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He'll be coming to you soon in a future Eastman's Hunting Journal.





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Outstanding...what type of equipment was used to take the first photo?

What was used on the hunt?


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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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Mike,

I took the first photo using my iPhone and a phoneskope (sp?) attached to my spotting scope, a Vortex Razor HD from about 4-500 yards away. The picture was taken the week prior to the opening of my hunt.

I shot him with my 300 Win Mag at 214 yards with a handloaded 175 gr Barnes LRX in front of 72.5 grains of IMR4350. Shot went thru his heart and he was on the ground within about 5-6 seconds.


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Oh Dear! Congratulations. Thank you for sharing with us.
 
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Fantastic ram, Congratulations tu2 tu2


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Outstanding! Very, very nice!


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That's good stuff right there Graybird...
Congrats...
 
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Dandy Ram. Congrats!

Where?

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Tremendous Ram !
The pictures are nice but do not do him justice, when held in your hands that Ram is huge.
Ram of a lifetime.
 
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Nice Ram!

And in Colorado too. tu2
 
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Terrific ram! Congratulations! I'm not a sheep expert but have to say, those horns look huge to me.


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That is a toad! Way to go!!!
 
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Awesome congrats ! Beautiful ram
 
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Awesome trophy! That phoneskope picture is great with him looking straight on.


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Outstanding! The mass really shows up in the second photo.


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Great Ram! How many years did it take you to draw out?


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Well done!


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Spectacular animal.
Congratulations!!
 
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Great Ram! How many years did it take you to draw out?


I drew at 3 + 7 weighted points. I was on year #11.

Thanks all!


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Beautiful ram! Huge congrats.

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