No Bullets Left, Taking up Golf

[CRP003]

Looking forward the the medical report.

I'll use schedule 40 pipe. No worries, I'll watch for signs of pressure. Thanks

 

[264wmKbob]

It is painfully slow. The whole thread is an acknowledgement of the compromises. It is actually the point of it. I am too busy fishing to golf anyway. My best crankbaits thread may be next if these guys I am waiting on at work don't hurry up and commission the rest of these cameras.

I look forward to reading about the original Wiggle Wart

 

[ARlife4me]

I wonder which golf balls are best?

smith & wesson

 

[Quintus]

"We have not failed to recover any of the animals we shot with these bullets".

Yep, I think yer smellin what I'm steppin in.

 

[james wadkins]

I'm suffering through the winter doldrums like everyone, I guess.
How about you?

About the same!! Haven't done much since the wife died last January 6th.

 

[memtb]

About the same!! Haven't done much since the wife died last January 6th.

Very sorry to hear of your loss. Very long, painful recovery from losing someone you love! My Sincere Condolences! memtb

 

[Gary in MD]

About the same!! Haven't done much since the wife died last January 6th.

Sorry to hear about your wife's passing.

 

[asd9055]

About the same!! Haven't done much since the wife died last January 6th.

Very sorry to hear about your loss

 

[skipglo]

Is your cup half full or Half empty ? Just checking

 

[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!

Is your cup half full or Half empty ? Just checking

A couple of years ago my cup was always more than half full. That was a fun time. Wish we could do it again!!!

 

[memtb]

Is your cup half full or Half empty ? Just checking

Just MT! memtb

 

[asd9055]

Just MT! memtb

You have a cup? Count your blessings then

 

[CRP003]

My cup is half empty and I'm perfectly fine.

 

[Greatgrandad]

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?

A nearby LGS had this covered.

Back in the summer, he had a custom built "gold ball cannon" for sale. It had a LR 36" thin wall, high strength steel barrel for reduced weight when hunting mountainous terrain, a breach loader designed for a 12 gauge hull filled with BP and primer, 12" steel wheels for towing behind your favorite ATV/UTV with a built in hitch attachment.

This would let a frustrated hunter/shooter kill two birds with one stone, or golf ball.