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Hunting bullets 2017 Season - Stephen Borud - 06-23-2017
What's everyone hunting with this year? Rifle? Bullet?
Last year my son and I each took a deer with a Shiloh 50/70 425 grain pp bullet. The bullet performed very well, and it was the first two kills for this rifle. I also killed a antelope doe with my favorite Shiloh a 50-100-473 pp round. That gun and bullet combo has taken a good dozen animals over the years.
This year however my little Shiloh 40/50 BN with a 265 grain pp bullet needs to make meat. This gun shoots very well and would be perfect for deer and antelope size game.
SB
RE: Hunting bullets 2017 Season - Don McDowell - 06-23-2017
I'll probably do most of it with the boring ol 44-77 and patched bullets. Altho I would like to fill my antelope tag with the 73 in 44-40.
RE: Hunting bullets 2017 Season - Stephen Borud - 06-23-2017
Nothing boring about the 44-77 Don
. I killed my largest antelope buck, a 15" with my 73 Winchester 44-40 with a 30" barrel at 174 yards. The 44-40 round is a killer. I have a 76 Winchester in a 45-60 that's never made meat either. So many options here......not enough animals. SB
RE: Hunting bullets 2017 Season - Don McDowell - 06-23-2017
Yessir, so many rifles , so little time.