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| Superposed |
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After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we could
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| Michaelb |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:09 am |
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Where legal, and once you find expanding bullets for
it, the 12.7x99 ought to work, but remember -
placement is everything. Good hunting!
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| James A. Beatty |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:08 am |
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On 1 Sep 2004 at 13:56, Superposed wrote:
Quote: After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we
could use a little levity.
Sure - laugh all you want. <sigh>
Here in Ohio, we don't settle for wounding deer with those wimpy
750gr pills you're lobbing around like softballs. Sheesh.
A 20mm Lahti might seem like overkill for folks not used to the
aggressive nature of an Ohio buck, but for those of us who have
stared one down in the field, there's simply no substitute.
Man, you just haven't lived...
Jim
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| Natman |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:09 pm |
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:56:48 GMT, Superposed <superposed@aol.com>
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Quote: After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we could
use a little levity.
The advantage of using the 50 BMG is that you don't have to clean the
deer. If you use an incendiary round you don't have to cook it either. |
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| Rodney |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:09 pm |
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Natman wrote:
Quote: On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:56:48 GMT, Superposed <superposed@aol.com
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After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we could
use a little levity.
The advantage of using the 50 BMG is that you don't have to clean the
deer. If you use an incendiary round you don't have to cook it either.
A number of years back I read about a group of guys using the 50 BMG
round for deer hunting, they refused to take a shot under 600 yds, and
had a few kills over 1200 yds, they were using range finders, and bolt
action 50's, soft point bullets are available (only necessary due to the
legality of you must use expanding projectiles for big game in their state)
If I remember right they would set up on one hill, and shoot the deer
off surrounding hills, as they came out to graze. I think it was in the
rolling hills of Virginia where they did this. It has been a number of
years since I read the story, but it sounded like my kind of hunting :-)
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Rodney Long,
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Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
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| Paul Fundling |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:08 pm |
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Do you know a source of surplus artillery range finders to help prepare
for those 1100-1200 yard shots?
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| John Chase |
| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:07 pm |
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Natman wrote:
Quote: On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:56:48 GMT, Superposed <superposed@aol.com
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After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we could
use a little levity.
The advantage of using the 50 BMG is that you don't have to clean the
deer. If you use an incendiary round you don't have to cook it either.
But you're supposed to "age" the meat *before* you cook it. :-)
-jc- |
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| BTMO |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:06 am |
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"John Chase" <> wrote .
Quote: The advantage of using the 50 BMG is that you don't have to clean the
deer. If you use an incendiary round you don't have to cook it either.
But you're supposed to "age" the meat *before* you cook it. 
Deer get plenty old enough walking around... |
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| Paul Fundling |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:09 am |
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I was among a group that chased a whitetail up the side of a FT RIley,
KS hillside in 1973 with a 105mm Howitzer (Towed) firing as I recall 3
rounds. The gun's cycle rate and accuracy left a little to be desired.
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| Handywired |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:09 am |
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It's a little on the light side, but it will work if you limit your shots to
neck shots or broadside lung shots and use soft-points. But really, you should
get a real deer gun! Like a 30-06.
-jeff <g>! |
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| Bill VH |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:08 am |
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In article <10jc9pkfp32qk72@corp.supernews.com>, Rodney <rod@ezknot.com>
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If I remember right they would set up on one hill, and shoot the deer
off surrounding hills, as they came out to graze. I think it was in the
rolling hills of Virginia where they did this. It has been a number of
years since I read the story, but it sounded like my kind of hunting :-)
I think it was Jim Bridger who put salt on his bullets to keep the meat
from spoiling before he could get to it. He probably used a .50 cal
too. 8>)
Bill Van Houten (USA Ret)
Thermopylae had it's messenger of defeat, COME AND GET THEM !
The Alamo had none. |
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| Natman |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:12 pm |
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 02:40:29 GMT, John Chase <CICSPlexSM@netscape.net>
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Quote: Natman wrote:
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:56:48 GMT, Superposed <superposed@aol.com
wrote:
After 4 weeks of the lateste itteration of .223 for deer? I thought we could
use a little levity.
The advantage of using the 50 BMG is that you don't have to clean the
deer. If you use an incendiary round you don't have to cook it either.
But you're supposed to "age" the meat *before* you cook it. :-)
-jc-
Delayed fuse? |
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| Joel Jacobs |
| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:12 pm |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:08 am |
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You don't have to skin it and butcher it either! Just bring the wrapping
paper.
KT |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:09 am |
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Thats why you use radioactive ammo.
KT |
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