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Re: Do's and don'ts with PH Staff Will.... Just for fun.  Let's bring this over here to this thread. Does any body know how to bring over relevant quotes from the PH Staff thread. I'll start.... No, I'm not argueing with the old dead guy. The guy goes SPLAT 'cause the water hits back harder at the guy's higher velocity. He's a soft at 3 ft also. Your move... Elmo | ||
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Thanks for the invite but I've said my piece, so By yon bonnie banks, and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Loman' Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomon' O ye'll tak the high road, and I'll tak the low road, And I'll be Scotland afore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomon' Chew on that!!  ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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There was a man from Nantucket whose... Now chew on that Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Will Fair enough. Maybe some other time  Regards Elmo | |||
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Really bad mental image. | |||
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Charles, Your mind is in the gutter...I only have pure thoughts... Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Elmo, Nothing personal but there is no end to these discussions (arguments?). I know (or I think I do) what I am talking about and I am sure you do too. Actually was watching the Sherlock Holmes movie "Pursuit to Algiers" last night where Dr. Watson sings Loch Lomon'. Being of Scottish decent (I am claiming no relation to Karamojo Bell, and was not his best buddy as he never made that elephant movie "Mojo on Dumbo," never endorsed a certain brand of kerosene lantern, and never pimped the gallery for dollars, or is that Scotch farthings?) the lyrics just came blurting out. Sorry. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Will For a cranky old Scott you are most civilized. | |||
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Will, Does that mean you and yer true love are gae or just want to be gae..Hell, I'm from Texas and that accent you got is terrible...I don't understand a word you said!  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Here's one I heard. "He's no Karamojo". From a tracker who will remain nameless. "The chase is among the best of all national pastimes" -Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Why? Do you think we would all know the name of the tracker?  | |||
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Mr Will You are absolutly right that there are no end to these kind or discussions, but they sure beat the hell out of the '06 vs. .270 debates. One of these days, I hope to catch you in an ornery mood and we can lock horns for fun and amusement. As far as Loch Lomon' goes, 'tis a lovely song that warms me heart. If ever you bust out with a rousing version of "Danny Boy" I'll meet you where the high road and the low road come back together and stand you for a fine single malt. Regards Elmo | |||
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Elmo, Loch Lomon' is quite the depressing song, when one thinks about it. The fact that he is getting to Scotland afore ye implies to me this guy is going to die or is dying and his spirit will be in Scotland before his friend can get their in person. It is quite the significant ballad which is probably why it has endured for so long. But to the more trivial.... A good analogous test would be to get up on the roof of your house and drop an egg and a golf ball into a bucket of water and let us know which has the greatest initial penetration. And it ain't gonna be the "soft."  ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Will The song ain't that depressing. For we all know... 'Tis better to die in Scotland.... Than to live in Pittsburgh....  As far as your experiment goes, it would never work at my house. My big yellow Labrador/ web handle Elmo would eat the egg in the air on the way down. Then he would catch the golf ball and bring it back up on the roof... Regards Elmo | |||
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