7mm Rem Mag
150gr Barnes TTS
417 Yard Shot
Dropped in his tracks.
Fired additional round when he walked up to him to put him out.
No pass throughs.
Recovered the 1st bullet.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Once again, please refrain from cutting short any baseless totally emotional arguments with facts. It leads to boring, completely objective conversations well beyond the comprehension ability of many.
I've shot the Jeffery to 300 yards and it will do it easy enough. My only concern for that gun (and the .458 WM) is the environment. It's a coastal hunt and the salt in the air concerns me for the care of the rifle. Those two are pretty much heirlooms for me and while I fully intend to use them as hunting rifles.........I don't want to endanger them or their condition in any way. Besides the wood stocks are exceptional and scratches on the hunt are likely.
Basically, I'd love to hammer a Nilgai with the Jeffery. I'd die if I jacked up the rifle.
I feel your pain, but that's what it's for. You sure aren't going to hurt the mechanism. For rust, either a coat of Johnson's Paste Wax on the metal or one of the wee little single-serving bottles of CLP in your pocket should do ya. As to the wood. . .even taking a rifle like that out of a crowded safe risks the odd ding. This gives you a chance to put some HONORABLE battle scars on it. It's not like you'd have to tell the grandkids you scuffed it on the screen door going to blow a possum out of your dog's food bowl - this is a NILGAI hunt, and you aren't likely to do it often, if ever, again. Think style points!
I like your choices, it looks flat, open there. Not 404 country.
You could take your 300 RUM, which is a 404 Jeffrey case, to appease the history buffs.
Actually, a 200grain Accubond at 3125fps might not be a bad choice, for the quarry/terrain.
JB makes an excellent point. I've seen the result of that combo in person.
338 is likely the best choice though.
Side note, the 404 is not a 50 yard pumpkin roller. It is used as an all around combo gun, its not 22-250 flat but its not limited to spitting distance
ETA* ran the numbers just to double check that last statement there. With a 350 gr bullet at 2550 fps, zero for 165, that keeps you within the impact velocity range for reliable expansion to just shy of 300 yards, and a drop of 11" with 2500 lbs of energy. To put that in perspective, a 95 gr NBT 243 running at 3100 fps, hits 11" at 325 yards.
Once again, please refrain from cutting short any baseless totally emotional arguments with facts. It leads to boring, completely objective conversations well beyond the comprehension ability of many.
I've shot the Jeffery to 300 yards and it will do it easy enough. My only concern for that gun (and the .458 WM) is the environment. It's a coastal hunt and the salt in the air concerns me for the care of the rifle. Those two are pretty much heirlooms for me and while I fully intend to use them as hunting rifles.........I don't want to endanger them or their condition in any way. Besides the wood stocks are exceptional and scratches on the hunt are likely.
Basically, I'd love to hammer a Nilgai with the Jeffery. I'd die if I jacked up the rifle.
Is a 2-4 day hunt on tge coastal plains really expected to cause irreparable harm?
Might understand if the rifle was neglected after the hunt & not cleaned or at least wiped down.
You don't strike me as a person that would do that.
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Not that I'm aware. He used 175gr bullets.......Partition, if I recall correctly.
7mm Rem Mag
150gr Barnes TTS
417 Yard Shot
Dropped in his tracks.
Fired additional round when he walked up to him to put him out.
No pass throughs.
Recovered the 1st bullet.
Your buddy looks like he could be your twin.
That guy is a lot taller
Dad 5-31-13
I'm better looking.
It's the nose. And the high cheekbones.
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I feel your pain, but that's what it's for. You sure aren't going to hurt the mechanism. For rust, either a coat of Johnson's Paste Wax on the metal or one of the wee little single-serving bottles of CLP in your pocket should do ya. As to the wood. . .even taking a rifle like that out of a crowded safe risks the odd ding. This gives you a chance to put some HONORABLE battle scars on it. It's not like you'd have to tell the grandkids you scuffed it on the screen door going to blow a possum out of your dog's food bowl - this is a NILGAI hunt, and you aren't likely to do it often, if ever, again. Think style points!
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Mike
N454casull
Fortunately, I am not afflicted with such an ailment.
You could take your 300 RUM, which is a 404 Jeffrey case, to appease the history buffs.
Actually, a 200grain Accubond at 3125fps might not be a bad choice, for the quarry/terrain.
338 is likely the best choice though.
Side note, the 404 is not a 50 yard pumpkin roller. It is used as an all around combo gun, its not 22-250 flat but its not limited to spitting distance
ETA* ran the numbers just to double check that last statement there. With a 350 gr bullet at 2550 fps, zero for 165, that keeps you within the impact velocity range for reliable expansion to just shy of 300 yards, and a drop of 11" with 2500 lbs of energy. To put that in perspective, a 95 gr NBT 243 running at 3100 fps, hits 11" at 325 yards.
Might understand if the rifle was neglected after the hunt & not cleaned or at least wiped down.
You don't strike me as a person that would do that.
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