Congratulations on a great hunt....thanks for sharing the story and pictures. 
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Wild Bison with a 460 S&W
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SeamasterSig
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Congratulations! That's an awesome story. But I'm curious: why solid copper bullets?
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Road_Clam
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Thanks for sharing your story, i'm not into hunting yet I still enjoyed reading of your adventure. I very much admire your passion especially the fact you have vision issues. I'm in the same situation. I'm only a few clicks away from being legally blind as I am extremely nearsighted. RH shooter with a very poor dominate right eye. I'm aggressively perusing left handed shooting as my left eye is stronger and I can more comfortable shoot long gun irons. Adapt and overcome !
Nice story, terrific trophy, and delicious meat that will last quite a while!!
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wyogoob
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That's really cool.
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Nice kill and great story I was fortunate to draw a bison tag in Montana a few years ago. I shot a huge bull with a super Blackhawk and a 320 gr hardcast bullet at 125 yards. I didn't realize just how large they were, they don't look that big on the back of a nickel.
I was fortunate to draw a bison tag in Montana a few years ago. I shot a huge bull with a super Blackhawk and a 320 gr hardcast bullet at 125 yards. I didn't realize just how large they were, they don't look that big on the back of a nickel.SeamasterSig
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I figured it was something like that. I wonder if a heavier for caliber lead bullet would have functioned better and put the bison down faster.
Grizzly Ammo 460 S&W Mag 320 Grain PUNCH Flat Nose Lead-Free Box of 20
These might work better and are ''Non Lead''...Little pricey tho..
Hey..l wanna hear about the ''Elk Hunt'' you posted pictures on Wyo..
These might work better and are ''Non Lead''...Little pricey tho..
Hey..l wanna hear about the ''Elk Hunt'' you posted pictures on Wyo..
Congrats on the hunt and thanks for sharing the story and pics. Pretty cool.
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Bison are tough, If you have penetration more weight does not really help anymore.
Wife but 458 SOCOM 300 grain bullet taking the bottom of the heart and still took 5 minutes before it tipped over, could not get a second shot because of the herd was in the way.
I used a 325 Barnes buster out of 460 and even with complete penetration it still took several rounds.
Again great story and pictures.
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What an adventure, thank you for taking the time to type all that. You look very happy in the pics, and very proud of the outcome of your hunt..what fun that must have been. It didn't even look to cold out..I need to do a bison hunt..lots of yummy meat!!
Congratulations on a well deserved trophy!
The old buffalo hunters used a shot that took the eye and ear and made an equilateral triangle with the first vertebra just behind the head. I've used that shot to kill the last four bison I have shot. My last one was at 208 yards. I use a .338 Win Mag. All one shot kills. I've seen a bull take two 3756 H&H in the heart-lung area and appear to not care other than losing a lot of blood spurting out of it. That one was shot by a friend on mine and it took that bull about 15 minutes to finally bleed out and fall over.
Yes, they are tough to kill, and it doesn't help that they can run like heck over terrain we can't follow on. I can only imagine what it would take to kill one with a handgun. Thanks for your hunting story. And enjoy all those bison steaks and burgers. One of them feeds my family and a few friends for about 2 years.
Yes, they are tough to kill, and it doesn't help that they can run like heck over terrain we can't follow on. I can only imagine what it would take to kill one with a handgun. Thanks for your hunting story. And enjoy all those bison steaks and burgers. One of them feeds my family and a few friends for about 2 years.
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The elk hunt story is not as appealing as the bison hunt story.
I hunt elk in the dark timber from a ground blind, 2 miles from the road. We have harvested over 36 elk from the stand since 1987, using a variety of weapons.
Last year I got a decent 6x6 with a 12 gauge shotgun. Backpacking in and out and getting the meat to the road is always the most interesting, and challenging, part of the hunt.
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I normally shoot 240 and 300 grain Hornady XTP handloads; 240gr antelope and deer, 300gr for elk. Spend a lot of time reloading and then practicing with both rounds. Shoot my share of lower-recoil cast bullets too. Whatever it takes, shooting a heavy revolver offhand accurately enough to feel comfortable, to be ethical, hunting large wild big game animals takes a lot of practice.
So, I didn't read the bison proclamation close enough concerning which particular hunt areas didn't allow lead projectiles. After we found the bison in a non-toxic ammo area I bought 2 boxes of over-the-counter copper 275 gr CorBons and shot 1 box of them at the range sighting in the 460 XTR again.
We call the 460 the "Thunderboomer". Comes from getting excited, getting in a hurry, and not taking the time to put ear plugs in during a hunting situation. not good
So, I didn't read the bison proclamation close enough concerning which particular hunt areas didn't allow lead projectiles. After we found the bison in a non-toxic ammo area I bought 2 boxes of over-the-counter copper 275 gr CorBons and shot 1 box of them at the range sighting in the 460 XTR again.
We call the 460 the "Thunderboomer". Comes from getting excited, getting in a hurry, and not taking the time to put ear plugs in during a hunting situation. not good
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JJEH
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That's sure a lot of guts. Congrats and thank you for sharing your story.
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