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470Nitro
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Mouflon
#21519 - 30/11/04 09:46 PM

Last week I made a runaway to the west of Spain to take one. Is not and easy trophy and, as a Ram, is always nice.

Here is

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Re: Mouflon [Re: 470Nitro]
#21561 - 01/12/04 06:43 PM

Nice Ram. What did you age him?

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Re: Mouflon [Re: 470Nitro]
#21817 - 07/12/04 02:30 AM

Very nice ram. You must be happy.

Tell us more and also about your rifle and equipment.

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Re: Mouflon [Re: 470Nitro]
#21819 - 07/12/04 03:12 AM

Very cool! Are only the rams hunted? Was it a hunt specifically for mouflon, or was other game also possible/allowed?

Erik

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470Nitro
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Re: Mouflon [Re: EricD]
#21827 - 07/12/04 06:09 AM

En respuesta a:

Nice Ram. What did you age him?

I didn't age him. This kind of hunting must be done with a guide with you, so he knows which one is the biggest around.

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Tell us more and also about your rifle and equipment

It was a stalk hunt. From 9 to 17:30, near the dusk. There was 4 rams (2 males & 2 females) walking away and I shooted him from about 150 yards.
My gun is a Brno single shot, 6.5x57R and this time I used a RWS 93 grains T-Mantel.

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Was it a hunt specifically for mouflon, or was other game also possible/allowed?

In this ranch there're red deers, roe deers, fallows, Ibex and boars too. Is about 200 km South East from Madrid and the owner is a friend of mine so you can hunt there if you want

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NitroX
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Re: Mouflon [Re: 470Nitro]
#21845 - 07/12/04 08:59 AM

A 93 gr T-mantel. That's a light bullet for ram. Sounds perfect for chamois though.

The only sheep I have taken is a wild New Zealand merino, perhaps it could be called an Arapawa Ram. It is supposed to be a very good specimen but it looks all nice and clean now after the taxidermist cleaned it up. Prior to that it was very dark with grime and burrs from a wild life away from Kiwi farmers.

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Re: Mouflon [Re: NitroX]
#21906 - 08/12/04 04:56 AM

Nitrox,i've taken horned sheep(ram)with a 243,100gr.bullet at 200 yds.but i feel much more comfortable when i'm using a 270(130grs.) or a 7mm.mag.(150grs.)I've also taken ibex with a 243 but only out of neccesity and would prefer a larger caliber.With a caliber like a 243 you have to be very accurate while placing the shot as in the mountains you may not get a second one if you don't drop the animal with the first one.However with a 7mm.mag.even if you don't hit a vital organ you cause enough damage to maybe slow down the animal thus giving you another chance.

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