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Absolutely, set on a hill and pick them off a mile away haha. This is overkill for just about every game.....unless you're hunting elephants lol.
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Originally Posted by pigfat
Absolutely, set on a hill and pick them off a mile away haha. This is overkill for just about every game.....unless you're hunting elephants lol.
I would love to go on an African hunt not elephants tho lol I don't think you can hunt them anymore. I have a fifty but its a fifty caliber magnum black powder gun haha not nearly as powerful but it makes a big hole still
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Originally Posted by carlson
not elephants tho lol I don't think you can hunt them anymore.
You absolutely can, and it's needed. Elephants are about as destructive as land mammals come, outside of humans, even to their own environment.
The various places that the African governments want to implement population control measures are capable of being hunted. They sell a hunting experience to rich westerners. The ivory is harvested by the governments (possibly destroyed?); the meat is distributed to local tribes/villages.
You can hunt them via rifle, big calibers for a double lung shot, giant calibers (big nitro express rounds for example) for 10 yard straight on though-the-forehead-brain-shot, and there are even plenty of bow-kills on youtube. A typical bow setup is with HEAVY arrows, BIG (300+ grain) fixed blade broadheads (better penetration than mechanicals), and 100lb draw compound bows. Many shots at elephants take place under 30 yards, even with firearms. Big, dangerous, close :D
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If you dont get to keep the ivory why would you want to kill one? Id have the skull, tusks and all, shipped back to my house. People would try and show me their lame deer and elk skulls and id be like "check out my fricken elephant skull. Yea, i took it down myself, nbd."
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Originally Posted by Mike41793
If you dont get to keep the ivory why would you want to kill one?"
For the experience, a photograph, and bragging rights are probably what motivates those guys. If you want to control your elephant population, why not charge some british guy 20 grand to let him do it for you?
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Originally Posted by Mike41793
If you dont get to keep the ivory why would you want to kill one? Id have the skull, tusks and all, shipped back to my house. People would try and show me their lame deer and elk skulls and id be like "check out my fricken elephant skull. Yea, i took it down myself, nbd."
Haha just o ya this is my giant bull elephant skull no big deal everyone as awesome as me has taken one. But that would be a hell of a hunt
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Originally Posted by CaGirl5
Nothing fancy... but I just got it less than a week ago! Lol ;)
Hey CaGirl,
Sorry if someone else asked this, I have not read past page one yet.
I was thinking about picking up a AR-15 for my long term girlfriend, she is a very small girl though 5ft 100lbs. How much does your AR weight with a loaded 30rd mag? Any advice that you could offer me as far as making it more comfortable to shoot? I have a ton of ideas but wanted to get some information from an end user. I'd prefer to do this in 5.56/.223 but it may have to be .22.
Thanks,
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Sweet .50 pigfat. Now go get it a scope that wont look like a tick on it. :D:D
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here is my newest gun. fully restored WWII Mk2 Inglis Bren.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...05072367_n.jpg
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Originally Posted by mainbutter
You absolutely can, and it's needed. Elephants are about as destructive as land mammals come, outside of humans, even to their own environment.
The various places that the African governments want to implement population control measures are capable of being hunted. They sell a hunting experience to rich westerners. The ivory is harvested by the governments (possibly destroyed?); the meat is distributed to local tribes/villages.
You can hunt them via rifle, big calibers for a double lung shot, giant calibers (big nitro express rounds for example) for 10 yard straight on though-the-forehead-brain-shot, and there are even plenty of bow-kills on youtube. A typical bow setup is with HEAVY arrows, BIG (300+ grain) fixed blade broadheads (better penetration than mechanicals), and 100lb draw compound bows. Many shots at elephants take place under 30 yards, even with firearms. Big, dangerous, close :D
I got to shoot an elephant once, used my Canon.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/29/y3a3e8un.jpg
:p
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Originally Posted by pigfat
Lol if you want to show off rounds. The one on the left is a .50 the one on the right is just the projectile for a 37mm
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...psc7ac0828.jpg
I will say that .50 of yours kicks butt.
