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[Leep]

I'm an old Penna. boy and after college at Penn State and my degree in Wildlife, I moved to Montana and received my degree in forestry.
So, I am familiar with the hunting in Penna and in the western states. Do your self a favor and visit Len's site. If you want to see what real long range hunting and shooting is, you owe it to yourself to go there and get to know those guys.
I was particularly intrigued by the mastery of this particular gun maker named Kirby Allen, or fifty- driver. This gentlemen, and others that frequent this fine website shoot and kill animals out to and beyond a half mile-and farther.
If you go to this site and read about and see the great custom guns and calibers this young man,(young at least by my standards)builds- you will come away with the same sense of wonderment and amazement I did.
These are not frivolous people. They are dead serious about their sport and have the rifles and ammunition to prove it.
I have shot and killed elk here in Montana at 500 yds with my handloaded 7MM Magnum. That last shot was one of necessity not choice because i had hit the young bull at 375-400 yds and only shot farther to put him down.
I fully realized that I was over the limit for my particular rifle.
I later corresponded with Kirby and asked about the building of such a masterpiece that he created, in my case the 7MM Allan Mag.
He was very courteous and got right back to me. But, I being a disabled/retired forest biologist simply could not afford one. Not that they are not worth every penny he charges. I am convinced they are.
So, If I have piqued anyones interest in both the site and the good, knowledgeable people there, well that is a good thing, is it not?

Good luck and good hunting..
Leep; Formerly of central Penna, now of Southwest Montana...

[mackillan]

If you cant nail the vitals at over 400 you are wounding needlessly and failing to retrieve animals. There are too many gutshot animals found later.

[Don Fischer]

Welcome to BGH mackillan.