Recent content by 112Savage

@Philip Glass is right. I wonder if some of the animals we ate would not have been better if they had hung longer. I had no real complaints, but since we were the first hunters there in over a year due to COVID closures, it wasn’t like their refrigerator had a ton of hanging carcasses. I really...

Sable- tenderloins, taste was good but very tough Impala- backstraps very good, tender Springbok- leg roast, very similar in texture and taste to whitetail Warthog- definitely pork- similar to wild boar Zebra- tenderloins- marinated in Italian dressing and grilled. Amazing Gemsbok- ground...

Wow! That doesn’t look new!

I only used 100gr sierra SBT, 117 sierra SBT, and 115 Berger VLD. For whitetail in Southwestern Virginia my longest shot was less than 300yds and exit wounds were not common. My last load was a max load of Retumbo (Berger manual) and 115 Berger at 3200 fps from the 26” barrel. I also used...

I have nothing constructive to add. Just don’t forget your jock strap to carry those huge brass things between your waist and knees. Can’t wait to read about it.

You can see both entrance holes at the tip of his ear and just behind it

I am guilty of this exact problem. My first African animal was a sable. We finally tracked him down in an open grassy area. The grass was up past his belly and not knowing the animal as well I hit high. He dropped at the shot and when driving to him he got up and ran. The second shot was a...

I tried on both the ranger and the barefoot (zero drop) ranger at SCI. I wear a size 10 in almost any leather boot and am generally a D width. For reference Danner tannicus boots fit me like a glove in size 10. I have relatively high arches as well. The barefoot fit the best as it felt slightly...

When you originally posted this I thought you were in TN or somewhere. I’m in Wytheville and would be interested in these if still available

I only have one safari under my belt on which I used a 9.3x62 with a 258gr hammer bullet. After much testing a 175 7mm partition or 140 6.5mm partition would be my minimum bullet for a safari. Some people are recommending 22 and 6mm bullets for everything on another forum, but let me tell you...

What are you looking for in trades? I don’t have any scopes I’m willing to trade but do have some rifles or maybe my lone wolf sit and climb as far as nice hunting stuff.

I would not advocate for the6.5mm CX’s use on dangerous game just wanted to showcase expansion and penetration of a lesser known option at what most would consider low speed for a monometal bullet. A milk jug is almost 6” across. 6x6”=36” of penetration including plastic which is about as...

The bullet on the right went through 4 jugs and was recovered in the dirt backstop at 250yds

The setup 350yds 9 milk jugs. As a side note, this bullet was recommended to me by Joseph Von Benedikt when I asked him about an elk bullet for a 264 Win Mag. I think with 200+ more FPS this thing would be amazing. I will say the wind does catch it pretty hard due to the low BC. I had a 4mph...

I wanted to share some info on a not well known bullet. This is a 6.5mm Hornady 140cx this bullet is marketed in hornady’s TAP (Law Enforcement) line and in Europe as the ECX. I got them from midway as a “second” bullet. They are terrifically accurate. I have only killed one doe whitetail with...