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    Quote Originally Posted by top of the south View Post
    Good on you
    Nice animal
    Sure is a goodie, they don't come along like this very often.

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    Bloody well done team! Thats got to make all the hard yards all the more worth it. @BeeMan congrats thats a cracker!
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    What a cracker! Congratulations!
    "Sixty percent of the time,it works every time"

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    Here are a couple of pictures of the recovered bullet, ELD X 143 gr, 94 grains left and perfect mushroom stayed to get perfect performance. Shoulder shot with massive internal damage bullet lodged front of chest.Name:  IMG_4443.JPG
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    The last shot that put him down but wasn't needed through the neck went right on through.
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    How far was the shot Brian? 140 yards? whats Kev's muzzle V?

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    Awesome animal, we get spoiled in the south island with our mountains but the north sure has a variety of species to look for.

    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Waste of a perfectly good motocross course.
    You mean a decent rifle range....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    How far was the shot Brian? 140 yards? whats Kev's muzzle V?
    Muzzle velocity is 2772 fps around a 140 yards did range it but close enough to shoot off hand.
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