On Apr 28, 1:47 am, Omelet <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> MajorOz <Majo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 25, 11:28 pm, Omelet <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > In article
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> > > MajorOz <Majo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > It worked fine. I'm glad to know they have something like that.
That
> > > > > velocity should bring down a deer at close range.
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> > > > I hope you are jesting for effect. It won't come close, but would
> > > > hurt and bleed and maybe lead the coyotes to them.
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> > > > cheers
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> > > Check this website:
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> > >http://www.adventuresinairguns.com/
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> > That deer hunt is interesting, but the 50 cal ball is somewhat larger
> > than I am used to. Looks like some really sophisticated stuff around
> > that I was unaware of.
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> It is pretty amazing what air rifles are out there now. :-)
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> > If I were going that big, I would probably stir up my own black powder
> > and cast my own bullets :-)
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> <lol> I totally understand! My dad loves his black powder rifle and
> pistol. I like my Bushmaster Varminter. It's guts are AR-15 so it's easy
> to care for and it's built for long distance shooting. My current top
> shot with it on prairie dog os 430 yards. It fires .223 but the muzzle
> velocity is 3,200 fps.
....realizing I am getting further and further off topic.....but
WTH......
I used to think I was a pretty good hunter when I lived in
CO,WY,ID,WA,and OR. What I actually was was a good marksman. I
found, in the NW coastal rainforest and, later, when I moved to the
Ozarks, I had no idea how to HUNT. Took me a while in the woods to
figure it out. That is when I started using a bow and a Win 94.
> For deer tho', I'd use the Winchester model 88 .308 lever action.
Excellent rifle! Back in the late 50's, when I finally had enough
money to buy a rifle, as a leftie, I almost got one, but ended up with
a Sav 110L left hand bolt.
I often wish I had gotten the 88.
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> > cheers
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> > oz, who is almost too old to draw his bow*, but still manages a deer
> > with it on lucky days.
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> > *and no puns from you with dirty minds.
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> <giggles> Bow hunting deer is quite a good skill. I'm not that good
> with those!
If you can draw a compound of 50 or so pounds, surprisingly little
practice will have you hitting a paper plate at 30 yds 3 out of 5.
cheers
oz, who, as a teen, went out frogging with the state champion (long
bow) archer. I positioned the boat so he could skewer them on logs.
Fantastic!
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