Originally posted by perry:
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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
Now, Gato, there you go messing up these boys' pet narrative. The size of one of their balls is entirely dependent on how big a gun they shoot, and the size of the other of their balls is dependant on how "tough" their favorite big, ugly animal is to kill with their big gun. Of course, if you don't have a really big gun, you can substitute a gun with a really big magazine in order to keep your second ball properly inflated.
If you go spreadin' it around that these critters can be laid dead with a common old .30 caliber bullet, then you've absolutely ruined the mystique they've fabricated and may cause their balls to shrink up to the size of a dried goober.
You may be onto something about poor shots on running game making the animal seem tough. My first gemsbok was shot running, and I was able to put several shots into him "around the edges" with a .338. My embarassment at such poor shooting with such a relatively powerful gun prompted me to proclaim that gemsbok must "damn tough". Of course, shooting them in the foreleg, hindquarters, and eventually the paunch, is an excellent way to prove how "tough" they are. The next day my son dropped his (larger) gemsbock with a single shot from a .30-06. So much for "toughness".
As I said in an earlier post, the last nilgai I saw taken was with a .25-06 and factory Corelocts (no idea the weight). It's not the gun I would have picked, but niether is my .375 H&H Improved or my .416 Remington. I don't own a .35 Whelen, but if I did, I'd regard it as a better choice for nilgai as either a .25-06 or a .416 Remington. Another advantage in shooting something like a .35 Whelen instead of a .416 is that you have the advantage of not having to drag testicals the size of grapefruit around in your pants while you hunt.
Stone,
I am truly shocked at how rude you are. I would expect this in the political forum but in a discussion over bullets for game you have NO experience with...really. A gentlemen you are not sir. I'd ask you to tell us of the nilgai hunt you where on but I feel as though you have never hunted them.
Perry
