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Offline Jim the Plumber

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Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« on: August 25, 2013, 08:21:16 PM »
My buddy and I walking into his hunting spot,  I didn't even get to the dug out and Ron spotted this guy at 220 yards and meandering away.
I went prone with my Rbros built 338 Lapua loaded with 300 grain Sierra Match kings over 100 grains of 872 fired off with  a Fed215.
The down hill shot presented was a raking shot as he was going away. I slipped the bullet in behind his left ribs, and the bullet coursed up into the lungs and heart, lodging in the far side ribs under the right shoulder. I got lucky and missed all the guts.
He rolled over and tried to run down hill only to pile up in about 20 yards.



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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2013, 08:32:23 PM »
Very cool.  Congrats!
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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2013, 08:33:34 PM »
Right on  :tup: :tup: Nice one  :yeah:

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2013, 08:46:11 PM »
Congrats on a nice bear :tup:

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2013, 08:48:54 PM »

Nice Bear  :tup:

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2013, 08:51:35 PM »
Dandy pig!

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2013, 09:03:12 PM »
Nice lookng bear :tup:

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2013, 09:05:19 PM »
Good work, nice bear, big pair of cauds!  :tup:

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2013, 09:07:43 PM »
Thanks for the story and pics. Awesome bear

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2013, 09:09:13 PM »
very nice bear and a nice set of Rocky Mountain Oysters as a bonus!
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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2013, 09:13:54 PM »
Great bear buddy!
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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2013, 09:17:47 PM »
Nice Bear...

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2013, 09:24:19 PM »
Congrats on the bear...

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2013, 09:57:25 PM »
Right on! Looks like a good one.

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Re: Brute of a bear I shot 8-22-13
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2013, 09:58:58 PM »
Great bear, and nice meeting you the other day at High Mountain.   :tup:

 


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