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In Donald Ker's book African Adventure he tells the story of two sisters that he once took on safari. Apparently one sister could shoot reasonably well, the other sister . . . not so much. Towards the end of the safari he took the latter sister out to shoot a Thomson's gazelle. She killed the gazelle on her thirty-sixth shot. Apparently the gazelle became so accustomed to the sound of the rifle he just continued to graze while the sister continued to shoot. I am proud to say that while there have been times that it took me a few more than one shot to accomplish the task at hand, it has yet to take me thirty-six shots. Mike | ||
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Then I assume you have not hunted much with Biebs Mike | |||
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BerettaMike, 36 shots? You're just getting warmed up :-) | |||
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Yes, you are correct. Some of us are very selective about our hunting companions, others apparently are not nearly so picky. Mike | |||
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I was hunting feral goats with a young friend once - more like culling behind fence lines - and the hill side was very steep. The angle made it impossible to take prone shots at ranges of 100 to 150 meters & when sitting I was canted at an uncomfortable angle. Using my Kimber 7mm08 I kept missing shots and finally would get one & missed 5 more!. I finally realised that I was holding the rifle tilted almost sideways & with a zero 2 " above POI at 100 meters, I was aiming for the shoulder and shooting to the left - under the neck of the animals! "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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I usually don't take 36 rounds of ammo to Africa, even on a multiple elephant hunt! 465H&H | |||
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I bought a digital kitchen scale to weight exactly 11 pounds of ammo. Again I am biased have hunted with a crack shot like Biebs Biebs is a regular Anne Oakley. Mike | |||
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I once shot an elk 7 times... I hit it good on the first shot and it went down shortly thereafter. As I approached it in thick downfall it picked up its head. All I could see was it's head and the top of its neck. I took careful aim just at the base of the neck. At the shot the elk simply twitched its ears and otherwise froze. So I took careful aim and shot again. I got the same reaction, six times in total. Finally the elk flopped over dead. It had one bullet hole in its lungs a bit far back and six holes in about a two inch group through the neck. All of which managed to miss the spine or anything else of vital importance. Shooting an elk in the neck six times and not hitting anything vital takes mad talent! | |||
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Mike, we have something in common! I'm a crack shot, and you shoot like you're on crack!!! :-) | |||
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It's all about trigger time. Seems the guys hooting more is getting more for his money NRA Life Memebr | |||
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I have been on a whole safari when I have not fired that many shots!! | |||
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Saeed with your limited shooting, hunting and reloading experience you have much to learn from Biebs. First you have to get a Blaser Mike | |||
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Mike and Jon; Keep trying. You'll both get it eventually. MJines. Who carries that much ammo on a plains game hunt for one animal anyway? Do you recall the yardage? Just curious. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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I am always willing to learn. But, on the subject of that silly contraption made by Blaser and sold to uninitiated as a rifle, I had first hand experience with Walter using one. Honestly, I was rolling on the ground laughing as my feet went like bloody jelly the way he was using it. | |||
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And how much did Blaser pay you not to post the video? | |||
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I got news for you my friend! Walter is a member of the VVIP Blaser's Owner's Club! The only one in that club so far And don't be so proud of your own photo displayed here, Walter has two less teeth than you, so you are second place here too! | |||
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Ker indicated that the tommy was about 50 yards away. Mike | |||
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That's close enough. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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