16 November 2009, 22:04
Longwalkerwolf with Merkel combo
Here a picture of the wolf I shot a few days ago while hunting whitetail deer on my property. The 7x57R was very effective - a one-shot nearly instant kill at 80M. My first wolf! On the walk back to our cabin I used the 16 ga. barrel to shoot a ruffed grouse that flushed from the field. I love my combination gun!
17 November 2009, 04:00
IanFYes Sir!
7x57R + 16 Gauge, a classic combination. The only way you could improve that would be with a Drilling!
Go on, you deserve a Christmas present!

Rgds
Ian
17 November 2009, 04:15
LongwalkerActually Ian, I already have it, a birthday present to myself last spring... Krieghoff Trumpf Dural 16x16x7x57R. It's away at the 'smith having a .22 RF insert barrel fitted and a recoil pad added to lengthen the stock.
17 November 2009, 05:34
Jeff SullivanThat appears to be a large wolf. Congrats!
17 November 2009, 05:42
LongwalkerI actually weighed it, since I had a nice new shiny scale in our butchering shed. 100 lbs even, about 45 Kgs. A good size for a female.
18 November 2009, 09:47
AkshooterVery nice gun and an awsome trophy you have taken with it.
Most people who don't live in the north won't realize what a rare and diffacult trophy a wolf is.
Congradulations.
18 November 2009, 12:49
GerryLong-walk,
Cool.....just too Cool!
Waidmannsheil!
A great trophy, a nice rifle and the photos; well, they round out the whole "picture", too.
I'm a 7x57R fan also; (Combo Rifle & Single Shot). Currently I'm loading the 139 gr. Hornady Interbonds, they perform excellently. A lot of bullet for this cartridge as IMO it does just fine with any reasonable brand name Cup & Core bullet - the fancy stuff is just icing on the Cake.