No Bullets Left, Taking up Golf

[dustbag]

"Nervous? Is this your first time?"

"No, I've been nervous lots of times"

Great movie.

 

[Huntslow]

I tried golf first. I was VERY BAD, but I didn't kill anything but my bank account. Since I am a Fudd, I mostly use Partition bullets and try to get within my "long range" - 400 yards.

 

[asd9055]

Not me, but exactly one of the bikes I ride now

 

[Treeslug]

Some of these new monos are approaching the cost of golf balls - at least you can reuse the balls.

...though I'd rather hit a golf ball with a bullet than a club any day

What? You don't reuse your bullets? I never hit anything, so I just keep using mine over and over.

 

[Quintus]

He is saying, in a facetious way, that he has had a ton of success with lots of different bullets but reading here and other social media, he has learned that all of the bullets have major flaws that make them untrustworthy for an important hunt.

Most of these flaws are when they were used for use cases where they aren't the best choice. For example, someone wants a pass through but uses a Berger to achieve that. The Berger worked as intended and the animal was dead on the spot, but the hunter isn't happy.

So since there aren't any bullets that work, he's giving up and going to golf, which happens to be a game where people bitch about the equipment and blame it when they make a bad shot.

@Quintus, how'd I Do?

 

[Quintus]

This should perform to you and your teams standards.

Bahahahha! That is awesome! I have had blue balls but never pink! I'll take a sleeve of those and some of those naked lady tees, and ohh geez, you buy a hat like this you get a free bowl of soup...it looks good on you though...

 

[Clem Bronkoski]

I tried golf first. I was VERY BAD, but I didn't kill anything but my bank account. Since I am a Fudd, I mostly use Partition bullets and try to get within my "long range" - 400 yards.

Back when I was golfing, been about 20 years now, I teed off and had to drive over a pond. There were ducks on the opposite side of the pond. It was a pretty good poke to get over the pond. Well it ended up I caught a drake mallard in the neck killing it instantly. After my round I told the course owner that I killed one of his ducks and it was over by the pond on the 13th fairway. Then I asked what the rule is with the ball. He said, "you play it were it lies" and chuckled.
I guess he was going to have roasted duck for supper.

 

[DustThroughaFan]

I gotcha covered: 1 1/4oz combined slug sabot to target @1450fps. Flying brick.

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That thing has the bc of a cinder block.

 

[bigngreen]

Maybe try archery? I'm going on a Dall sheep hunt next summer. It's a pretty expensive hunt and I won't lose any sleep using a 143 Norma bondstrike 140 Berger,

But then you gotta decide expandable or fixed blade?

 

[Treeslug]

That thing has the bc of a cinder block.

I don't know but, she may get her feelings hurt being talked about like that!

 

[Calvin45]

Funny Foster style slugs are the only bullet I can actually get to fail consistently. Pulled alot of hi-shok and slugger 'silver dollars' out of shallow wound channels back in the 80s.

Foster slugs are overrated and then some for sure. Gotta have a couple of these tucked away for a rainy day instead

Das Slug.

 

[Laguna Freak]

I am giving up. Over the years I have thought I found the perfect bullet sooo many times, only to find out it probably will not work at all. here is what I have learned.

Sierra Pro Hunter - Standard CnC flatbase!? Duh no explanation needed
Sierra Gameking - Too old, BC too low, too tough, too soft.
Nosler Ballistic Tip - Way too explosive (old bullet) new bullet too tough, marginal BC, tips melt no availability.
Nosler Accubond - BC too low, too tough, too hard to find, too much frontal diameter, seldom bang flop in brush country.
Nosler Accubond LR - Too finicky, not accurate, too soft, to hard at low velocity no exit, no blood trail.
Nosler Partition - Design ok, but too old and BC of a flat base, terrible accuracy - good out to long bow range. FUDD bullets for sure.
Speer...Does Speer still make bullets? We all just know they don't work.
Berger - VLD, Hybrid, Classic Hunter, OTM, EOL, - Over expand, match bullets not hunting bullets, pencil through, no exit, too big an exit, too long, too hard to tune, sponsor bad guys, too hard to find in hard times, Tips plug.
Hornady SST - Too explosive to kill anything, cannelures are ugly, tips melt.
Hornady ELDM - Match bullet, too soft, too hard, no blood trail.
Hornady ELDX - Should be more like the ELDM, way too hard, BC not as good as Berger
Hornady Spire point - lead tip, flat base, nuff said.
Hammer Hunter - Mono, Oil no oil, terrible-overinflated BC, too speed-twist-moon phase-elevation-camo pattern dependent.
Hammer Tipped - Mono, Terrible BC, too speed-twist-moon phase-elevation-camo pattern dependent, Tips comp and shape is bad, tip color is no good.
Badlands - Mono, no longer available, too hard to tune - not around long enough to thoroughly destroy.
Barnes TSX - Mono, low BC, pencils through, way too inaccurate, too velocity dependent, another long bow range bullet.
Barnes TTSX - Mono, low BC, tips melt and plug, pencils through, way too inaccurate, too velocity dependent, another long bow range bullet.
Swift Scirocco - Too hard, too hard to tune, too soft, over inflated BC.
Swift A-Frame - great for dugga boys and Ellefants, only effective to maybe 100 yards.

I have loaded all of these and killed or dressed game killed with all of these bullets. We have not failed to recover any of the animals we shot with these bullets. Some of these options did not suit my taste from a performance/wound channel standpoint, but I couldn't say that of them that were used within their stated design parameters failed. I still load most of these bullets for myself, family or friends. That said, given the extensive exhibits presented over the years on these very interwebs, there is not one single bullet that can be trusted on a multi-thousand dollar hunt to kill the trophy of a lifetime.

I wonder which golf balls are best?

Titleist. ProV1 or Pro V1x depending on your desired spin rate and flight characteristics. Oh dang! Sounds too much like a bullet. Maybe you should take up needle point or working on your friends' and family's cars.

 

[Deputy819]

 

[Muddyboots]

It looks too ornamental.

I bet some glitter in the dimples will add nice touch in the sun. Different colors for different calibers.