Elk Success with Gun Nut Gun Pics -Updates
- Thread starter Battle River
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Darryl - i'm a huge fan of yours but seriously - start a new thread or let it go.
We've never needed to do a lot of modding in this forum, but the number of recent posts and fights and thread hijacks is growing and i'm starting to get complaint pm's.
If you wish to speculate about another board poster here, i'd recommend a pm to a mod or the like. Lets not ruin Battle River's post any further with scrapping.
We've never needed to do a lot of modding in this forum, but the number of recent posts and fights and thread hijacks is growing and i'm starting to get complaint pm's.
If you wish to speculate about another board poster here, i'd recommend a pm to a mod or the like. Lets not ruin Battle River's post any further with scrapping.
Foxer said:
Mom, relax, I've allready let it go. :lol: :lol:
I started my post, and you posted the normal Foxer "Common sense" post
and Im with you.
I just had too much into my post to let it go. :lol:
I'll play nice on this one from now on.
I think it has to do with the banning of Off topic.
the BS is spilling elsewhere.
But on another note foxer, this forum has been great at policing itself EXACTLY the way we've dealt with T3.5, and is why we have such a great membership with usually little ####slinging.
You wouldnt put up with an ####### in your hunt camp, and neither would I.
So, We weed them out ourselves instead of waiting for a mod to do it.
Its just unfortunate they rear their ugly heads in the worst places.
Well good. Now sit up straight, and you should call more often your father worries.
I think you're right.
I know - it's been awesome. There's virtually no modding necessary (most of it has been making stickies and deleting accidental dupe posts)- this and hunting have been the best forums on the entire site! It would distress me to see that change - but as i said i've started to recieve complaints, and there's an unusual number of 'disruptive' posts at the moment. Some people's kids, eh.
Battle River
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- Location
- Central; Alberta
another update. the butcher had approximately 50 shotgun pellets in the front end of this elk. Seems as though he wore out his welcome at the neighbors hay stack a couple of winters ago. They were all healed over, with no bruising at all, and no effect on his own health, that is until he met a 270! :wink: :wink: :twisted:
Yup, Some peoples kids
I hate when someone slags on someone for being successful. @ the end of the day, Battle River wasnt up ####s creek so to speak :mrgreen:
I've bought one or two used guns in my time. (Ok, a few more) and often wondered what their story was. How many animals its seen, what kind of hunting/hunts its been on. Its nice to see some CGN pedigree rifles travelling the country and getting some stories of its own
I can imagine 5 years from now the heading for the gun in exchange.
FN browning 270,
Battleriver took a big elk with me in 2005, 1899 took X game with me, and I came from Crashman, who bought it from Doog who shot 2 bucks with it in 2003... (Not sure of the actual lineage, but you get my point).
Basically, you know your getting one hell of a gun.
I've bought a few of these off CGN, and Im sure I'll buy a few more.
ON another note, it was only 425 yards, Atleast it wasnt the Foxer family 520 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I hate when someone slags on someone for being successful. @ the end of the day, Battle River wasnt up ####s creek so to speak :mrgreen:
I've bought one or two used guns in my time. (Ok, a few more) and often wondered what their story was. How many animals its seen, what kind of hunting/hunts its been on. Its nice to see some CGN pedigree rifles travelling the country and getting some stories of its own
I can imagine 5 years from now the heading for the gun in exchange.
FN browning 270,
Battleriver took a big elk with me in 2005, 1899 took X game with me, and I came from Crashman, who bought it from Doog who shot 2 bucks with it in 2003... (Not sure of the actual lineage, but you get my point).
Basically, you know your getting one hell of a gun.
I've bought a few of these off CGN, and Im sure I'll buy a few more.
ON another note, it was only 425 yards, Atleast it wasnt the Foxer family 520 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Battle River
Regular
- Location
- Central; Alberta
I agree, that is one allure of buying QUALITY used rifles. I bought a FN Browning in 7x 61 S&h at a gun show 8 years ago, that has gouges in the stock and finish and bluing worn thin from a horse scabbard. The dealer said it belonged to a dedicated mountain hunter who could really shoot with it. I put a oil finish on her and have shot some nice deer with it. I wish now I had the original guys number to swap stories about its former life. I do NOT anticipate that this Gunnut gun will see another owner though! :lol: :lol:
Speaking of former owners....Levi Garret owned it before me and he said he had some accurate loads for it.
I on the other hand completely suck, as I didn't even fire it before I sent it off to you.
I somehow have a habit of doing that...and all thanks to the possibilities made available by CGN. :lol:Battle River
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- Location
- Central; Alberta
Yes Yes 1899, there are endless possibilities, the only bad thing is there so many rifles? too little money/especially too few opportunities to hunt with them
Why not has already given me grief on the FN 270 that I have yet to use!
Why not has already given me grief on the FN 270 that I have yet to use!
T3.5 said:
The reality is that the elk was dead and on the way to the man's cooler shortly thereafter. :lol:
You know, in the years I guided up here, the best shots I had were, without exception, Eastern chuck hunters. They knew their rifles and were far batter at estimating range than the average Joe from down South or Europe.
Ted
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- St. Joe's Island, Ont
DarrylDB said:
Awww. You guys make it so easy for us in here!!! 8) :lol:
I think I've only locked one thread in here and it had to be done but I always hope things get worked out on their own.
As for the two newbies, be civil and don't cause crap for no reason. We're one big happy family in here and I'd like it to stay that way. Keep instigating this thread and I will lock it. Keep up the attitude and you'll be out as fast as you came.
MadDog said:
And you are a mod here? Maybe you should employ a little more of the tact that Foxer does, he outclasses you completely. Is this a forum where debate and discussion happens or where a select few Internet experts get together to discuss what they would do if they only had the experience?
I think it is your attitude that needs to be addressed.
- Location
- St. Joe's Island, Ont
Yes I am.
Great for Foxer.
As for debate and discussion, ya, I love it, but what you and 4blade are doing is NOT discussion, it's trolling. Please, if you've got nothing else to say about this thread about an elk hunt just p.m. me and we can keep this crap out of a good hunters thread.
Don't go away mad.....
Battle River, Beautiful Elk dude. :wink: :lol:
Great for Foxer.
As for debate and discussion, ya, I love it, but what you and 4blade are doing is NOT discussion, it's trolling. Please, if you've got nothing else to say about this thread about an elk hunt just p.m. me and we can keep this crap out of a good hunters thread.
Don't go away mad.....
Battle River, Beautiful Elk dude. :wink: :lol:
I've seen plenty of Elk drop but none over 300 yds(most under 200) and nothing less than 180 gr. Does this mean that a guy can't shoot past 400 yds with 130gr out of a 270?? Apparantly Battle River can. Is it an advised shot for everbody?? Probably not. Is a 1000 yds on a Moose awith a 7mm mag advisable? If it were me behid the scope I'd have to figure out how to close 800yds, if it's Rick Timmins, I'd like his chances better than mine @200yds. We SHOULD set the standard of our own hunt based on our own abilities, nothing more. Congrats Battle River, I'm just pissed I have to go 6 point or larger.
In Petersons Elk Guide they list the calibre selection for elk hunting....270 with a 150 grain bullet was acceptable... no reason that a 130grain cannot do the job in the right hands. I know a seasoned hunter that shot three Elk in Arizona last year with a .280 and 140 grain accubonds... one of them at 400 yards. :shock:
