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A heartfelt thank you to graybird and Snellstrom

You guys brought me into the family and for that I'm forever grateful.

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I am 6' 2" and 205 lbs the beams are 51"



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Thats a real nice elk...Congrats Ted
 
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Ted, thank you for letting me live vicariously through your pictures and stories. Plus all the pep talks really help. Sure wish I could have packed a quarter out with you and his year.
 
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tu2 BOOM patriot
 
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Congrats, great bull!!!


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Congratulations Sir. Great bull.


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Very nice bull. Well done.


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Wow Ted.....that's awesome stuff there bud! Thanks for sharing the great pics. Ajax wouldn't even scrub that smile off your face......Congrats big time.
 
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Nice elk and looks like a comfortable camp.


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Oh My,nice Bull for sure!!! Big Grin
 
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Nice Bull and a great time!
 
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Excellent bull elk, what a great trophy! Well done Ted.
 
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Congratulations, Ted! I just killed my first elk last year and I know how exhilarating it is! You will look at the pictures every day if you are like me- congratulations again!


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Guys

Congratulations should go to my friends graybird and Snellstrom

They were the two who put me and that bull on the same path

Those two are above "top shelf" guys and I am a lucky man to be their friend

tedthorn and graybird with "old sleepy"



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A quick question......

Since so many here on AR preach that elk hunting calibers start with a .308 or.338

Should wear a belt or at least said cartridge should be called "magnum"

What did Ted use to kill this big ol' boy?


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I'll guess a 270 or 280.....
 
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If he shot it with anything other than that 9,3x62...he is in big trouble


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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 one recovered Accubond weighed 110 grains

61% retained weight


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well that is going to be your rusty old 30-06


Mike

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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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I had a buch of stuff to take and somehow forgot that bright shiny 9.3 Ruger African jewel

The 9.3x62 will be my Northern Missouri deer medicine in 5 days....I have 3 tags


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Really happy for ya man, great bull!!!! tu2


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This bull, hunt, stalk and pack out will never be forgotten!

Congrats again buddy! Well deserved!


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Well done!

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Very nice. Congrats!


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Ted always fun to have you in camp. Too bad I had to make a showing at work and missed helping with your bull.
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I had a great time Rick

Now be careful of that bear in your basement and talk nice to Mr Sump pump


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Very impressive elk.
I don't see any horses, and the pic of you with antlers on your back tells me you must be in great shape to be able to pack it out that way.
Can you tell us more about the area hunted, the sighting, and the stalk?


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Ted,

Congratulations!

The smile on your face in most of the pictures tells us what we need to know.

Thanks for sharing,

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Very impressive elk.
I don't see any horses, and the pic of you with antlers on your back tells me you must be in great shape to be able to pack it out that way.
Can you tell us more about the area hunted, the sighting, and the stalk?


Yup, ole Ted is in great shape! I think this picture tells the tale! LOL



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Low blow but I had a picture like that last year.
 
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We weren't even off the mountain yet and I was on my deathbed!!! LOL

That's a great picture.....Snell was being sneaky on that one

Funny stuff.....to bad he didn't video my last 100 yards....would've been too long a video

I looked, walked and felt like a zombie by the time we hit the truck


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Damn! I fell over just thinking about humping all that meat out of there! Congrats! Beautiful elk!


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Very impressive elk.
I don't see any horses, and the pic of you with antlers on your back tells me you must be in great shape to be able to pack it out that way.
Can you tell us more about the area hunted, the sighting, and the stalk?


Yup, ole Ted is in great shape! I think this picture tells the tale! LOL



Looks like he needed a nap!
 
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