Unbelievable!
No tracking, no lingering death, no second shot needed.
Man this really puts the whammy on them!
226gr 311284 out of my 30-06 with 31gr of IMR 3031 at about 1850 fps.
WW alloy air cooled sized to .309 with gator checks
It's dead nuts accurate!
The first one bang flop!
The second one Bang flop!
The THIRD one ! BANG FLOP!
I finally blooded the -06 with cast.
It's a little loud, will have to remember ear plugs next time.
Oh yea, here's a pic.
First was at 25 yds, second at 30 yds, and third at 25 yds.
Last edited by Blammer; 12-26-2017 at 08:09 PM.
Well it is for sure you believe in ENOUGH gun ! Those tree barkers sure are fun !
i cant believe you didnt use the 8mm for those monsters.
nice boolits
you'd get the same result on deer I'm sure, maybe not the instantaneous flop, but the same result.
Originally Posted by Theodore Roosevelt
That's very impressive but where did the bullets come down!!!???
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Any expansion? Recover any bullets?
Larry Gibson
Frank Marshall had good luck with that bullet by using a flat nose top punch in his lube sizer to put a flat meplat on his hunting bullets. Though things worked out well for you this time, you may want to consider that for those tough shots, or really large squirrels. Great story, and pictures though!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
all shots taken, the boolits landed directly in the dirt or directly into a treetrunk, and if it missed the tree trunk, it hit the mountain hillside about 20 yds behind it.
DRT!!!
Purdy rifle. What is that.. 700?
Just lucky with three out of three kills with that little gun. Time to move up to .35 cal. Or even better 45 cal! Great post Blammer.
Nardoo
I popped one with my Marlin Camp Carbine in 45ACP a while back. 230gr. Hydrashok. He's in the freezer.
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
That's what I was thinkin'. A 280 gr 3589 @2000 fps out of a 35 Whelen ought the be pure poison of them tree rats. Gotta remember to always take enough gun for what yer doin'...
I've been out casting some boolits today, the Lyman 311316U, the old Ideal 311 8, and the Saeco 30 cal I80 FN. I feel so undergunned! I think I'll have to go back out, and fire up something just a little bigger. Those squirrels get pretty tough to survive our winters here.....
I like to use the whelen on ground squirrels. Even works when they are hibernating, just digs 'em right up.
To lazy to chase arrows.
Clodhopper
That's where the 45/70 comes in handy!
Just goes to show. No such thing as overkill.---dale
What is proper top punch for the 311284? have the mold and .309 sizer, would like to cast for my Remington Rand 03A3.
Win86
Now you non-believers see why I carry my .416 Taylor with 350 gr. boolits when I go out to my barn! BANG, read again very loudly BANG, flop... 1 shot kill!
Robert
Geez, Blammer
Whatca gonna do if you run into one of them big black bears out in the woods if ya only gots that pop gun?
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