thanks eveyone, I did recover the bullet it completely passed through both sides of the ribs and was sitting in the hide. We usually use .300 win mags for buffalo, but i picked up the 338 barrel last year and was not disapointed. Next year i am trying a .378 ultra mag.
This is my 2013 buffalo, 338 win mag, nosler 210 partition. 1 shot @ 150 yards, not the biggest in the group but i didnt have enough freezer space for the big guy. This one stepped in the clear and fiquered he'd do nicely.
This is a pic of one of our buffalo this year. Not a good pic, it was -40 and the camera was having a tough time. This was a cow, we never did get a pic of the bull. The cow was shot with a HS precision, 300 win mag, 168gr barnes ttsx.
Good start for 2012
i have the same issue, i like the gun alot, however i found my pack rubbed the finish off the stock on the cheek pad, on the first day. I found the barrel finish a little weak as well and has a few rub through spots. However the rifle made a trip from my house to the yukon, my horse fell into...
I need some help, i need send my stock back to nosler for some warranty work, talking with john at the shop, he said just ship it down no problems.....
talking to a few guys around here they tell me i will never see it again, it will never get past the border and i wont get it back. I havent...
thanks guys, it was a great trip. I was hoping to get a grizz and a moose, but bad timing on both. The outfitter had a horse killed by a grizz just before i arrived, they had seen it three times but i never did. And it was to early for moose.
This particular hunt is a tough one, we estimated an average of 100kms a day on snowmobile, at temps any where from -20 to -50 at night. We froze our truck, froze our propane heater, froze the chainsaw. Everything breaks and is a bigger pain in the rear end than normal. However worth it...
thanks for the tip, thats about right on with the winchesters. I never have had a box shoot great, I cant get nosler TG here, i will have to order some in if i can. Will have to look for a supplier in canada.
i think we estimated around 1200lbs off all 3... but that was an estimate... had them hanging in my buddies garage, shot them on a monday got them to town on wednesday, hide thawed out enough by friday night that we could start skinning and butchering, we had no less than 3 people working up to...
thanks, meat is great and lots of it, i was full from deer in the fall. I am not allowed to shot anything but a trophy this year. (wife says). I had a skull mount done, i already have a shoulder mount muskox, so anther shoulder mounted monster was not going to happen. One of the guys i was...
Shot these january of this year, we took 3 total, mine was the smallest, it missed book by 2 inches. 356 yards, 300 win mag 180 nosler partitions, shot it 3 times, it would have died after the first shot, but it was -45 c and i didnt want it to make it to the trees. Pictures are from the morning...
Dr. mike thanks for the help, as for the lead sled, i dont put much weight on it and i have had pretty good luck with it so far, i have a good set of bags and i find the led sled is nice when you are at the range for an all day'r with multiple guns... but i will try switching back to the bags...
shots are all at 100 yards, all shots off of a caldwell lead sled so nice solid rest, just trying to find a load that works. worst so far was factory win with 180 accubonds.
I shot some 168 balistic silver tips, hand loads, 5 shot group was over 3 inches.
Best group was 168 ttsx barnes, hand...
Okay i just got my model 48 sporter in 300wsm, i have followed the break in procedure and i am now working testing loads, how long till this thing settles in. Worst 5 shot group is 4 inches. thsi includes the the foul shot, however shot number 4 came right back to it and was touching.
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