Bull Elk The Hard Way

I hunted the third rifle season in Colorado (2011) and killed this five by five bull with my custom Dixie Firearms .475 Linebaugh at 103 yards; my load was a 400 grain Hornady XTP moved along by 25.5 grains of H-110; I also managed to get it on film... For the story, please go to:


http://www.handgunhunt.com/promo/membership/features/readNewArticle.php?oid=63&title=MARCH TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUM, OR INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS?

Wow, nice Elk! I gotta say I am very jealous.


One day....

Great hunt!

Congratulations Gregg,beautiful bull and some great shooting.

Nice job Gregg, hurry and approve his draft Gary I want the rest of the details! With as long as those mains are above the royals I'm surprise he hadn't forked into a 6x6.

Congratulations, Gregg!

Congrats Gregg! Can't wait to hear all the details - nice shot!

Gregg,
Good for you.
Looking forward to the full story

Gregg, congrats!!!! That's awesome! Can't wait to read "the rest of the story".

Rod, I think you just want to see how many scratches he put on his 475... LOL

Yup!

awesome ELK sir.

Very nice Gregg, congratulations! Any elk is the hard way but with a revolver its pretty special, nice job!

Dick

great bull Gregg, congrats. I too am looking forward to the full story.

That was one hell of a handgun hunt...

Congrats!!! Hope to take an elk with a handgun someday....

WTG Gregg! Great bull and to take it with a revolver is AWESOME!

Great shooting Gregg! I am very impressed that he dropped in his tracks from the short-barreled revolver with a 103 yard shot! Where did you hit him at?

At any rate, congrats again!

AWESOME!

Congrats, Greg!!

congratulations what a great trophy, can't wait to read the details.
Hogg Hunter

Condratulations Gregg, taking elk with a revolver for me is the ultimate. Well done sir.

Thank you Darrell.

The 400 gr XTP hit him just above the right shoulder but just below the spine. He never got back up again, but needed a finisher in the neck. Of course that big bullet exited, just a few inches rearward as he was quartering slightly toward me. The exit hole was fist sized, and took out pieces of the spine. The crippling damage was obviously from disrupting the spinal column and nerves, etc.


Thank all of you for your wonderful compliments. I am still riding the shock and awe aspect of my successful hunt!

Gregg

Gregg,

You are the man! Congrats!

Doc

Congrats Gregg. Way to go. Good eating for the holidays!

Great work Gregg! Getting it done with an unscoped revolver takes skill and dedication.

Awesome, congrats!

[quote=Gregg Richter]

I hunted the third rifle season in Colorado (2011) and killed this five by five bull with my custom Dixie Firearms .475 Linebaugh at 103 yards; my load was a 400 grain Hornady XTP moved along by 25.5 grains of H-110; I also managed to get it on film... For the story, please go to:

(Will edit pending on approval of story by Gary)

EDIT:

After adding a photo and a few edits, but mostly correcting the title which was cut off at first, my story is now at:

http://www.handgunhunt.com/promo/membership/features/readNewArticle.php?oid=63&title=MARCH TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUM, OR INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS?


THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS! I AM TRULY BLESSED IN SO MANY WAYS!

Great story, Gregg.
Ken

Very good story Gregg and again great job on the bull.

Now who customized that revolver again???

Way to go Gregg. I have one more day to bag an elk on my OR M/L tag. I'll be happy with a spike!~!

Bill in OR

Awesome!

Congrats and Thanks for the story and pictures.
Mike

why do u ask?

Very nice bull Gregg. Third season is a challenge in it's own, good job.

Excellent hunt. I do have a question about that J point sight. Does it work in the dark? I know some of those small red dot sights shut down by putting on a cover. Thanks

Those big xtp bullets are great in the 475. Congrats Gregg!

Thank you big bore for the compliment. And...excellent question. I had not ever tried it in the dark, and you are right, the JPoint uses a hood to "turn it off."

It does not work in the dark.