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But I'm confused .... I thought you achieved that BS AHOLES status years and years ago .....

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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The last of the SLAM was in New Mexico 12/18/2023 – 350 yards prone with VZ-24 in 9,3x62

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Contrary to some maps, the Rock Mountains do not touch Arizona and Oregon.

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by his tireless efforts to squeeze .125" of accuracy out of an otherwise good shooting rifle.

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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Originally posted by Mike_Dettorre:
I have just completed the infamous Rocky Mountain AnterleSS Meat SLAM with multi-caliber Oak Leaf cluster aka Rocky Mountain ASS SLAM-MC.

This prestigious award is given by the Benevolent Society of Animal Hunters of Lower Economic Status aka BS AHOLES.
The only qualifying animal is cow elk because they represent the epitome of a meat hunt.
To win this prestigious award you must shoot a Rocky Mountain Elk in every state that the Rocky Mountains touch and you are given 1 free pass state and 1 bull elk substitute.

For those of you who are less informed the Rocky Mountains touch:
Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Contrary to some maps, the Rocky Mountains do not touch Arizona and Oregon.

To achieve the Mutli-Caliber Oak leaf cluster you must take an elk with every proper elk caliber which are .264, .277, .284, .308. 323, .338, .358, and .366. (yeah my opinion; .264 is minimum and in my mind .375 is way over kill and hey - I am a legend in my own mind. Besides isn't it fun when you can make up the rules to fit your own needs )

My submission includes:
Colorado – cow elk 35 Remington Marlin 336 and 358 Winchester Browning BLR
Montana – cow elk 8x57 Mauser BRNO 21
Utah – cow elk 270 Win Weibe Custom Model 70
Wyoming – bull elk 338-06 McCabe Custom 1909 Argie
Idaho - 30-378 Weatherby Mark V, 300 WSM Browning X-Bolt, 284 Win DPCD Savage custom 6.5 PRC Unknown Custom, 308 Win Ruger American
New Mexico 9,3x62 DPCD VZ-24 Custom

Upon completion, you are awarded the famous “I only Eat what I Kill” T-shirt.

I probably should give up drinking.

The last of the SLAM was in New Mexico 12/18/2023 – 350 yards prone with VZ-24 in 9,3x62 shooting a Barnes 250 grain TSX @ 2465 fps.

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For those of you who are less informed the Rocky Mountains touch:
Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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Originally posted by Mike_Dettorre:
Stonecreek,

97% of geologists disagree with you

But even if I were to give you the benefit of the doubt; I have checked with the Board of BS AHOLES and that is a different award called the Rocky Mountain ASS SLAM - Southern which is a separate category.

God, I crack myself up.

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Originally posted by Mike_Dettorre:
Stonecreek,

97% of geologists disagree with you

But even if I were to give you the benefit of the doubt; I have checked with the Board of BS AHOLES and that is a different award called the Rocky Mountain ASS SLAM - Southern which is a separate category.

God, I crack myself up.