7mm-08, 140 Partition, Oregon Elk

• Mar 20, 2014

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pharmseller

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Opening weekend, broadside at 68 yards, never knew I was there.




140 Partition, MV 2873 ft/sec, 47.5 grains Big Game, WLR primer, 2.805". 91.2 grains, found under the hide on the opposite side. Broke the left scapula, missed the big shoulder joint.


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• Mar 20, 2014

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gerry

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Nice elk, congrats. Looks like the Partition worked to perfection and that elk certainly didn't like the 7mm-08.

 

• Mar 20, 2014

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JD338

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Congratulations on a dandy bull. The 7mm 140 gr PT looks picture perfect.

JD338

 

• Mar 20, 2014

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wayno945

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Very nice, is that a rocky mt or roosevelt bull?

 

• Mar 21, 2014

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6mm Remington

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Very nicely done! Those Partitions sure are perfect elk medicine.

 

• Mar 21, 2014

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pharmseller

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wayno945":2y2gkni9 said:

Very nice, is that a rocky mt or roosevelt bull?

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Roosevelt bull.

He took two steps forward, paused for half a heartbeat, then staggered the two steps backward to die in the tracks where he was shot.

Which happened to be a loooong way from the trailhead.


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• Mar 22, 2014

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Woodycreek

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Congrats!

 

• Mar 22, 2014

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Guy Miner

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Congrats on the Oregon bull!

Outstanding. And yes, they do seem to fall a long way from the trailhead... :mrgreen:

Oh my goodnesss, another bull elk falls to a hunter who is not using an artillery piece! Cool :grin:

Regards, Guy

 

• Mar 22, 2014

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NYDAN

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Picture perfect -both the bull and the bullet.

 

• Mar 24, 2014

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pharmseller

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NYDAN":3dvjrjfq said:

Picture perfect -both the bull and the bullet.

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It gets better - I had my dad, brother, and brother's son with me. They were only a mile or two away. It was my nephew's first elk hunting trip, so I let him drop the guts. We all helped with the skinning but since my brother wanted to try his hand at boning out I let him do that.

I barely got bloody. Brilliant!



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• Mar 24, 2014

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JD338

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pharmseller":356jxk57 said:

NYDAN":356jxk57 said:

Picture perfect -both the bull and the bullet.

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It gets better - I had my dad, brother, and brother's son with me. They were only a mile or two away. It was my nephew's first elk hunting trip, so I let him drop the guts. We all helped with the skinning but since my brother wanted to try his hand at boning out I let him do that.

I barely got bloody. Brilliant!



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Nice! :mrgreen:

JD338

 

• Feb 11, 2015

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Gunner46

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DUDE ! Everybody knows you can't hunt elk with anything short of a 338 Win Mag ! Just read the popular post if you don't believe me.

Now, go right back there and shoot that elk with a proper elk rifle, and then come back and tell us how great it worked.

Shame on you..................

 

• Feb 12, 2015

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Rol_P

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Congratulations on a fine bull and the teamwork..

 

• Feb 15, 2015

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SJB358

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Beautiful bull. Awesome recovery too!