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Filled four tage in 2.5 days with a revolver |
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Ernie Bishop
Optics Professional Joined: January/26/2010 Location: Gillette, WY Status: Offline Points: 765 |
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Posted: October/31/2016 at 14:53 |
I had a lot of success hunting last week using my GP-100 357 Magnum Franken-Ruger.
This revolver is stupid accurate. Used Hornady Ammo: 158 grain XTP Hollowpoint. MV was 1471 fps. Even set up Thursday night to look for elk, but they didn't show. Had a great time! Just thought I would put all four animals in one post. A good friend of mine, Dan E., also shot his first every deer with my FR. That makes 5 animals in 2.5 days. 189 yards sitting position with Bog-Gear. Double-punched both shoulders. 40-50 yards standing with the buck facing me. Buck ran about 40 yards and expired 85 yards quartering shot, standing using Bog-Gear as a monopod...hurried shot. On both does I was intentionally trying to avoid the shoulders to see what the bullet would do on tissue only. 99 yards double kneeling using Bog-Gear |
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Peddler
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Nice!!!
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RifleDude
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Great job, Ernie!
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Ted
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bugsNbows
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Wow Earnie, that's awesome! Congrats.
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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magshooter1
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Well done! I used to have a stock GP-100 .357 that was stupid accurate too. Like an idiot I sold it. |
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Often wondered the effective range of the 357 on deer sized game up around here in the 150 lb class... good to see its effective.
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Ernie Bishop
Optics Professional Joined: January/26/2010 Location: Gillette, WY Status: Offline Points: 765 |
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You are welcome.
The 158 grain XTP Hollow Point is designed to work in the velocity range from 700-1400 fps. http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...ts_handgun.pdf |
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Ernie
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