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Mule Deer / Re: .240 versus Muledeer buck
« on: October 23, 2021, 10:34:02 AM »
Finnman... Congrats on the score. Nice to see a 240 taking game. What ammo/bullet were you using?

Thanks Bill.
I was using 100 gr. Nosler partitions, these are loaded to 3200 FPS. Not as hot as the factory Weatherby loads but still lethal.

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Mule Deer / Re: .240 versus Muledeer buck
« on: October 21, 2021, 06:51:37 PM »
Congratulations Finnman! Love that drop tine on the rack. Don't know if drop tines are common on mule deer, but it's a great added attraction.

Thanks for the compliment.
I only have two droptine muledeer that I have shot, both from eastern Oregon. Not sure if there is a theme going on here or not?


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Mule Deer / Re: .240 versus Muledeer buck
« on: October 18, 2021, 06:16:38 PM »
Congratulations, nice looking buck! Great story too! Maybe you should site your 240 in for at least 300 so you don’t have to hold so high? I’ve never been on a rifle hunt for mule deer, I might have to try one some day.

You read my mind. After the hunt I realized I could be zeroed at 300 yards and be dead on out to 360 and not have a hold over till after 400 yards. I think I will set that up for next year. Thanks for tha advice. 👍🏻

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Mule Deer / .240 versus Muledeer buck
« on: October 17, 2021, 10:54:12 PM »
We were hunting the high burnt ridges of a large wild fire that burned in Grant Co. Oregon in 2015, the area is ripe for muledeer, we were now sitting on 4 bucks, and 12 does, all Bedded 75 yards from public land. We tucked them in at 10:30 am, then crawled out, went for lunch, spoke about the issue to the group and went back for the afternoon hunt to see if they decided to move. We snuck back in, reached the 285 yard mark and stopped to readdress the situation. No change.  :( Bedded within 30’ of the place we left them. So at 4:30 pm they decide to move and feed down, we make our move to gain ground and peak over the rim and see if they are headed toward us or further into private ground. We sneak up 30’ to a better spot, resettle, grab glass, start scanning…….nothing. WTH! Where did they go, I ask my wife, “what just happened”. We start scanning and there they are up the ridge and onto the BLM we were hunting on, they went across, not down, thank goodness, they crossed the wire fence and were clearly legal. We scanned for the 2 large bucks we were watching….nothing, just does, then my wife says, “up above the does, there is the buck!” Sure enough I glass up a nice buck, a move to a burnt dead log, throw up the range finder, it’s scans twice at 360 yards, I ask her if she wants the shot, she says no too far for me, I say okay I am taking it….place the .240 Weatherby on the burnt branch, aim 4” over the back, he is quartering up hill away from me, slow squeeze, and next thing we see is him rolling down the hill about 10 times.
The hit was high back, under the spine, top of the lungs, he rolled and then walked about 75 yards then piled up. A wild ride. The buck we killed was not one of the 4 we were watching, it was one we didn’t see that was moved by the deer crossing the drainage. He was a good buck, big mule head and ears, nice species for the area. The pack out was in the dark with one head lamp in steep ground, but we both had smiles on our faces!

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Mule Deer / Re: Weatherby Alaskan
« on: September 18, 2021, 08:26:42 PM »
What caliber was your Alaskan?  I was going to buy one years ago in .416 Weatherby Magnum then Weatherby came out with the Accumark and the .338-378 Weatherby Magnum and that put an end to me getting the Alaskan.

7mm wee bee mag

Hey there Fishstix!
I just joined this site and was browsing and saw your post! Your rifle is in my safe and now wears a Zeiss Conquest HD 2.5-10x42. I used it in WY twice and killed Muleys with it at 333 and 150 yards. It loves 160 gr. Nosler Partitions. 0.675” 5 shot group at 100 yards.
I have now added a 240 Mark V Ultra lightweight and a 270 Mark V Accumark.
If I get sideways and decide to sell, I have your number!
Thanks again!

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Ammo / Re: 270 Weatherby 100 gr.
« on: September 11, 2021, 10:22:47 AM »
That is very good data thank you sir, appreciate it!  8)

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Ammo / 270 Weatherby 100 gr.
« on: September 10, 2021, 10:36:01 AM »
Hey all,
I found some new older stock 270 Weatherby ammo with a 100 gr. PT-EX bullet? This is the gray box with orange writing. Not sure when this ammo was produced?
Does anyone have an idea of what bullet this might be and what the loaded muzzle velocity might be?
Thanks!

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