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MarkR
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Recent trip to the N.T. (video added)
      #167505 - 10/09/10 11:04 AM

Just back from a hunting trip in the N.T. Hope you enjoy....

Cheers,
Mark.

2 of 3 boars shot at the same spot camped up together. I got these 2 with .338 calibre, 225gr hydros



second cull cow buff. .458 calibre, 450gr hydros.



500gr woodleigh PP out of the 458wm. Shot taken at 3-4m



Wild dog taken with 225gr hydro after rabbitguts muffed the first shot. Why hydros for the dog......it's what was in the top of the magazine at the time.








Edited by MarkR (10/09/10 08:57 PM)

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MarkR
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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167506 - 10/09/10 11:21 AM

Ok, so a bit of a report on the ammo used.

I used 338 calibre 225gr PP woodleighs and 225gr hydros in my 338 win mag and 500gr PP Woodleighs and 450gr hydros in my 458 win mag.
The PP's certainly worked a treat on pigs, brumbies and donkey's from both calibres but I was pretty happy the way the hydros killed even though they drilled straight through animals up to big cow buff. All hydros exited except for 2 raking shots on buff where one entered the front shoulder and ended up inside the rear leg and one that went the opposite from the rear to the front shoulder. We didn't recover the bullets unfortunately as these were not the killing shots, just insurance while the beast was still on it's feet running away.

Would I use the hydros again?

Certainly for buff in the 458 or the 338 and would use the 338 hydros on African plainsgame. I think they are overkill for run of the mill game but where tough animals need to be put down and full penetration is required for maybe a tracking job I'd say yeah. If only I had taken them to Zimbabwe last year the outcome of my missed eland may have been different as a better blood trail would have helped..... But then again, better shot placement would also have helped Onya


The exit wound was the first shot taken and entered the opposite front shoulder, The entrance wound here was a second shot taken when the buff took off and raked through to the left rear leg.





Cheers,
Mark.

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167507 - 10/09/10 11:57 AM

Hi MarkR,

It looks like you had a great trip and the Woodleigh's more than done their part when asked to. Did you go on your own or were you on an organised hunt with a P.H.

Well Done,

Cheers,

Jeff Gray

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
      #167508 - 10/09/10 12:33 PM

Well done Mark.

Every report on the Hydro's is the same.

No one has had a bad word to say about them yet.

I feel the same as you ,that if going to Africa again I would load them but for general shooting the PP's are all that is needed.

My father lost an Eland a couple of years ago with his 338 and 250 grain partitions when hunting with the Stantons.
After he used the 225 grain Hydro's in Zim this year he wishes he had the same shot again with the Hydro's as he believes his trophy would be mounted now.There's a lot to be said for two hole's.

Great photo's,thanks.

Neale.

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167510 - 10/09/10 01:50 PM

Thanks Fellas.

I hunted with Hunt Australia Jeff. I have traveled to the N.T. heaps of times and it's hard to find legal hunting on your own, hell even the locals have trouble.

Yeah Neale,

my shot on the eland was obviously not ideal but maybe, just maybe a complete pass through may have given the trackers a bit more to work with......

Cheers,
Mark.

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167532 - 10/09/10 08:56 PM





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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167558 - 11/09/10 10:11 AM

Well-done!

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: Ben]
      #167566 - 11/09/10 11:59 AM

Video footage ! When does the DVD come out Mark ? 'Death in The Outback'.

By the look of the smiles you had a great time. Congratulations.

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: tophet1]
      #167571 - 11/09/10 03:39 PM

Ok John,

Here's another......

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: MarkR]
      #167572 - 11/09/10 03:44 PM

Love it.

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Re: Recent trip to the N.T. [Re: tophet1]
      #169028 - 06/10/10 02:50 AM

Well done Mark. Some excellent tusks there.

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