes , the bear was huge in the pix and I was also told that the skull measured 19 1/4 ". Although I have killed bears , none were this large or even worth measuring so I thought nothing of it until..........I told Richard Graves of Wildcat bullets about it and mentionned the wt. / skull measurement . Well , you see , Richard is well versed in Black bears ( calls them up and shoots them at absurdly close range [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]), and he replied that was certainly a big bear and he would havwe thought that the skull would have been much larger for its weight . That set me to thinking and I followed up on the "big bear " kill only to find out that it was never weighed [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img], just " guesstimated ".Sheesh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Point is , well hey , you see what the point is.Hard evidence is vital to give the best info to all here and not take awrong turn. Just a few thoughts , Holy ,happy Christmas and a wonderful new year to all, Jim Brown [/ QUOTE ] Did it die? Absolutely or else my buddy would not have the jacket in a little ziplock bag for a reminder of what NOT to load in the future. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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