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Hunting With The Right Caliber

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Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Grunt67 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:12 pm

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Food for thought, LOL
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by JEBar » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:41 pm

having a CCH 45-70, I can buy that .. ;)
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Grunt67 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:46 pm

Only thing about squirrel hunting with a 45/70, if you're after meat, you'll be out of luck. None left.
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Vaquero » Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:25 pm

Grunt the bottom is to dark I can't make out heads or tails.
Head shots on the squirrels, but I got a pair of triple 4's,
so I have absolutely no use for one. ;)

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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Grunt67 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:47 pm

Yeah, I know, dang pic didn't transfer all that great. Stole it off FB.
Thing was, all size game, small to dangerous. 45/70.
What can I say, I'm an old man, LOL.
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by EasyEd » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:34 am

Hey All,

What about rhinos an water buffalo? ;) You know for your African safaris. .

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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Grunt67 » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:58 am

EasyEd wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:34 am
Hey All,

What about rhinos an water buffalo? ;) You know for your African safaris. .

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Like the sign says, 45/70, :lol:
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Team Roper » Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:36 am

Make mine a 45-70 too. I think it is capable of head shots on squirrels. Just need to move my windage to the right and I am good to go.
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Post by Rifletom » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:16 pm

Brian Pearce of "Rifle" magazine hunted in Africa with a 45-70 and did very well with it. I will look for the article, but, he shot affair amount of good sized game with it, including Zebra and I believe a Cape buffalo. I'll see if I can find it. Pretty hair raising article. Two parts.
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Re: Hunting With The Right Caliber

Post by Grunt67 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:56 pm

A cape buff is no easy pickings.
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