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Re: Do you really need a magnum???
11/09/16 06:53 AM

The best longer range shooting on a hunt I have done was with my .30-06 pushing 150 gr Noslers out at a quite sedate velocity, maybe 2900 fps.

I was shooting feral goats in the Flinders Ranges and the herd of feral goats were fleeing along a lefge path on a cliff. Using my daypack as a rest, BANG, one down off the ledge, BANG, two down, BANG three down, perhaps at about 400 metres (from memory), BANG, fourth down ... but he was not dead ... BANG BANG BANG BANG, could I hit him lying at the foot of the cliff??? The rest escaped before I managed to finish him off.

400 metres for me is a long long way away. Estimate only as before range finders were available to normal people. But the .30-06 was able to do it until ...

BTW if that had not been lousy feral goats being culled, but say a stag or even a big trophy feral billy, I probably would not risk such a long shot.

But I do think, a 'magnum' with a longer point blank aiming range does make it easier if a longer shot does present itself. Normal hunting 95% of the time, not actually needed.

As for really long ranges, say 500 metres or more ... Not part of my repetoire.

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Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	10/09/16 08:19 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Rule303	14/09/16 08:08 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	gryphon	14/09/16 10:33 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Huvius	14/09/16 01:12 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	szihn	15/09/16 01:32 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	fuhrmann	11/09/16 06:14 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	NitroX	11/09/16 06:53 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	NitroX	11/09/16 06:59 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	11/09/16 09:20 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	500Boswell	11/09/16 09:26 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Well_Well_Well	11/09/16 09:35 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	11/09/16 09:56 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	gryphon	11/09/16 02:57 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	12/09/16 03:05 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	gryphon	12/09/16 10:16 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	12/09/16 01:29 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	gryphon	12/09/16 02:47 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	12/09/16 10:40 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	12/09/16 11:22 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	13/09/16 02:02 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	SharpsNitro	13/09/16 11:50 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	13/09/16 02:10 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	13/09/16 11:38 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	14/09/16 01:07 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	14/09/16 02:49 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	xausa	13/09/16 09:32 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Wanabebwana	15/09/16 12:17 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Rule303	15/09/16 07:53 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	16/09/16 02:41 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Wanabebwana	19/09/16 08:48 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	lonewulf	19/09/16 11:27 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	22/09/16 01:41 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Rule303	22/09/16 11:02 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	23/09/16 02:21 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	23/09/16 03:27 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	23/09/16 11:15 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	24/09/16 03:12 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	lonewulf	23/09/16 08:30 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	sharps4590	22/09/16 09:21 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	21/09/16 06:16 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	22/09/16 01:22 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	13/09/16 10:14 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	lonewulf	13/09/16 10:04 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Rockdoc	12/09/16 12:22 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	12/09/16 08:34 PM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Ripp	12/09/16 02:12 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	DarylS	10/09/16 10:01 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Rell	11/09/16 03:58 AM
Re: Do you really need a magnum???	Postman	10/09/16 08:41 AM

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