6.5 PRC for Aoudad??

[Hard rock]

I'm probably the most trusting in your bullets or the dumbest or luckiest person to use them.
It's getting harder and harder to drag out anything bigger than a 6.5 man bun anymore for normal hunting ranges.

My choice of bullets keep getting smaller in cal and weight , I might need some HAMMER pellets in . 177 cal next.

 

[slam2107]

I hunt tons of auodad in west texas and love my 6.4-284 shooting 147's at 3000fps, knocks em over pretty good, shot this guy at 673 yds last month View attachment 429833

Wow Nathan great Ram awesome picture . I used 280ack for my ram , hope to hunt them again someday , would use my 6.5-284 as well

 

[mnoland30]

If you're not eating the meat, you're crazy. It is good. I was hunting really steep country so I wanted a light rifle. I used a TC Contender carbine in 7-30 Waters with a 21 inch barrel and 120 gr. Branes TTSX at about 2400 fps. I shot 4 with that gun. Every one dropped on the spot. A bullet through both shoulders will drop any animal. I've since started using a 7mm WSM for more range. I posted in another thread about using a deer call on a ram with gpod results.

 

[2buffalo]

posted in another thread about using a deer call on a ram with gpod results.

Did you hit it over the head with it?

 

[mnoland30]

It was watching me from 230 yards and stomping its front feet. I used the deer call and it started walking towards me. I don't know how close it would have come because it was soon shot.

 

[the blur]

My guide told me they have amazing eyesight and will see you from 500 yards. Must use all camo, and not stand up creating an outline.
Not sure how many aoudads ever saw a human, but he was very cautious.

 

[mnoland30]

This happened after sundown, so maybe he wasn't seeing clearly. They do have good eyesight, and in open country we crawl over the top of ridges when we are close.

 

[hesse]

They have been using the 6.5 by 55 for over 100 years on moose with not nearly as good of bullet design as we have today good luck aim small

 

[2buffalo]

The one I shot last week went down quick with a 28 Nosler. He was blind in his left eye so he could only see us 50% of the time .

 

[David1975]

With 156 Berger EOL out of a 6.5 prc @ 3045 fps
Last 3 were clean efficient one shots

 

[aebhunter]

I got back from my TX trip and apparently shot a nice ram. The reason I say apparently is that it was pretty much the first ram I saw. I passed on it for a few days and the guy whose place we were on was beside himself. I looked at some other sheep before I decided to go and try and find the one I passed on originally again. Found him again and it took one shot from my 6.5 prc and a 124 Hammer at about 250 to put him down in a hurry. I doubt the thing lived more than 10 seconds after I shot it. I was wondering what was going to happen since I was told they were "tougher than elk" and could take a lot of lead. My buddy shot his with a 6.5 PRC as well...same result. I just followed the front leg straight up about 1/3rd and let er buck. Pretty easy place to shoot them if you ask me. All in all it was a cool hunt. A few people I talked to likened the hunt itself to a Mountain Goat hunt or a Sheep hunt. We hunted some decently rugged country, but my Aoudad hunt was a walk in the park compared to the goat and sheep hunts I have been on.

 

[the blur]

Mine died pretty quicky too. 6.5CM 1 shot through the boiler room. He walked 5 feet, and sat down slowly like a squat. Never got up.

 

[RockyMtnUT]

With 156 Berger EOL out of a 6.5 prc @ 3045 fps
Last 3 were clean efficient one shotsView attachment 439549View attachment 439550View attachment 439551

That's the best recipe right there ShoNuff.
Great job.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

I got back from my TX trip and apparently shot a nice ram. The reason I say apparently is that it was pretty much the first ram I saw. I passed on it for a few days and the guy whose place we were on was beside himself. I looked at some other sheep before I decided to go and try and find the one I passed on originally again. Found him again and it took one shot from my 6.5 prc and a 124 Hammer at about 250 to put him down in a hurry. I doubt the thing lived more than 10 seconds after I shot it. I was wondering what was going to happen since I was told they were "tougher than elk" and could take a lot of lead. My buddy shot his with a 6.5 PRC as well...same result. I just followed the front leg straight up about 1/3rd and let er buck. Pretty easy place to shoot them if you ask me. All in all it was a cool hunt. A few people I talked to likened the hunt itself to a Mountain Goat hunt or a Sheep hunt. We hunted some decently rugged country, but my Aoudad hunt was a walk in the park compared to the goat and sheep hunts I have been on.View attachment 443452

Well done, Sir! Nice ram. Looks like he has a great scar on his face.