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My little .338 GNR Encore Pistol that I took Blackbuck
Monday, August 26, 2019, 15:33

with at the Y-O ran a Hornady 200 gr. at 2600 fps. Doug used his rig just like it too. We both took nice Blackbucks. It may seem overkill and a 7mm GNR would likely do just as well. But the shot was $2500 back then! A clean miss is humiliating but blood drops and no animal was disastrous! You still paid the $2500. But it was standard fare to "hire" the boy with dogs to track the wounded creature. He has a minimum fee and of course if he is successful you are obliged to tip him for it, or you're an asshole. Not hard at all to tie up another $1000 on a wounded and misplaced critter.

SO a .338 GNR and 200 gr. on a 90 lb. Blackbuck was fine in my book! I shot my critter twice!