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Ripp
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Re: Leopard charge.
      23/03/09 04:15 AM

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A fellow I know used a US M1 .30 Carbine for years on cougar {"lion" around here} and others I've spoken to also had great things to say about that rifle for cougar hunting. Would probably make a pretty good leopard gun to for followups. Seems anemic, I know, but for close fast shooting, using soft point ammo, the round is deadly, and the guns handle like a good shotgun. I doubt they are available or even legal where the leopard are, but just a thought...




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Agree with you the 30 carbine would be good but as you suggested not legal, just as those suggested by Xausa would also not be legal for leopard --at least they would not have been in the areas I have hunted them in...

As to the shotgun---as Shakari has stated, and everything I have seen and been told--I would NOT use that for leopard..have been told by more than one PH--they are worthless on leopard..and as suggested, penetration sucks....stick with the double...

I have shot many coyotes with the shotgun as well---off of a snowmobile and also calling them--based on what I see there,,would personally never use the shotgun..better than nothing, but just barely...

Ripp

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* Leopard charge. beleg2 20/03/09 08:20 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. iqbal   20/03/09 01:19 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. alexbeer   20/03/09 08:50 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   20/03/09 03:30 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. beleg2   20/03/09 09:38 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   20/03/09 11:44 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   21/03/09 12:33 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   21/03/09 02:12 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   22/03/09 08:11 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DuggaBoy   21/03/09 02:56 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   21/03/09 03:24 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   22/03/09 12:13 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   22/03/09 08:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   22/03/09 08:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   22/03/09 01:45 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   22/03/09 03:03 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   22/03/09 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   22/03/09 06:42 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   23/03/09 12:21 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. SharpsNitro   25/03/09 01:11 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   24/03/09 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   24/03/09 07:05 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ozhunter   24/03/09 08:00 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   24/03/09 10:56 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   26/03/09 09:48 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   26/03/09 10:41 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   26/03/09 10:56 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   27/03/09 12:01 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   27/03/09 12:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   27/03/09 02:26 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. BeltedMagnum   27/03/09 09:51 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   27/03/09 12:14 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   27/03/09 12:51 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   27/03/09 12:32 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   26/03/09 10:03 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   25/03/09 12:47 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   25/03/09 12:20 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   25/03/09 12:25 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 12:39 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 450_366   25/03/09 01:17 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. dale   25/03/09 05:29 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   25/03/09 12:22 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 05:46 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   25/03/09 06:12 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 06:21 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   24/03/09 11:36 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Anonymous   24/03/09 03:35 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. JabaliHunter   23/03/09 08:45 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 01:07 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   23/03/09 03:52 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 04:32 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   22/03/09 11:59 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 01:26 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 01:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. xausa   23/03/09 04:19 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 04:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 03:06 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 03:29 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. albertan   23/03/09 06:37 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   23/07/12 10:14 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   23/07/12 10:23 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   23/03/09 10:30 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. rscott   23/03/09 11:37 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   24/03/09 02:28 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DuggaBoy   24/03/09 02:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   24/03/09 03:19 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. BeltedMagnum   24/03/09 10:21 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. NitroXAdministrator   24/03/09 01:39 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   24/03/09 01:33 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. lancaster   24/03/09 05:40 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   24/03/09 05:48 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   23/03/09 04:46 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   25/03/09 08:08 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 09:17 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. RLI   25/03/09 10:39 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   25/03/09 11:02 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   25/03/09 11:28 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. ALAN_MCKENZIE   25/03/09 11:31 PM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 12:03 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   26/03/09 01:39 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 01:47 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 02:02 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 450_366   26/03/09 03:15 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 03:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   26/03/09 03:24 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   26/03/09 03:37 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 500Nitro   26/03/09 03:41 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. shakari   26/03/09 05:34 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. 9.3x57   23/03/09 12:50 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. Ripp   23/03/09 04:15 AM
. * * Re: Leopard charge. DarylS   20/03/09 10:18 AM

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