Ammo in 30-06 for Eland

Almost 2 years later since the last post... and here he is
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Slaughtered weight 440 pounds (200kg, feet, head, skin and entrails removed). Not the biggest bodied, but was not supposed to be trophy, will still get that one.

Shot with a 180gr NorthFork out of my 30-06 at about 2670 fps muzzle velocity at 175m. Eland bull went about 50m before rolling over. Shot behind the shoulder and penetrated the lungs and heart, through the opposite shoulder and the bullet was found just under the skin...
Bullet retained 176gr
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Thanks for all the comments through the years ! ;)

Timely nonetheless. I'll be at HartzView this Monday with my son. We're carrying rifles in .308 Win, .300 Win Mag and .375H&H, shooting 165gr, 200gr and 250gr North Forks.
 
Timely nonetheless. I'll be at HartzView this Monday with my son. We're carrying rifles in .308 Win, .300 Win Mag and .375H&H, shooting 165gr, 200gr and 250gr North Forks.

Enjoy it Phil, I grew up in that world ! Please let us know how your hunting went.
 
Enjoy it Phil, I grew up in that world ! Please let us know how your hunting went.

Will do. Look for a daily running report starting Monday.
 

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thriller wrote on Bronkatowski1's profile.
Until this guy posts something on pay it forward free I would avoid him at all costs.
sgtsabai wrote on Buck51's profile.
If it hasn't sold by next week I might be interested. Stock would have to be changed along with some other items. I'm already having a 416 Rigby built so money is a tad bit tight.
The35Whelen wrote on MedRiver's profile.
Hey pal! I'll take all the .375 bullets if they're available.
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