Congrats on a dandy goat. Good story and photos too
HuntingBC Champ
Congrats on a dandy goat. Good story and photos too
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That’s a great story thank you for sharing! You def put in the foot work for that billy! Was that the furthest shot you’ve taken on an animal? How far out do you normally practice shooting? Just curious
congrats!
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Safe & Effective
F_cking awesome story! Best one on HBC in sometime. Congratulations on one hell of a Billy and one hell of a hunt. You'll remember that for the rest of your life. Tip of the hat .270!
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Bushwhacker
Great write-up and a great billy after some impressive long range shooting, congrats!
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Yes it was. By far. My furthest before this was a 4 point buck I shot in 2014 at 400 yards (Admittedly before I owned a rangefinder and didnt actually know just how far it was until I ranged the distance with one later).Originally Posted by Huntingtyler123
I have been practicing out to 450-500. 567 was definitely a stretch. The goat is pretty small in your scope at that distance for sure!
I havent looked at the ballistics yet to see how much punch the 270 winchester has left at that distance, but I probably would never shoot further than that.
Of course you can always go bigger. 300 win mag, 338 lapua etc, but you must keep one thing in mind. The recoil of a 270Win is pretty much nil for a man of my size (200+lb). This makes for flinch-free shots out of a (somewhat) light rifle, and more importantly makes for easy follow up shots! Even with it being loaded on the hot side of things at 3060fps!
I imagine a kick of the 300 win mag would probably not make the follow up shot as accurate. There are lots of options out there. The 270Win has been working just fine for me. Not the best option out there or anything like that.
That said, When I was caping the billy the bullet went in, cracked a rib and did some decent damage.
Last edited by twoSevenO; 11-07-2020 at 10:29 AM.
Mountain Huntin Fool
Awesome write up and pics!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!! Congrats!
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Salute to a fellow mountain do-it-yourself with back problems lol!
I do wish I had a pup along for the companionship. One day!
Last edited by twoSevenO; 11-07-2020 at 11:15 AM.
Hunt Smarter
great story, thanks for taking time to post it up. Congrats
That CDS dial sure works well, must of had some good advice in getting it set up correctly
"If you ever go into the bush, there are grizzly bears lurking behind just about every bush, waiting to pounce, so you need a powerful gun, with huge bullets" - Gatehouse ~ 2004
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Nice goat and great story and pics. Feel for you on the elevation, hate giving up elevation unless I'm heading out.
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Some custom gun snob with a bad ACL gave me a few pointersgreat story, thanks for taking time to post it up. Congrats
That CDS dial sure works well, must of had some good advice in getting it set up correctly
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