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FATBOY404
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While you were sleeping !.
#203473 - 24/02/12 12:31 AM

Thought I would take my 338-06 out for a lap around the stubble tonight.
Got five all up.

By fatboy404 at 2012-02-23

By fatboy404 at 2012-02-23
As you can see I shot this spotty boar as he was quartering away.
Load was 225 grain Innterbonds at 2700 fps.

By fatboy404 at 2012-02-23
Found the pill behind the near side ear.

By fatboy404 at 2012-02-23

By fatboy404 at 2012-02-23

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gryphon
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: FATBOY404]
#203492 - 24/02/12 05:31 AM

Champion Neale,keep up those environmental controls so our green friends see us hunters good work.

I have to say cob that the pill didnt take it too kindly,whats the breed of it?

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FATBOY404
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: gryphon]
#203517 - 24/02/12 07:53 AM

225 Innterbond at 2700 fps.

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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: FATBOY404]
#203539 - 24/02/12 12:22 PM

Looks pretty good to me for a fairly high impact speed. Most bonded bullets have very soft cores, vertually pure lead because it bonds better with the techniques used comercially. Thus, while they don't frag, they do just keep balling up and expanding back as long as their SD keeps they moving. Looks to have turned sideways at the last, whihc is normal for such a wide expansion and short shank left.

As to making your own bonded bullets, I had better luck with WW alloy, which, of course is way too stiff for an expanding bullet - but talk about penetration - WOW!

"Perty" dang good, FATBOY.

Damn good round, that .338/06 - another round I've not had myself - yet.

I often wondered why, even today, the .338/06 is loaded to 65,000psi (SAAMI) and the .35 Whelen, same brass, is held to about 58,000PSI CIP. I think it's even lower in the States, but do not have the SAAMI on the Remington round.

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NitroX
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: DarylS]
#203558 - 24/02/12 02:01 PM

Ha ha, while I was harvesting grapes last night ... but I know what I would prefer to be harvesting.

Good work again by Neale and his .338/06.

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Viking338
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: NitroX]
#203561 - 24/02/12 02:14 PM

Hmmm might have to put the CZ 9.3x62 away next time I am out Neale and bring the old faithful 338/06 Mauser with me. good work as usual, see the Nikon Monarch on yours there, how did it go

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Ripp
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: Viking338]
#203565 - 24/02/12 03:22 PM

Great job..looks like the 338/06 hammers them home quite well...

Looks like a great way to spend an evening...

Congrats...

Ripp

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FATBOY404
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Re: While you were sleeping !. [Re: Viking338]
#203659 - 25/02/12 11:44 AM

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Hmmm might have to put the CZ 9.3x62 away next time I am out Neale and bring the old faithful 338/06 Mauser with me. good work as usual, see the Nikon Monarch on yours there, how did it go

They still work (338-06)

So far so good with the Nikon.
Carried it in the rain today so see how it goes.

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