Pronghorn rifle
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55mph running hit with a 308? Do tell...
I tried that as a 13 year old and hit a different antelope about 10 back of my intended target… Never again.
My last two antelope I killed was with my custom Winchester model 70 CRF 240 Weatherby, also has a 27" Bob Jury barrel. Both animals were spotted at one mile, kill shots were at 300 and 175 yards, DRT! The bullet I used was a 90 grain Nosler Accubond in front of 60 grains of Alliant #26, velocity is 3,660 fps.
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I love hunting them , like said boots water rain coat binos and away you go
Just start walking and paying attention to what’s out there if you watch they like to use the same paths slot of the times
You can get out in field with the rattlers and wait and watch the other guys push them right to you lol
I can’t weight I’ve taken 12 trophy pronghorns in Alberta
Yup you could get drawn every 2nd and 3rd yr
Next yr I’ll get my archery tag then I won’t apply any more I’ll go out the my sons and grand kids and have fun watching theirs eyes get big and wide as www walk up to their first pronghorn
Just start walking and paying attention to what’s out there if you watch they like to use the same paths slot of the times
You can get out in field with the rattlers and wait and watch the other guys push them right to you lol
I can’t weight I’ve taken 12 trophy pronghorns in Alberta
Yup you could get drawn every 2nd and 3rd yr
Next yr I’ll get my archery tag then I won’t apply any more I’ll go out the my sons and grand kids and have fun watching theirs eyes get big and wide as www walk up to their first pronghorn
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This. I've shot a few antelopes with my 25-06 as it's a freaken lazer and my most accurate rifle, otherwise I would use whatever else shoots straight.
For antelope, I shoot off of a bipod and my backpack so I can cover all shooting positions I'm comfortable shooting out to 300-400m from; prone, sitting and kneeling.
Biggest thing to watch out for when hunting antelopes is windage, chances are you're hunting them in the open prairie and that wind will move your projo past 300+.
Having a similar debate as I drew my tag for Pronghorn this year. I have several rifles that fit the hunt. My Rem700, 6mm Remington has killed a few hundred animals, including elk and moose, and is amazingly accurate. My Sako85 Finnlight, 270WSM is fast, accurate, and light on the shoulder. The Sako85, 270Win is the most accurate rifle in my locker, a bit heavier than the Finnlight, but easier to shoot quickly. The Sako85, 7mmRM is the best long range hunting rig in my locker but a much heavier rifle. I also have a flyweight 35Whelen that is also amazingly accurate and a pleasure to carry and very capable of reaching out to 500 metres.
Weeding this list down keeps bringing me to the 270Win as I can shoot accurately, the Swarovski BRH is well calibrated with the ballistics data, I trust my skills to 200 metres offhand and to 700 metres from a bipod. Considering where I will be hunting and shots likely to be around 300 metres, I am going with my 270. All that practically aside, it would be very cool to carry the 35 for this hunt.
Weeding this list down keeps bringing me to the 270Win as I can shoot accurately, the Swarovski BRH is well calibrated with the ballistics data, I trust my skills to 200 metres offhand and to 700 metres from a bipod. Considering where I will be hunting and shots likely to be around 300 metres, I am going with my 270. All that practically aside, it would be very cool to carry the 35 for this hunt.
I have only hunted them is SE Alberta and it can get pretty windy down there. Using a 25-06 at 300+ yds the wind can really cause the bullet to drift. I have also used my 7mm mag successfully. They have very sharp eye sight and are very fast.
As shown by responses, any accurate flat shooting rifle a person likes the most will do fine.
Quite frankly I would concentrate much much more on gaining access to the vast tracts of lease land that these wonderful little gallopers occupy.
The shenanigans that go on with lease land holders & gaining antelope hunting access can be an epic s**t show.
Quite frankly I would concentrate much much more on gaining access to the vast tracts of lease land that these wonderful little gallopers occupy.
The shenanigans that go on with lease land holders & gaining antelope hunting access can be an epic s**t show.
i been shootin my 7-08 with 140 woodleighs (so not the most aero dynamic) but using hash on 3-9 scope im hitting 300 and 400m quite easily first go on the Gong now after a bit of practise over time.
no doubt your scope may dial, so it woul be less guess, but a 7-08 would be nice fit to a pronghorn hunt
no doubt your scope may dial, so it woul be less guess, but a 7-08 would be nice fit to a pronghorn hunt
First time I hunted pronghorn the only rifle I had that was suitable was my 7mm-08 Remington 788 carbine. Very accurate with 139 gr Hornadys, which is what I used. My other choices were a 30-30 Win 94 and a LE No5 in 303. Turned out those would have worked too, the shot was only about 60 yards. Next time I couldn't get one within 200 yards and the wind was reaching tornado levels (ok, it just felt that way). You just never know, but if you are ready for long shots, you will handle the closer ones easily. - dan
Funny coincidence, my grandfather had the same rifle and shot the same bullet with great success before he passed.
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Congrats on the tag. Either are a good choice. Just keep in mind two things: they likely aren't as far away as you think, and if you can see them they've already seen you.
Have fun and keep the liver. If you like liver, antelope liver is like candy.
edit: oh, and those little cactus spines in you knees and hands? They'll eventually fester and come out, lol!
