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RRuraldoc reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with
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@JG26Irish_26 For pg in Namibia I loaded my son's 308 with 150gn accubonds to over 2,900fps and our Australia made 140gn outer edge... -
RRuraldoc replied to the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere.I have also used the 150 Accubond in 308 for deer and hogs in the USA. I really like this load, it kills super fast and I have not...
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RRuraldoc reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with Like.
@Firebird I have NEVER missed an animal I have shot at in my life. I may have given quite a few a WARNING SHOT or two but never missed...
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RRuraldoc reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with Like.
@JG26Irish_2 Work up to 50gn of CFE 223 behind a 150gn for 2900+fps depending on barrel length or a 168 and upto 47gn of the same...
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RRuraldoc reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with Like.
@JG26Irish_2 A 150grain accubond out of my son's 308 @ 2,900+fps ( chronographed)is going to kill game just as dead as the same bullet...
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RRuraldoc reacted to cajunchefray's post in the thread Winchester Model 70... new or pre-64? with Like.
@TN_Farmer, This is a great possibility for your son's rifle. I had a 2008 Special Edition, in .270, and these are premium rifles...
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RRuraldoc reacted to ARHinAK's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with Like.
I’ve been crunching the numbers between 30-06, .308, and 7mm08 for the past few weeks in anticipation of purchasing a new plains...
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RI'm a fan. Took several PG and my leopard with a .308 Win
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RRuraldoc reacted to JG26Irish_2's post in the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere with Like.
Your apparent sarcastic tone suggests you did not want a reply, but... As for shot placement data, looking back, none of my shots were...
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RRuraldoc replied to the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere.Just about every African PH that I have met uses a 308 for plains game. I suppose they know something about the subject as well. I do...
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RRuraldoc replied to the thread 308 vs 7mm/08 for big game hunting in Africa or elsewhere.I think the difference in bullets tell most of the story. Readily expanding conventional lead core bullets in the 308 vs much tougher...
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RRuraldoc reacted to SaintPanzer's post in the thread European Styled Sporting Rifles in the US? with Like.
Call the importer. I've met him at the DSC convention, but that was some time ago: Steyr Arms, Inc. 2530 Morgan Road Bessemer, AL 35022...
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RRuraldoc reacted to odonata's post in the thread European Styled Sporting Rifles in the US? with Like.
Mine too. I was looking for a LH Steyr CL II in 9.3x62 when I stumbled across a pristine 30-06 with a Swarovski z3 3-10x42 scope & QD...
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RRuraldoc reacted to SaintPanzer's post in the thread European Styled Sporting Rifles in the US? with Like.
Well, except for the threaded barrel part, you've described my Steyr Classic II.
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RRuraldoc reacted to Muskox's post in the thread European Styled Sporting Rifles in the US? with Like.
10 years ago a European styled rifle was a plastic stocked Blaser R8, R93, Sauer 202, Sauer 404, Heym SR30 or Heym SR21 or Steyr, Sako...