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AlphaMan
Joined: 13 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:43 am Post subject: yote at 412 with a 30-378 |
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A friend wanted me to take care of a predator problem on his farm. I was also testing another freinds 30-378 wby. This gun was a monster, has well over 2000 ft lbs energy at 400yds. Shot the coyote in the spin at 412yds and ripped the yote in two.
30-378 wby, nice round but to much for me. I'll stick with the 06 |
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crbaker333
Joined: 27 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:11 am Post subject: thats kinda not believable |
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| jeez 412 no way |
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AlphaMan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Its the truth. The yote looked like a spot in the scope. I just held on the spot and squeezed. I new the gun was capable of staying plenty flat out to those ranges. I was only concerned with my steadiness. The 30-378 doesnt start to drop until at least 400yds. My buddy had this gun in lay-away for a century or two |
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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
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Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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AlphaMan wrote: The 30-378 doesnt start to drop until at least 400yds.
Are you sure about that? ::confused2 |
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GUTTPILE
Joined: 30 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| I dont believe it shoots flat for 400 yards,sorry dont buy that one.... |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| The weatherby site states that it drops 7.5" at 400 yds but with a HUGE 300 yd zero. Gravity drops it the same as any other calibre. The difference is that it travels farther each second. |
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AlphaMan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| It shot plenty flat for me to take a yote at 400yds regardless of what any of your stats say. Experiemce out performs any of your paper BS. I know what happened and how it happened and ILL do it again for anybody who dont B leave. And in actuality 400yds is not a bad shot if your zeroed in properly and I emphasis properly. My 30.06 is zeroed in at 200yds and im positive she can make a 400yd kill easily |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I was not stating that you did not make the shot just that the 30-378 cannot be called flat out to 400 yds nor can any calibre. Every calibre deals with gravity. This is fact not "paper BS". Your 30-06 is very capable of making 400 yd shots zeroed at 200yds but it will have about a 2 foot hold-over. This is not "paper BS". It will drop that much. |
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