Thread: Sambar Calibre

hillar shot, nothing walks away from that.

shouldn't have got rid of the .270 mate.they have got the grunt to knock over any nz game with ease!

Originally Posted by Yesmate

shouldn't have got rid of the .270 mate.they have got the grunt to knock over any nz game with ease!

Ikr. Beating myself up over doing that

its the projectile that needs to be of standard, not the Calibre.......... period.

Originally Posted by Rees

its the projectile that needs to be of standard, not the Calibre.......... period.

Always using eld-x

35 Sambar
https://cartridgecollector.net/cartridge/35-sambar/

223

Eldx not "great" unless ya steppin past 300....... meters.

glorofied cup an core.

you want Bonded RE sambar deer..... typically, to be safe.

Yes. ive shot hundreds. with all sorts .222 up to 375s, my 7mm08 Woodleigh combo is favoured, because of the projectiles..... since the factory fire im using corelokt ultra bonded 140gr. ...

my other go tos in the safe are the ever reliable 30-06 and 35 whelen.

my bottom line is use what ya got but match the projectile to the game. in this instance the game is a thick heavy front leg bone.
aim behind that 99% of the time ya right with a SP..... but you wanna ask it to stand broadside for ya.......

7mm08
https://youtu.be/AI7grrfQZEk

303
https://youtube.com/shorts/sOj3jmbGgl4?feature=share


7mm08
https://youtube.com/shorts/dX0cUf9-TB0?feature=share

35 whelen killshot
https://youtu.be/wVdUdpG1kBQ

7mm magnum
https://youtu.be/ljUzluzN1QQ
7 mag
https://youtu.be/0Cbg9ouostE

30-06
https://youtu.be/3fL6tCde0Nk

apologies they did not load as required.

7.62x39 does it also... for those in the know.............. its not where ya wanna be
https://youtu.be/kl45E7rmSuo

check my channel for more sambar shot with 270s, 7 mags, an others.

i advocate using a "smaller" calibre with stronger projectiles..... leave the magnum at home...unless ya pokin 400 plus

Shit I must tell the samber bones iv shot their not dead because I only used a 16” .308, .270 deals to them to but yes big and strong if it’s a dedicated samber shooter hack a 300wsm down long shots are a none issue in my experience bullet selection is key never mind the cartridge bonded or copper will wreck em as did 180sst at 2400 and 130 sp at 3100

Originally Posted by Rees

Eldx not "great" unless ya steppin past 300....... meters.

glorofied cup an core.

you want Bonded RE sambar deer..... typically, to be safe.

Yes. ive shot hundreds. with all sorts .222 up to 375s, my 7mm08 Woodleigh combo is favoured, because of the projectiles..... since the factory fire im using corelokt ultra bonded 140gr. ...

my other go tos in the safe are the ever reliable 30-06 and 35 whelen.

my bottom line is use what ya got but match the projectile to the game. in this instance the game is a thick heavy front leg bone.
aim behind that 99% of the time ya right with a SP..... but you wanna ask it to stand broadside for ya.......

7mm08
https://youtu.be/AI7grrfQZEk

https://youtube.com/shorts/sOj3jmbGgl4?feature=share


https://youtube.com/shorts/dX0cUf9-TB0?feature=share

35 whelen killshot
https://youtu.be/wVdUdpG1kBQ

7mm magnum
https://youtu.be/ljUzluzN1QQ
7 mag
https://youtu.be/0Cbg9ouostE

30-06
https://youtu.be/3fL6tCde0Nk

Spot on

why i chose the 35 whelen...

video
https://youtu.be/AI7grrfQZEk

double droppin sambar 35
https://youtu.be/_j1IPK5gZxQ

fallow 35 partition
https://youtu.be/iDBqy-2GpdU


in this instance a Cup an core SP works. because you have heavy projies.

use heavy for calibre an youl be ok... EG 180gr .308, 150gr .270..... 160gr 7mm. etc

30.06
308
270
Or bigger. They have a habit of running into thick sh1t.

Creedmoor has worked perfectly fine for me on a Sambar stag.

308 will surely cut them down. Use a grunty bullet like the 150gr corelokt or a 165 hornady whitetail. Doubt they will go far