I kinda thought that may be you in the movie,..
I dont know if the guy that ordered it wishes to be known on a public forum, but he's honest, and ordered it from a NZ local guy. He did not "pirate" it.
I noticed you used the "7mm fatso" quite a bit while culling, and the other rifle that stood out was, a single shot bolt action bull-pup looking rifle used by the guy without a top on his hat. That was an odd, but neat looking rifle, and performed well at long range. The one that blew me away was using the 243 for the red's. That was some unbeliveably thick brush. So thick looking I dont think I couldve spit thru most of it. But you made the lil 243 work very well. I wouldve opted for a big dumb bullet (like a 458 win
) for brushy stuff like that but you guys realy snuck that tiny lil bullet right thru that overgrown tangle of brush and trees.
Truly impressive! Actually to me those shots looked much more difficult to make than even the longest cross canyon shots- wich obviously required a great deal of skill in thier own right. Not one was a gimmie. Hats off to you, you guys realy do shoot well. I have a question tho, Why not the 7mm fatso on reds instead of the 243?... Or the 243 for the long crsscanyon stuff? Or was the 243 just better suited for that particular task, and the 7mm fatso better suited to its task...? The 7mm fatso would have done the job too Im sure...... Right...?
The 7mm fatso is one flat shooting wind bucking kick *** long range cartrige, perfectly suited to the task on wich you used it. It performed flawlessly for its intended use in your movie. but you didnt use it at short range. Is there a scientific answer? or did you just wanna use the 243 cause it wasnt "set up" like the 7mm fatso, strictly for long range? Im not trying to be rude. But considering the ribbing I got for "lack of science" vs what I have personally whitnessed, or "not letting facts get in the way of a good opinion now boys",..... I dont feel too bad asking the question, in a not rude, but rather curious manner.
Just found that odd, Sorry if my sense of humor is a bit dry, But it seems when you have different experiences you get quite a ribbing from the folks who have had different experiences.......
I said before I respect your experience. I have seen you shoot on video, and I am truly impressed. You walk the walk. You are fortunate to be able to cull alot of animals each year. Im also sure that youve spent alot of time seeing what happens to animals hit with alot of different calibers/cartriges. I am not questioning you or your experience. Im not asking you to use science to back up your experience, and Im not saying you didnt have good success with the 7mm. You like the 7mm, and it works well for you, and thats great. I wish you much more continued success and enjoyment with it. I even look forward to seeing more of your movies. But try goin easy on the punns, even if someone elses experience differs from your experience.
As for everyone else whos opinions and experiences differ from mine,
I never said the 7mm would not work. I just plain and simple have personally had more success and experienced better results with every other caliber/cartrige Ive ever hunted with, and so have alot of people that I know. If there wasnt some form of truth to this 'rumor' then we wouldnt have this thread, and everyone would agree that the 7mm was gods gift to cartriges..... Whatever, If you like yours and its your favorite, and or your go to rifle for everything, Cool, I hope you have much more continued success with it. Heck I hope I have much more continued success with my choice of calibers, and cartriges too. Im not calling anyone stupid or dumb for liking what they like, or having good experiences with thier favorite 7mm. Guess some folks show the same amount of respect back,...sadly not all....
As for "collecting evidence" (Id like to thank str8shooter for posting his dissagreement in a respectfull mannor, and no pot shots. I very much respect that, thank you.) try googling bullet failures, 7mm pros and conns, or 7mm vs 30 cal debates. There are TONS of people who are of the exact same opinion as me, ----but to the same effect there are lots of folks of the same opinion as many of you--- Then, like any other forum, there is that third group who are made up of alot of people who are clueless, but want to be involved cause its a thread that involves thier favorite rifle cause someone else told them it was best. It should be noted that these folks in the third group fall on both sides of all the debates I read.
Stats are funny things, they can be manipulated to "prove" whatever you want. I do not put much stock if any in stats. I do put stock in personal experience, and we have differing experiences. Personal preferance. Ill let it go at that.
OH, and I like synthettic oil for my Hemi, and a synthettic blend for my Jeep. And I still like plain old Dello 15w-40 for the diesel, so I guess I fall into catagory A, B, & C. HAHAHA We may need to start a whole new thread for that one tho... Im takin a break after this ones over. You guys put me thru the ringer. hehehe
Sorry Scott E, for the temporary hi-jack of your thread. Ill go back to lurking in the shadows again.
