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    How far was your average sheep shot?

    "Hell, I was there" -- over the years to witness 15 ram tags being filled. Some were mine, most were friends that let me tag along on their hunts. The shots ranged from 75 to 425 yards, the average being 240.
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    120g Nosler Ballistic Tips for Sheep

    Nothing wrong with the 120g. I shoot it out of a 14" barrel chambered in 7-30 Waters and it has done a fine job on the deer it has come into contact with but velocities are slow compared to other 7mm cartridges. Any "deer bullet" is also a "sheep bullet". If I had a 7mm-08 rifle I would be...
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    120g Nosler Ballistic Tips for Sheep

    Are we talking about 6.5mm or 7mm 120 grainers?
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    Members opinions of the Winchester Mod. 70?

    A model 70 will never be the lightest or most affordable or most accurate rifle available. Those are it's weaknesses, but if you find one that carries well and shoots good, I suggest you keep it. When I am fortunate enough to be rifle hunting a fairly long hike, ride, float or flight from...
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    Sheep Hunt Drawing History

    As the years slip into decades the unsuccessful applications really pile up. So far I've applied for sheep tags in 321 separate draws and every time I still get my hopes up. I don't apply for the super hard to draw, well known trophy units with the slimmest chances to draw. I try instead for...
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    Alaska Dall Sheep Horns by Mt Range

    I don't have the figures in front of me but years ago I came upon a report compiled by AK Fish n Game. They had years of data on harvested rams horn lengths and mass. The data was specific to regions of the state and was correlated to the harvested rams age. For instance the area where rams on...

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