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Guns are such a "taboo" topic out here I didn't even think to take a picture when I picked up my shotgun a couple months ago. Well actually I did take a picture on my cell phone to send to my husband, then deleted it. Guess I'll have to get with the program so I can add mine to this thread! Mine is a 12ga Maverick Mossberg shotgun. Nothing fancy, but it is really only meant for home defense right now.
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Originally Posted by RedDragonMorphs
I think I love you :D:rofl::rofl::rofl:
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Originally Posted by jball1125
Sweet .50 pigfat. Now go get it a scope that wont look like a tick on it. :D:D
Haha I know, it's the scope it had when I got it. I'll have to save up for another scope! This one will be good for now!
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Originally Posted by pigfat
Haha I know, it's the scope it had when I got it. I'll have to save up for another scope! This one will be good for now!
Hehe Im sure the purchase of the .50 cal set you back at least a few dozen scopes.
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Originally Posted by jball1125
Hehe Im sure the purchase of the .50 cal set you back at least a few dozen scopes.
Yeah but I got an awesome deal on it. I'm gonna head out and shoot it tomorrow!
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Have fun, I have yet to shoot one, Im sure you will have a blast!
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I was reloading 9mm this morning, and looking at this thread got me wondering how much powder goes into a .50 BMG round. Apparently a pound of powder only makes about 30-35 rounds of .50 BMG, depending on which powder and what your exact charge is, whereas a pound of the Alliant Unique I use for pistol loads makes around 1200 9mms. .50 BMG seems like an expensive hobby, but I bet it's fun...
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40 times more powder per round. wow!
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Originally Posted by BrandiR
The one thing I hate about this forum is that I'm constantly reminded of how much cooler everyone else's stuff is than mine! I carry a Taurus. 45, total piece of crap. The thing jams every five shots. I only carry it for personal protection and I only need one shot, but it still irks me. It's not even a cool color!
I'm wondering if you're talking about the Taurus PT1911 if so there are a few things with the 1911 platform that can cause miss-feeds and other issues..
Side note..here is my Rock Island Tatical in .45 ACP
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...9182742D91.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...92F5C4767D.jpg
and my 300 win mag
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...s/DSC_1604.jpg
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Originally Posted by Mike41793
If you dont get to keep the ivory why would you want to kill one? Id have the skull, tusks and all, shipped back to my house. People would try and show me their lame deer and elk skulls and id be like "check out my fricken elephant skull. Yea, i took it down myself, nbd."
Its against CITES (and all updates of it) and you end up in either an African state's prison system or the US federal prison system for LOOOOOOOONG time and pretty much owe thousands of dollars as well ;)
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Originally Posted by Mike41793
If you dont get to keep the ivory why would you want to kill one? Id have the skull, tusks and all, shipped back to my house. People would try and show me their lame deer and elk skulls and id be like "check out my fricken elephant skull. Yea, i took it down myself, nbd."
For the hunting experience, many hunters enjoy the being outdoors and learning about the animals. harvesting the animal is only the last 20 seconds of a hunt..Also with many of those speices like elephant the meat is donated to local villages to help feed familys. One jumbo will feed a village for a month or more, plus you're hiering local bushmen for packers and trackers spotters and animal cleaning and field dressing so going on a hunt like that really helps in a direct way the local people..
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Originally Posted by olstyn
I was reloading 9mm this morning, and looking at this thread got me wondering how much powder goes into a .50 BMG round. Apparently a pound of powder only makes about 30-35 rounds of .50 BMG, depending on which powder and what your exact charge is, whereas a pound of the Alliant Unique I use for pistol loads makes around 1200 9mms. .50 BMG seems like an expensive hobby, but I bet it's fun...
Well, the "cheap" American eagle is about $2.50 per round and has 660 grains, whereas my Hornady has 750 grains, and is closer to $6.00 a round lol. It's expensive but it is worth it in my opinion. Just the percussion of the blast and wind pushing your clothes against your body is amazing.
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Originally Posted by pigfat
Well, the "cheap" American eagle is about $2.50 per round and has 660 grains, whereas my Hornady has 750 grains, and is closer to $6.00 a round lol. It's expensive but it is worth it in my opinion. Just the percussion of the blast and wind pushing your clothes against your body is amazing.
I don't doubt it - I'd probably want to double up on hearing protection just to be on the same range with you. :)
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