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Win A $1,000 Voucher From Hunter's Headquarters
13 February 2006, 12:10
SaeedWin A $1,000 Voucher From Hunter's Headquarters
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Here is a little puzzle you might enjoy. And to add to that, we are giving away the following prizes:
FIRST PRIZE is $1,000 voucher from Hunters Headquarters. You can buy anything Harry sells.1st person to guess all the cartridges correctly will get a copy of an African related book - Walter is still deciding which one to give away!!?
2nd person will get an AR shirt and an a personalised AR calendar
3rd person will get an AR cap and an persopnalized AR calendar.
4th person will get an AR patch and a personalized AR calendar.
Answers should be sent to me as PMs please, and once the results are in, I will post the results here.
Have fun, and good luck to you all.
13 February 2006, 12:16
boom stickyou might want to antie that up to a rifle or something...
14 February 2006, 00:23
Canuckquote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
you might want to antie that up to a rifle or something...
For guessing a few cartridges?
Either your comment is in poor taste, or you're joking and should try adding a smiley or two. I can't tell which.
14 February 2006, 07:54
308SakoBoom Stick, I think you might want to switch back to regular the high test is overpowering the regular functions... IMHO
Saeed is more than generous, perhaps you have noticed..?
2nd row second from the right... .300 Whisper
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14 February 2006, 09:06
SaeedI am very disappointed!
Out of the 6 entries receievd so far, the best one had 16 correct answers, and 18 wrong!!??
14 February 2006, 09:11
Charles_Helmquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
I am very disappointed!
Out of the 6 entries receievd so far, the best one had 16 correct answers, and 18 wrong!!??
I gave up just looking at them!
14 February 2006, 18:29
WinkI think 16 correct answers is pretty darn good. In my case it would be more efficient to just buy the AR patch.
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15 February 2006, 15:21
WillSaeed,
This is TOO hard.
I have no idea what most of these are. Some of the standard stuff, looks like one of Roy Vincent's short 458's, WR 425?, etc.
You'll have to find a real gun nut to even get close!
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15 February 2006, 18:56
vapodogI consider myself a real gunnut and I can only recognize about a half dozen of them. Saeed has come up with a good one here and I doubt that anyone will get them all.....Especially the one driven over by a gravel truck.
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15 February 2006, 21:02
SaeedLadies and Gentlemen,
We though we will give you all a better insentive to try to and guess these cartridges.
The first person who guesses all of the above, will get a $1,000 voucher to spend at Hunter's Headquarters. You can buy anything Harry will sell you.
I know it is hard for hunters to utelize what little usefull matter they have between their ears, but, I am sure you can work the out what these cartridges are if you put your minds to it!
Walter just said "how can they have minds if they have nothing between their ears?!"
Good question!
16 February 2006, 01:46
WillSaeed,
Okay. More incentive!
They are all rifle cartridges...send me the check!
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Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun.
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and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor, GOA, NAGR
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"Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped.
“Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped.
red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com
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If anything be of note, let it be he was once an elephant hunter, hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go.
16 February 2006, 01:56
465H&HI could do that easily except I'm packing for my Zim elephant hunt next month.
465H&H
16 February 2006, 04:25
Don_GMy sense of scale is 'way off. Saeed did this a few years back and I didn't get half of them.
I downloaded the file, did a 2D edge detect algorithm, estimated the dimensions off of my "known" cartridges, and got even more confusing results.
I'll just sit back and applaud the winner!
Don_G
...from Texas, by way of Mason, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado!
16 February 2006, 12:54
SaeedGentlemen,
Here are a few clues.
There are no 500 caliber of any kind.
No 30-06
No 243 Winchester
No 338 caliber at all
No 220 Swift, which seems everyonw thinks there is.
And apart from the 577 T.Rex which most of you got right anyway, there is no A-Square cartridges.
Have fun!
16 February 2006, 12:59
shootawayThis contest is excluding most reloaders who are not collection maniacs like myself.Why not hold a contest where most anyone can participate?BTW,let this be an oppurtunity to thank you for providing me with a wealth of knowledge and entertainment in the shooting sports.
16 February 2006, 13:24
boom stickquote:
Originally posted by Canuck:
quote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
you might want to antie that up to a rifle or something...
For guessing a few cartridges?
