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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    Yes, it is, and he is always with me during my stalking. He is a Bavarian Mountain Blood Hound, or BGS, acronym for the German name: Bayerische Gebirgs Schweiss Hund (@!#^@#*!@ç!!)
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    Roe deer is to Europe like Whitetail is to the US and here there is also a special appreciation for non typicals, like this that I hunted last weekend using my Blaser K95 single shot in 5,6x50R. Load used was Hornady's 75gr ELDM pushed by 26,0 gr of Varget for 2,906 fps. Shot was taken from...
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    cms at 100 meters equals to MILS/10 my app shows MILS in any case
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    8x32 with 8x42. I have not been using 10s for years now as they are harder on my eyes than the 8s which also feel steadier. I prefer the larger field of view and use the spotting scope to see the details.
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    I have and they stand quite well. So well in fact, that I might not be using the x42 again. Mine are the 8x, though. With 32mm objectives, the 10x might be a bit lacking in pupil exit diameter.
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    Same gun and load. Entry hole is on the right side of the picture. The bullet went through the shoulder muscle and scapula, the difference with the previous post being obvious. Both lungs were much. Was dead on its tracks.
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    Entry and exit holes on a roe doe's rib cage shot at 417 yards. 75gr ELD-M at 2,925 fps from my 5,6x50R. The offside lung presented more damage than the onside due to the long neck in the expansion cavity by a bullet that slipped in between the ribs. Nice exit hole, good blood spoor, and a 35yd...
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    Your Groups Are Too Small

    This is oooh so enlightening and explains so many unexplainable situations (read misses) in the field... The conclusions are quite clear: do not waste time and effort and components trying to squeeze the last 0.5 moa precision from your gun, practice shooting in field conditions, have your gun...
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    My experience with the ATips in the 6,5 was appalling. Will not use them on game again.
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    I got mine for Xmas and they are absolutely fantastic. Their ergonomics and optics are superb. And they are fast reading the range. The numbers appear bright and clear, and being left-eye dominant I have no issues seeing them. I don't see a reason for carrying anything bulkier or heavier. So...
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    @Formidilosus I'd love to see that happen. Maybe the Administrators could open a crowd funding page where we could (all) contribute. I would be in.
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    Talking about energy and its transfer, or where does it go, or how much is lost in the air when you get a pass through, and cliches like that, I would like to ask what % of the kinetic energy is actually absorbed by the bullet itself in its deformation/fragmentation process. It is not a...
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    Energy is not connected to killing power in any way, given a minimum impact speed to upset the bullet. And one should never trust the supposedly added margin a larger, heavier bullet might provide. Place any outside the vitals and you have a mess to deal with.
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    RF Bino's left eye

    I have the same problem. Years ago I looked through Leica Geovids, Zeiss RF and Swaros ELs and the ones that worked the best for me were the Zeiss followed by the Leicas. I bought them and use them regularly with no issues. I could barely see the numbers in the ELs to the point that I had to...
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    Thank you, Sir!
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    Swarovski EL Range 32

    How bright are the numbers and how much do they stand out? My dominant eye is the left one, and I am concerned I might not be able to see them (they come out in the right ocular) unless I close my left eye.
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    6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

    Well, for me it is quite easily to understand. The animal actually dies when its central nervous system (brain) dies and that only happens either by lack of oxygen or by a direct impact in the head. In the first case this is not something that happens instantaneously, taking a few seconds, and...
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    Cold bore zero versus (very) Hot bore zero “test”

    My experience has been that I have not observed a difference in impact point from a cold bore shot and a hot barrel greater than the shot to shot variability within the "cone" of each particular barrel. I have observed a difference when the first shot was from a cold AND clean-to-the-steel...
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    So far so good!
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    .223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

    It is the original Blaser detachable mount. Incredibly simple and holds zero perfectly. They are also available with rings but the scopes I always use have a rail underneath to which the mount attaches directly. They do not require rings and it is impossible to mount the scope canted.

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