casper50
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Loc: Alaska
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I just got back from a 10 day float trip in Alaska for moose. A friend and I were both lucky, (I think), enough to get one each. My buddies went about 50" outside spread and mine is about 65". I'm the only one home and can't hold both ends of the tape. Moose was about 75 yds and trotting when I shot. Went straight down in a heap.
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gwh
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Loc: Cairns Australia
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Awesome stuff. well done
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Hunt hard, shoot straight
"I speak of Africa and golden joys; the joy of wandering through lonely lands; the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible lords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary and the grim"
Theodore Roosevelt, Khartoum, 1910
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93x64mm
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Loc: Nth QLD Australia
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Casper, What was your .404 loads?
Congrats to you & your mate on the trophies - bloody awesome!
Cheers
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Rell
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Loc: Oyster Bay, NY, USA
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Stunning!
I've never had th courage to bring a traditional blue and walnut rifle to the far north. It's always tempting but it has ended up as stainless and Tupperware.
You may have inspired me or at least shown I'm a whimp.
Well done.
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450-400, 9.3x74r and 7x65r.
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casper50
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Loc: Alaska
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Rell it rained 6 of the 9 days and we were also on a raft going through white water often. I took plenty of Remington wipes with me and paid very close attention to it. I also removed the metal from the wood on sunny days to dry it out. It got soaked almost everyday.
93x64mm the load was 70 grains of Varget and a .422 400 grain TSX flat base Barnes X bullet.
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Gen_Hicks
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Loc: Lowveld, South Africa
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Always nice to see a 404 in action. Congratz!
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93x64mm
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Casper,
That would certainly be a "mild" load for a .404, but if it shoots just fine in the old girl to where it's sights line up (pretty obvious they do) then that's all that matters & what a trophy you scored mate!
Bloody envious we are!
Hope the moose steaks go down well with a few coldies - have a few for me!
Cheers
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Rule303
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Loc: Woodford Qld
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Casper, well done on a great trophy. Good to see the old rifles getting a run. Sounds like you had an awesome trip.
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vegard_dino
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Oh, nice moose 
Well done.
Can I ask what outfitter you used?
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Cheers all, Vegard_dino
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casper50
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Loc: Alaska
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casper50
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Loc: Alaska
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I live here so I guide myself. Total cost Fuel for drive up and back $215, license $25.
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vegard_dino
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Ahhh 
Lucky you....Lucy lucy 
A dream trip for me.
Maybe one day....One day.
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Cheers all, Vegard_dino
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DarylS
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Those are both really great moose, Casper - yours well, makes the cake with icing on it. Incredible palms. & tines.
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Daryl
"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V
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casper50
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Reged: 18/10/07
Posts: 1536
Loc: Alaska
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Photos of the both moose
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