Either your comment is in poor taste, or you're joking and should try adding a smiley or two. I can't tell which.
it was because i gave up so soon...it is out of my league...no insult intended and i know saeed is more than generous. i will just sit back and see who wins sorry no insult intended and i hope no offense.
good luck to all
16 February 2006, 21:45
Canuckquote:
I downloaded the file, did a 2D edge detect algorithm, estimated the dimensions off of my "known" cartridges, and got even more confusing results.
Engineers!
Canuck
16 February 2006, 23:04
Michael RobinsonSaeed, thanks for the hints.
But it's those SSSM's (Saeed's Super Short Magnums) that are the stumpers.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
17 February 2006, 11:02
HonkeyThanks for the hints, it made me see how wrong I was going.
The hard thing is that there are a lot of possibilities for about half of the rounds. The only one that realy makes me say WTF is the second row, 8th one over from the left.
If I had to guess I would say it is some military ordance that fighter jets carry in chain guns??? Well I am having fun trying to figure this out. I just hope the answers don't make me feel the need for any new rifles.
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17 February 2006, 11:41
bwanajcjHonkey
I'm goin out on a limb here, please correct me if i'm wrong!!! 2nd row 8th from left .510 whisper?
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17 February 2006, 12:49
HonkeyIt might be 510 Whisper. Does 510 Whisper have a belt???
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17 February 2006, 16:43
SaeedYep, that is a 500 Whisper. It is based on the 460 Weatherby case.
17 February 2006, 22:01
Lhook7quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Yep, that is a 500 Whisper. It is based on the 460 Weatherby case.
Cool!! Now I know what one of them is!
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18 February 2006, 02:01
bwanajcjLhook7,
2nd row 12 over from left is the 300 whisper, I think?
Now you have 2
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18 February 2006, 02:05
bwanajcjSaeed,
Is 16 correct still the highest?
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18 February 2006, 11:02
SaeedSo far the best answer had 18 right.
18 February 2006, 11:29
JarrodI know that one of them on the bottom row is a 25 caliber of some sort because I see the blue ballistic tip.
"Science only goes so far then God takes over."
18 February 2006, 18:29
Mike_DettorreI think th3 picture is somehow distorted...could you take the pic from a different angle...like an angle that shows the case headstamps
MikeLegistine 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.
18 February 2006, 19:08
SaeedMike,
If you need that much help, then me showing you the headstamps is not going to work.
A lot of them are our own wildcats
19 February 2006, 08:48
SaeedWe are getting closer!
Best entry had 24 correct!
20 February 2006, 23:27
bwanajcjIs there a date when this contest will end or will it run till they are guessed 100%? thanks james
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21 February 2006, 08:39
SaeedWe had another one with 24 correct entries so far today.
By the looks of things, we can leave this on as long as we wish. It is quite safe from being won!!
The last time we had a cartridge guessing contest no one guessed all of them. But, we had a deadline, and the person guessing the most won.
At that time we had a lot more cartridges, and the prize was a custom rifle.
I think we will let this run until the end of March. And the person guessing the most correct will win.
22 February 2006, 20:57
N'gagiquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Gentlemen,
Here are a few clues.
There are no 500 caliber of any kind.
Have fun!
If one of the rounds is a .500 Whisper, how come you told us there were no .500's?
Saeed, are you using "Walter rules" in this game???
Mark Jackson
22 February 2006, 21:18
SaeedMark,
So many people seem to think there is one 500 nitro or another, hence my post.
But, you are right of course, there IS a 500 Whisper, and practically everyone who sent answer has got at least that oen right.
We have had a few members who submitted several revisions, and, usually, their first guess is better than the revisions
22 February 2006, 22:37
bwanajcjSaeed, Is the current best still 24 correct? j
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23 February 2006, 01:51
almostacowboyNo 30-06? Jeez, stick a fork in me! I'm done!
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23 February 2006, 14:29
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by bwanajcj:
Saeed, Is the current best still 24 correct? j
We got 25 correct answers today.
Sorry, it was not one of yours.
23 February 2006, 18:28
bwanajcj thanks saeed
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26 February 2006, 09:29
Canuckquote:
We have had a few members who submitted several revisions, and, usually, their first guess is better than the revisions
Is it OK to keep sending in revisions? (at least until I end up with none right?)
Cheers,
Canuck
26 February 2006, 16:21
bwanajcjquote:
(at least until I end up with none right?)
Cheers,
Canuck
Obviously another perfectionist, like myself.j
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