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HHankBuck replied to the thread 22-250 and 243 for "small" plains game.@DieJager - I would hope so because with .30-06 & .270 using the same 150 gr bullet (at same velocity) and assuming Same-weight-rifle...
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HHankBuck replied to the thread Clearing a Few Rifles From the Safe – Making Room for Left-Handed Setups.@DaBill - I own a Browning ‘White Gold’ in .243 and your description of “striking” looks is very true - beautiful rifle, nice walnut...
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Thank you Yes the Browning is really a nice gun. Its a real tack driver also. I've never done a load development with it but most... -
HHankBuck replied to the thread 22-250 and 243 for "small" plains game.@skydiver386 - I think you are correct …being “sub sonic” is the key. I’ve heard and fired some of the supposedly ‘Top rated’...
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Supressors can vary widely in their noise and recoil reduction, very much like mufflers on an automobile. Some "Cherry Bomb" type...
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HThe day of the leopard….. We had a bait that a large Tom was hitting every day. The trail cam photos showed him arriving about 4am and...
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HHankBuck replied to the thread Don’t Lose The Plug.@FIELD ETHOS - that’s NOT the end of this story (can’t be??) —- are you going to FINISH IT ? The fact you are alive to write this story...
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Hhttps://fieldethos.com/dont-lose-the-plug/ By Cam Smith In the spring of 1994, I got a new Chevrolet Z71 and was on my way that fall...
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HI spent enough time operating a nuclear reactor on a submarine to glow without it. :cool:
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HHankBuck replied to the thread ZIMBABWE: 10 Day Non-Trophy Buffalo Hunt.@Aussie_Hunter - those bulls ALL look like TROPHIES to Me….I would be very pleased with any of them on any hunt ! Congratulations
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If you are looking for buffalo I highly recommend getting in touch with Dave Langerman, an absolute gentleman and superb PH. Dave and...
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HHankBuck replied to the thread 22-250 and 243 for "small" plains game.@sureshot375 - I’m not in the “Suppressor Club” and while I am impressed by the noise reduction they provide they are still “loud”...
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.243 will work for something like impala. Ideally she would work up to something like a 6.5 or 7mm-08. A suppressor makes a world of...
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HHankBuck replied to the thread Opening Day of Turkey season.@BeeMaa - I walk into the woods at 5:00am withOUT a flashlight because I wear enough Permethrin & bug repellent to “Glow in the dark”
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HIf I had the time to hunt, I'd be in the woods sweating and calling for birds. Of course I'd also be covered in permethrin. ;)