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Rell
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Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex
04/08/17 11:25 PM

My one sheep is maybe the smallest full curl ram to ever come out of the Yukon, so I am not sure that my opinion has much merit.

I hunted with e resident friend, his tags, we took caribou, mountain goat and sheep. No grizzly but we saw females and young males almost every day. We used his 300 weatherby with 165gr nosler portions and a 3-9 Leupold. We also carried a Rem 870 marine with 000 buck, slugs and 6s.

The Mark V was really quite heavy and although I adore the caliber I would probably take my Hill Country Rifle Sako 85 in 7mm Rem mag loaded with 160gr Nolser partitions or Nosler Accubonds. It weights 7.25lbs with a 4.5-14x40 Leupold VX3. I have taken bushbuck wih it out to 530 meters and as close as 7 meters. It has accounted for a moose, 4 caribou, a couple dozen bushbucks, 3 kudu, 1 eland and maybe another couple dozen smaller plains game.

I love the mountains and did a lot of mountaineering and climbing when I lived in Alberta, but alas Africa has taken hold of me and it seems like I don't get into the high country enough anymore.

Intersting conversation and fun to think about and dream ....

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450-400, 9.3x74r and 7x65r.

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Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	03/08/17 12:47 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Igorrock	03/08/17 05:02 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rule303	03/08/17 08:51 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	04/08/17 12:59 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rule303	04/08/17 08:51 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	04/08/17 09:24 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	04/08/17 11:13 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	04/08/17 11:59 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	szihn	05/08/17 12:21 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Homer	05/08/17 08:54 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	05/08/17 03:04 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Homer	05/08/17 04:21 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	NitroX	05/08/17 05:26 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	06/08/17 10:55 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	07/08/17 01:44 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	07/08/17 11:30 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	500Boswell	07/08/17 01:15 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Postman	07/08/17 10:36 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	18/03/19 04:15 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	18/03/19 04:52 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Homer	19/03/19 01:07 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	rigbymauser	19/03/19 11:23 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	maral	25/03/19 07:09 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	rigbymauser	25/03/19 11:47 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	008	26/03/19 12:51 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	26/03/19 03:57 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	26/03/19 06:11 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	18/03/19 01:43 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	14/08/17 10:17 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	17/08/17 03:06 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rule303	17/08/17 07:57 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Ripp	17/08/17 09:52 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rule303	18/08/17 01:30 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	ducmarc	16/08/17 11:12 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	ducmarc	14/08/17 11:18 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	07/08/17 12:05 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	SharpsNitro	06/08/17 12:51 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	cordite	05/08/17 12:16 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	NitroX	04/08/17 07:00 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rell	04/08/17 11:25 PM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	szihn	04/08/17 02:02 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	ducmarc	04/08/17 08:54 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	DarylS	04/08/17 09:06 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	Rule303	04/08/17 09:03 AM
Re: Perfect caliber/rifle for hunting high mtn game-sheep/ibex	ducmarc	04/08/17 08:57 AM

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