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...my Alex Henry .360 BPE...Smoked him! 60 grains of 2F Swiss and a 200gr Hawk bullet did the job quite well. Well done! Regarding the cartridge, is this the 'short' (~2-1/4") or the other, longer case? I assume the latter as I don't think, or perhaps just didn't know, that one could get 60gr in the short case. Lovely rifle by the way.
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You are indeed correct, this gun is chambered for the 2&7/16" case.
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Great stuff and beautiful rifle. If turkey had a sense of smell like a deer, no one would ever get one!
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You are indeed correct, this gun is chambered for the 2&7/16" case. Thank you Sir.
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Kinda overkill...BUT I have been criticized for shooting prairie dogs with my .50 Sharps...
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Steve, I assume that despite the big hole in and out(?) the velocity was slow enough that there was no hydrostatic jellification of the bird preventing its place of honor as a dinner guest tomorrow.  Nice looking gun, btw. Gil
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about 1650 FPS and my perfectly placed(lucky)shot left the bird in excellent eating condition. Slipped it into the vitals just under the breast leaving it intact.
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AKA "Gut shot"
A buddy once shot a hog while we were bow hunting down in Texas. When asked where he hit the critter he said "in front of the rear shoulder". It turned out to be a long trail job.
"It's a good day for something"
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Steve is a very good shot...I even saw him hit a pheasant FLYING!
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