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PC, culling Does takes on a much different interest level when done with a Sharps, doesn't it! | |||
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Yep. When the smoke cleared there she was on the ground. Not a long shot but very satisfying since it was with a bullet I cast and a case full of black powder! | |||
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The only way to load 'em! :-) | |||
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Biebs, you should contact Bill Goodman it you want a new Shiloh and don't want to wait. He has several on order that you can still make. Changes to. | |||
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Yes, a #1 Sporter, 30" heavy octagon, 45-70. Nice! | |||
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My two bison in South Dakota were shot with a 4-bore double at less than 30 yards. One with a ball and 440 grains of FFg and the other with (cough) 120 grains of Blue Dot and the same ball. I didn't need all that power but it was indeed fun. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Cal, Blue dot? Banished from the BPCR forum!!!!!! :-) | |||
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Cal, how did you get within 30 yards of a bison while dragging such artillery, unless you were in a South Dakota feed lot? I have shot bison twice on game farms (Nebraska and Kentucky) and they were quite feral and skittish in their behavior, had to sneak up on them. If you did it by stalking on foot or by belly crawl, it must have been quite the respectable feat of muscle and stealth. Or ambush from a blind? Did you chase it down on horseback and fire from the saddle? I am pretty sure you did not fire from prone.   | |||
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Hmmmmm, 120gr of Blue Dot would have me coughing too. While the doctor held on to my semi-detached left one in his office. if things work out, the Elmer Keith Farmingdale Sharps 45-90 will be stalking Eland around Christmas time in Texas. I would prefer RSA, but the idea of all that delicious meat is too tempting to pass up. | |||
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Eland are great eating, for sure. | |||
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A friend of mine took an eland in Namibia in 2006. He was using a Shiloh 45-100 loaded with a 540 grain paper patched bullet and 100 grains of Goex 1F. IIRC, he was shooting a flat nosed bullet and broke a rib going in and the offside shoulder. He did not get a complete pass through, which surprised me somewhat. I do remember him saying it was a one shot kill. You will have an absolute blast on your trip in Texas. I for one want to know how it turns out. | |||
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Ditto. I too would jump at the chance to go to Texas for eland meat, to be quickly frozen and bakkied home in coolers for processing. I did that with a bison from Nebraska. Worked great. Yum. A BPCR used for it would be the icing on the cake.  | |||
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RIP: Good shot(s). Triple U Buffalo Ranch in SD in 2010. Where Dances With Wolves was filmed. 60K acres of rolling plains. Bison were not skittish at all. I guessed it was like the old days where they just stood around. Not a challenging hunt at all but in the 1860s they were not much of a challenge, either. Most interesting thing was when a bison was down the others became very aggressive toward the shot animal. Sorry, no feed lot, no muscle or stealth, no blind, nor horseback. I do appreciate your efforts. Cheers, Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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