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That's the contradiction of the week! If you can't hold right to shoot 700 yds, it makes no difference the cartridge. Hmmm... I didnt know human error changes the effectivness of a particular cartridge.

Did the Cats choke against the Devils? Yes. Did BYU kick our butt? Sure did. The fact of the matter is ASU is NOT going to a bowl game (for how many years in a row?). And U Of A is (for how many years in a row?) Does U of A deserve to go to a bowl game? With the way they started the season, yes with the way they ended the season helll no. A bowl game is a bowl game which results in exposure, experience, and money for the school. And sitting at home watching it hoping the Cats lose is NOT better than playing in a bowl game. Talk about calling a spade a spade...

Thats the 1/12" twist for ya, which doesnt make sense why they would put that on and not a 1/10"

Slopoke is correct

Those guys are nuckin futs! the only thing I would do is a quadruple belly flop! of course, i would have already sh!t my pants and heights and I do NOT get along!

Yes, twist should be matched to bullets. For example: a heavier bullet shoots slower so it needs a FASTER twist to get the revolutions going to stabalize. A lighter, faster bullet requires a slower twist because of the higher velocity it gets the revolutions going... Take Berger VLD bullets, they normally reccomend a fast-for-cartridge twist because their bullets are normally bigger and heavier than the everyday bullet.

If your son dumped that deer cleanly then I'd say congratulations... If you had to let him shoot 5 times and then track and finish a wounded deer I'd call you a slob. Re-read my posts. I shoot long range all the time. Longest personal kill shot I've made was a lion at 977. One sighter on a rock 75 yards to the right and one shot on the lion. Guess what? It was so far across to the other side we had to drive around the next day to try to recover and lost it in the rain to another hunter we knew with dogs. Barnes TSX failed to expand at low velocity and just penciled through. Longest shot on a deer was 371, bedded buck... shot him in the head, cleanly, from a solid prone position, with ONE shot. No lost deer and no follow up shot. My biggest buck was killed at a whopping 100 yards, after a 3 hour stalk. We could have dumped him several times from 350 to 750. Wife's longest shot was 491, 30 degree incline. Again, one shot to the boiler room and the buck was dead before he hit the ground. We murder block ice from 500 - 1k all the time. Reading the original post I see 3 misses @ 620. One spine shot @ 530, four misses and four poor hits @ 530. Then several finishing shots and a LOST deer. 530, really being medium range, in that distance past point blank range no matter what you shoot, but not far enough to really require any real long range skill, should be a chip shot for anyone who shoots 'long range'. Shooting beyond the range your are capable of cleanly killing the animal is WRONG, no matter the range. For some that's 750, some it's 300. I've witnessed some that have NO business shooting past 150 yards. The original poster was clearly shooting beyond his capable range... the combined kill shot ratio is less than 50%... We had a run in with a chump on our hunt this year that was doing the same thing. Hunted right over the top of us, proceeded to take 14 shots at over 600 yards, and came back with no deer. What happened to ethics and respect for the deer we hunt? Do ethics and respect change with technology and time too? So what I'm gathering from this is you HIT a lion from 977 yards, right? (thats a long shot so right on) but you didnt find it? So you dont know if you killed it, and you went to 'track it' the next day, yet your calling him out for going 3 for 3 on deer? That seems a little back asswards to me dude. If you flat out killed that lion, thats one thing.... And yeah, misses and wounded deer happen. heck, I shoot as much long range stuff (out to 700 yards) as most, and I missed a really nice 100" class deer at 672 this year. Does that make me a bad hunter? No its called adrenaline, buck fever etc. heck, I have only wounded and lost two animals in my life and they happen to have been some of my closest shots. A pig at 22 yards with my bow and a cow elk at about 35 yards with my 30-06. My brother dropped his buck in its tracks at 400 yards, oh yeah, hes 14. Was that wrong of me being his mentor and all? Edited to add: This post is about a succesful hunt. If you want to bicker with me, or anyone else about anything start a new thread, or better yet PM me. Lets not hijack this succesful hunt thread.

Personally, my all time favorite is realtree hardwoods grey. Kings camo is pretty awesome too.

$425

Couldnt tell you that with any certanity either, but I THINK it is a old Winchester SxS

Anyone know of a smith capable? I have an old 12 guage that was my grandpas/dads Id like to get fixed up. Any info would be much appreciated.

That is pretty normal. What powder are you using? Alot of people claim powders show no temperature difference, but I fail to believe that.

You bought one of those ugly things Cory? What is the scope exactly?

Im talking gross

couldnt tell ya. Gun hasnt worked longer than I have been alive. I think it might need a new stock, possibly some internal work, Im not sure. Dad tells me last time he remembers shooting it, both barrels went off at times.

Funny thing here, when I was in Africa when ever I shot an animal I would have Scott equate it to a Coues deer. I would say a 120" coues is about a 210-220 Muley.

Sorry dude but I'm gonna go ahead and call BS on this one... Holds them at gunpoing then lets them walk? Doesnt sound likely to me. And for it to happen twice? Someones pullin yer leg.

I agree, Zepps are good people and good videos.

If only Scott would have passed... I know I would have!! hahahahah!!!!! yeah right!

7/8 If there was a handgun with a 12+1 capacity 45 they would be a lot more popular. Lots of .45's are 12+1. Its double stack, just like this one. I have a 1911 double stack sitting by my bed. 13 rounds of 230 JHP sittin there ready for when the zombies come!

Very nice!

good luck

Dude, reading this add is hard on the eyes.. space out your items please, makes it much easier to read!

I missed a nick buck Tuesday during my hunt. He was out there a ways, and I had shot that distance this summer, I just failed to put that distance on my cheat sheet and missed him low. Too bad too, as that was my first chance at a 100" class buck. My spotter thought that I got him, and I did to based on the way he acted (Jumped and bucked) but he walked away as if he was fine and when we check for blood/hair there was nothing. Oh well, Ill just kill him next year when he is bigger On a side note, that buck avoided "death from the Chupacabra" twice as Girlygirlhunter missed him opening night when I glassed him up. His lives are getting short!

A hunt that takes years to draw is done within 4 hours opening morning... Awesome! And a AWESOME ram!