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    6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

    A 105-110 6mm TMK , or whatever maximum weight stabilizes properly in the more common 1:8", would be my huckleberry.
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    6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

    It depends whether it hits a rib or two on its way in, or if it slides in between two, but on the carcass, not on the skin, I have found the entry wound to be usually larger than exit wound, the reason being the higher speed the bullet is carrying at that point.
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    Would you buy this scope?

    Make it a 3,5-14x51 then, thus keeping the 4 factor.
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    Would you buy this scope?

    This old man's eyes would prefer a little bit of power, and a larger bell. Let's say 3-15x50 would be perfecto for me. And with a simple, well thought, MIL reticle.
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    6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

    I have cleanly killed too many animals with 105gr Bergers and 105gr AMaxes to have any doubts on their killing capabilities. The AMax was my choice in this year chamois´ hunt in the French Alps. Gun is my usual Blaser kipplauf, this one being chambered for the 6XC.
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    6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

    Recently got back from my fourth Snow Sheep hunt from Siberia’s far east where I took this ram: As usual, I took my Blaser K95 single shot rifle, this time using its 6,5x57R barrel. I used a 127gr LRX bullet pushed by Vihta’s N560 at 2,870 fps. Below is a picture of the exit in the carcass, and...
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    22 Creedmoor for Scimitar Oryx?

    No, Sir, their anatomies are not completely different. It is true that their digestive system pushes a bit forward into de rib cage, most probably because the large amount of intake they need to make up for its poor content in nutritional essentials requires a large gastrointestinal tract; and...
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    22 Creedmoor for Scimitar Oryx?

    Since 2005, with the single exceptions of 2020 and 21, I have been going either to RSA or to Namibia on a cull hunt every year, killing anywhere from 25 animals on a year that really nasty weather caught on us, up to 98. I have done all these trips accompanied by RC, my hunting buddy, and...
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    The 22 creedmoor thread

    I would have never expected 0.2gr to make the difference.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, 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, mountain goat, 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, mountain goat, 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, mountain goat, 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, mountain goat, 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, mountain goat, 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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