Reloading EverythingRepackboxMidSouth Shooters SupplyLee Precision
Inline FabricationWidenersLoad DataTitan Reloading
RotoMetals2
Results 1 to 18 of 18

Thread: Pronghorn down

  1. #1
    Boolit Man

    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    NW Wyoming
    Posts
    80

    Pronghorn down

    I got my first cast bullet speed goat today. Had 17 and 11 year old sons along. 99 yards facing us. 358 JDJ with NOE 360 232 flat nose cast from air cooled WW. Measured 12 BHN. Both boys have been in on and made kills. Both said wow at how fast he dropped. The exit is visible rear of the gun. Yes, it is registered as an SBR; barrel is 13”. Bullet chrono’d just over 2200, which I thought was amazingly fast for that platform.
    Anyway, quite excited and thought I’d share. Happy Sunday

    We shall see if the pic is really there. Tech-tards unite!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails 395F8614-72F9-4BBA-B90A-56EFEFDC436B.jpg  
    Let's go Brandon!

  2. #2
    Cast Hunter

    RugerFan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    East GA
    Posts
    2,130
    Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
    Boone and Crockett Club member
    <<----------------<<<<<<
    Pope & Young Club member


  3. #3
    Boolit Grand Master


    swheeler's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    5,471
    EF good going! Nothing as good as a good pronghorn steak! Lander way?
    Charter Member #148

  4. #4
    Boolit Master



    skeettx's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Amarillo, Texas
    Posts
    4,102
    Wonderful
    Pleased the boys were with you !!

    Mike
    NRA Benefactor 2004 USAF RET 1971-95

  5. #5
    Boolit Master Wheelguns 1961's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Mid atlantic area
    Posts
    1,298
    Nice going! Congratulations!
    Due to the price of primers, warning shots will no longer be given!

  6. #6
    Boolit Bub
    Join Date
    Sep 2020
    Posts
    53
    Congratulations, that's awesome penetration!!

  7. #7
    Boolit Master

    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Montana
    Posts
    1,822
    lots of thumbs up on this one:
    took the boys hunting
    antelope with cast bullet, and
    THE PICTURE SHOWED UP!
    ..

  8. #8
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Monticello, KY
    Posts
    1,723
    Great when you make the bullet, load the ammo and then are successful with your ammo born of your hands. Great Goat, thanks for sharing.

  9. #9
    Boolit Buddy

    Txcowboy52's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2016
    Location
    Somewhere between the Red and the Rio Grande
    Posts
    468
    Great job EF , nice shot!! Congratulations!!
    Keep your powder dry and watch your six !!

  10. #10
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Posts
    580
    Success is always pleasing to see. Glad you enjoyed some with your sons in tow.

  11. #11
    Boolit Grand Master
    white eagle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    718 miles E. of Wall Drug
    Posts
    6,157
    best to be with the boys
    how is the 358 JDJ never heard of it
    heard of the 309 JDJ is it similar?
    anyway good hunting
    Hit em'hard
    hit em'often

  12. #12
    Boolit Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Blackwater, Virginia
    Posts
    710
    It's good to see a man showing his boys all of the ropes & not just buying ammo off the shelf. Not many of your kind still around. Congrats on the hunt! Congrats on your accomplishments With Your Sons! Great pic too.

  13. #13
    Boolit Grand Master


    missionary5155's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Last trip to Arequipa... till April.
    Posts
    7,133
    Good morning and Congratulations !!
    Well done in everything !! Fine looking Anty-lope. 99 yards ...... how many sections did you have to crawl snaking up to that table fare ?
    Thank you for posting this ! That photo is great.
    We had the joy of hunting, casting and loading with our two sons. Our AZ son drew his first elk tag and is rearing to go.
    "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
    Male Guanaco out in dry lakebed at 10,800 feet south of Arequipa.

  14. #14
    Boolit Master

    TCLouis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Middle TN
    Posts
    4,404
    Congratulations on a successful hunt made better by having your sons along!
    Amendments
    The Second there to protect the First!

  15. #15
    Boolit Master Shawlerbrook's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2015
    Location
    Central NY
    Posts
    2,916
    Congratulations ! Hopefully my wife and I will be heading to WY for a speed goat hunt next October.

  16. #16
    Boolit Man

    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    NW Wyoming
    Posts
    80
    It is brutal on both ends. Mine is 13" but the velocities are surprisingly high, higher than most of the listed speeds in JD Jones' data. Barrel was a 35 Rem converted by SSK. I am not the original buyer, so I know no more than that. It is based on the 444, just as the 309 is. It is fast enough to be notably more than the 35 Rem, but not quite a Whelen. The Rem bullets are a bit soft at muzzle speeds, but at distance, it's all the same for me, especially because I mostly shoot cast through it.
    Let's go Brandon!

  17. #17
    Boolit Man Rightbrained's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Location
    Alabama
    Posts
    86
    Very nice ! I know the boys enjoy the hunts.

  18. #18
    Boolit Grand Master


    Join Date
    Apr 2017
    Location
    Aberdeen, South Dakota
    Posts
    7,136
    Quote Originally Posted by Elmer Fudd View Post
    It is brutal on both ends. Mine is 13" but the velocities are surprisingly high, higher than most of the listed speeds in JD Jones' data. Barrel was a 35 Rem converted by SSK. I am not the original buyer, so I know no more than that. It is based on the 444, just as the 309 is. It is fast enough to be notably more than the 35 Rem, but not quite a Whelen. The Rem bullets are a bit soft at muzzle speeds, but at distance, it's all the same for me, especially because I mostly shoot cast through it.
    You might enjoy the 309 JDJ if you ever come across one. That is the barrel I had on my Contender pistol, and it was a joy to shoot. Recoil was somewhere in the 41 magnum area. Not as bad as a 44 magnum. I was seeing 2250 fps with my accuracy load with a 175 grain cast bullet from a 14" barrel. Basically what you have now, but less recoil. The only reason I got rid of it, was because I did not like the Contender. The JDJ cartridges though are real powerhouses.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check