june is good for me....... all i need is a month or so advance notice to get away.... my chapuis DR is anticipated for july or august....so 'till then i'm bolt trash...

June is a heck of a lot better than August!

And jimatcat, there will plenty of double for you to shoot.

ill be there for sure. hey jim you like big hand guns you wanna try out my new magnum research bfr 500 s&w with 700 grain cast flat points at 1350fps from a 10" barrel.

Good lord, Steve - do you shoot it or beat the game to death with it?

That's a biggin. What's the drop on a 700 gtain bullet from that beast? Just want to be sure it doesn't land on my foot...

im getting 1350-1375fps from a 10" barrel im sighted in for 30 yards as 50 yards is my max with the iron sights on that revolver.

and i bought it as a point blank pig gun anyways.


i highly recommend shooting gloves when shooting those loads as its rather stout.

Steve, you are going to be right up there with my BFR in 50 alaskan powerwise. I have shot the 700 grainers in the 500 S&W 500 mag at 1200 ft/sec. and they kick quite a bit. I got 1928ft/sec with 450 grain bullets and 1710 ft/sec with 525 grain buffalo bore ammo out of my BFR. That is humping it pretty pretty good. I do confess that I wear leather gloves most of the time when shooting it.

June in Brady = buttloads of rattlesnakes, fun, fun, fun.

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Originally posted by Jim Manion:
Guys, we forgot to mention that there was no winner of the "Martinez Award" during this hunt.

None of the hogs taken still had their umbilical cords attached, and all were bigger than a Chihuahua.

Jim, thanks for thinking of me. I have only now had a chance to sit and read about the latests shoot and hunt. Sound like I missed a wonderful event. I wish I had brought that little piggy to a taxidermist to have mounted. I could put it on my mantle next to my "Piggy Bank". I think they were about the same size. No one here believes I could hit anything that small with my double.

If someone is putting the June hunt together I am signing on now.

I hope to read you all some more as reports continue to file in.
Frank

I Vote for JUNE...it's crappy weather here in Montana then, I have nothing fun to do (SO SAD) Would love to a able to attend my first DRSS event and shoot some Ham. Let's get the ball rollin

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Originally posted by Brain1:
June in Brady = buttloads of rattlesnakes, fun, fun, fun.

Sounds like it would be a good idea to visit Cabella's for some snake gaiters!

sign me up for june......

i have a full case of snake-bite anti-venom.... its called jack daniels rye whiskey.... and its coming with me....

I will make a bold prediction here - that case of Jack will not leave with you....

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Originally posted by Jim Manion:
I will make a bold prediction here - that case of Jack will not leave with you....

Not if Doc52 and I are in camp!

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Originally posted by retreever:
Rattlesnakes don't crawl nearly as fast a black mamba...

Mike

Yeah, but there ain't no black mambas in Texas to worry about.

Just the same, we'd better lay in some more of jimatcat's anti venin elixar.

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Originally posted by Jim Manion:
Just the same, we'd better lay in some more of jimatcat's anti venin elixar.

That stuff is the miracle cure, ain't it?

paul

please add to the list jack huntington from california. he likes double rifles but he is a master gunmaker - big caliber pistols are his specialty

check out his website :

www.jrhgunmaker.com

he's looking forward to meeting the group

BTT

Thank you all for the help and tips. I should have my Merkel 470 ready and will be joining you all.

JD