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Re: Leopard charge.
      24/03/09 03:19 AM

I got to thinking, that is, rethinking and after thinking about it, I think I understand Shakari's reasoning for the .500. I might be a little slow on the uptake, but I think I got it now...

A couple years ago I put a shot into a deer's head thru the mouth with a 140 grain bullet from a 6.5 Swede from about 2 feet. The bullet came apart in the jaw and teeth and never made it to the back of the head. This same bullet on another deer that had been wounded by someone else took the fleeing animal from a range of about 15 paces up thru the ham, breaking the back leg and coming to rest high in the chest on the far side, excellent performance, really. Same bullet.

I'd be delighted to use this combination for a shot at a cat in a tree over bait.

But...

Picture the leopard scenario with the cat facing you and my experience with the 140 and the deer's teeth closes the book on what I think about light calibers and charging leopard.

A leopard without his teeth still has four ways to cause a bit of consternation.

Thanks for the discussion fellows. Interesting stuff.

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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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