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Originally posted by Snellstrom:
You know that if you shoot more than one weekend before hunting season and actually have some trigger time under your belt at various ranges that when a 400 yard shot presents itself and you've practiced at that range and recognize it as a 400 yard shot have a still unaware animal and a dead rest that shot is not that difficult.
I completely understand your inability to make or comprehend that shot due to your lack of shooting experience.
To the ill informed and un--initiated it must seem like a magic trick.

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Originally posted by SDhunter:

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You have already admitted to being whipped by a .243.

When I was 12!

CHC,
You and I just have to agree to disagree.

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:
"I completely understand your inability to make or comprehend that shot due to your lack of shooting experience.
To the ill informed and un--initiated it must seem like a magic trick. "

From this point forward does it even matter what is said? Really?
Your narrow minds are made up, no changing them.
I could post a picture of the Antelope but it doesn't matter you will have another cut down or snide remark because it doesn't fit in your agenda.
Any further comments are pointless but the facts remain the same. I've killed plenty of Deer, Elk and Antelope with a variety of weapons to know whats effective. I'm fortunate enough to have a range on my property that gives me the opportunity to shoot at will and that means hone my skills and perfect my rifles and loads.
Facts are facts and you have chosen to not accept them as presented, your choice.
Feel free to spout more BS stories about long tracking jobs to further your position your agenda.
My experience is opposite and I can cite more than "one time".
Carry on gentlemen you are doing a great job as internet police snuffing out all opinions other than your own. Good work.

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:
Oh sorry my bad, is that what has you so worked up?
I said 52 grain I guess I meant 53 grain TSX, habit I used to shoot the 52 grain monometal before they put grooves in them and changed the name.
I make the same 1 grain mistake with my 9.3x62, keep wanting to call them 285 grain bullets when in fact some are 286. I guess I also sometimes mis quote the 52 and 53 grain Sierra Match bullets my god I best watch for that cuz those are huge errors on my part.
So really thats whats got you so hot and bothered a mis quote of 1 grain of bullet weight?
Wow glad we have that solved now we can go on to you bashing me some more for using a caliber you don't approve of........
Please continue to police this thread and squash anyones experiences with your "my way or the highway" approach.

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I had a bruised shoulder, ringing ears, and hated that rifle. First deer I ever shot at with rifle was wounded, ran 4 miles before others in the hunting group finally caught up and killed it with a properly placed shot.

Great way to start hunting don't you think?

One of two deer that I have personally lost with any caliber of rifle. The other was a Ruger International #1 in 270. I never really liked that rifle either for some reason and I botched a shot. The deer was shot by another hunter on the adjoining property.

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And apparently you are still whipped by it.

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I went through a growth spurt after my first year and handled the 243 very well the following year.

I never seriously started used a 22-250 for deer until 2000 or so. Before that it was a 270 or 338WM, as that was the only rifles I owned after I traded the 243 for 270. I used to kid my friend about using his 22-250 all time, and he would ask me why I needed to use a cannon, meaning my 270. All in good fun of course.

I will take any shot with a 22-250 that I would take with any of my rifles. A good shot presentation is just that, good.

I have consciously tried to catch the 53gr TSX, but have been unsuccessful. I can remember three quartering on shots. Broke the leg on each shot with various exits from behind the ribs to exiting the the front part of the hindquarter.

I even had a severe quartering to presention where the bullet entered in front of the leg and exited the hindquarter.

The only bullet fragment I have recovered were two petals that were found in the neck meat when my son shot through the vertebrae of an adult whitetail doe immediately in front of the shoulders.

We have shot animals from 40-450 yards. All sorts of shot presentations. It simply works for me, my friend, my sons, and his kids.

That is why I call BS when I see it.