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I have the best stopping rifle i think

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23 April 2002, 04:45
Overkill
I have the best stopping rifle i think
I have been shooting my new Browning Bar Light semi automatic today and the precision is so good that i can shoot head shoots on moose at 100 yards

And i also shoot a fast test 4 shoots at 4 seconds in to a target big like my fist at 80 yards.

I think that this rifle is a good stopping rifle for bears...

What do you think guys....?

23 April 2002, 04:48
Overkill
I forget to say that the rifle caliber is in 30-06 and i shoot my tests with 180 grains oryx bullets.....!
23 April 2002, 06:38
Aspen Hill Adventures
It will work on black bears too.

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23 April 2002, 10:06
Curtis_Lemay
what happened to your 700 Nitro, 575 t-rex and all those others?

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23 April 2002, 16:51
Fiftydriver
Sounds like your rifle is quick handling and accurate enough but I feel the '06 is a bit lacking to be qualified as a bear stopper.

It will work fine with a good stout bullet when used on an unexcited bear but to stop a charge on a bear of any size, it would fail quite often without a brain shot.

To be a good stopper, caliber and bullet weight mean as much as velocity ever would.

Don't get me wrong, the old '06 will do great for hunting anything non-dangerous at reasonable ranges.

Goos Hunting!!!

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23 April 2002, 20:02
460wby
Hi Overkill, my hero!!
If you're late, you also need a rifle that can stop the train, or a Jumbo-jet!!
(Then we're really talking about stopping power.)
If you're goal is to going around shooting "headshots" on moose, i belive you'll sooner or later need a good tracking dog!!

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Shoot well, and hit hard.

Arild.
(And YES, I'm a NRA member!)

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23 April 2002, 20:06
Overkill
I am going to use it on moose hunting 150-250 kg. And with Norma Oryx 180 grain bullets.

And i think that if a bear is running at me from 30 m i can shoot 3-4 shoot and that should stop a bear....!

23 April 2002, 20:15
rockhead
I'm sure it will be just fine on Moose and Blackbear

good luck

24 April 2002, 00:25
Eterry
If something was closing in on me fast that could bite me, I would want a bigger gun, period. You can almost never be overgunned.

Good luck and good shooting

24 April 2002, 13:21
<Hunter - DownUnder>
Overkill,
COngratulations, They're a nice gun.
You should be able to get better groups than a moose sized head at 100metres though.
Please let us know how big a hole it makes and if it knocks them off their feet.

Good luck