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Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! #194461 09/19/2018 12:03 PM
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Our friend Mark Hampton has just returned from Mongolia where he took this Altai Wapiti. Incredible trophy Mark, huge congrats!!!

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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: Darrell H] #194463 09/19/2018 12:16 PM
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Congrats! That's a very unique trophy and a very good example of one to boot! I'd never heard of the Altai Wapiti until Mark mentioned it to me - had to read up on it a little.


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: KRal] #194467 09/19/2018 1:22 PM
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Awesome!


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: reflex264] #194468 09/19/2018 2:26 PM
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Congratulations Mark !!! That is a beautiful animal. Look forward to some info about your choice on the caliber and load.

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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: cherokeetracker] #194471 09/19/2018 3:58 PM
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Thanks for posting Darrell! I just returned from Mongolia. Took this Altai wapiti (Asian version of our elk) with an H-S in 270 WSM using Federal Trophy Copper - 130 gr. ammo. Shot was 200 yards. Got lucky and also took a Siberian roe deer. Great experience in a land full of culture and tradition. Photos are not great. Trying to explain to a Mongolian how to take proper photos -- when they don't understand English, is quite a challenge.

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Really a great trophy Mark, really keeping the barrel warm on that 270, nice shooting!

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Nice elk!!! Looks great

Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: tradmark] #194476 09/19/2018 8:52 PM
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There is www,.... the World Wide Web...and then there is WWH..World Wide Hunter...Mark Hampton...Only problem is there may not be much left for you to hunt as you have taken almost everything....


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Congrats! I find it fascinating that the pic (the animal, vegetation, etc.) could have been taken in the US and look exactly the same. Not being a world traveler, I assume the flora and fauna will be "exotic" in the far reaches of the globe.


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John, It all depends on where you're hunting. A lot of this area we hunted looked much like western US.

Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: Mark Hampton] #194482 09/20/2018 12:19 AM
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Well done Mark as always. No Nosler pistol this time ? The scenery is kind of a shock. The name Mongolia dosn't bring that kind of scenery to mind.


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Outstanding, Mark! Congratulations on a fine trophy.


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Junebug, I wanted a little more horsepower than the 6.5 CM so the Nosler stayed home. This was my 4th hunt in Mongolia - in an area not hunted before. Yes, it was different scenery than hunting areas previously experienced.

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Awesome trophy, WTG Mark!!

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Very nice animal! Congrats Mark!


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 Originally Posted By: JDK
Congrats! I find it fascinating that the pic (the animal, vegetation, etc.) could have been taken in the US and look exactly the same. Not being a world traveler, I assume the flora and fauna will be "exotic" in the far reaches of the globe.


Had the same thought.

Grats to Mark!


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: Darrell H] #194492 09/20/2018 3:03 AM
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Beautiful animal Mark. Congratulations - SCI #1 handgun????


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: billa] #194494 09/20/2018 10:29 AM
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Very nice Mark! You have set the bar pretty high for most of us on this site but someone has to do it. Right?


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: REDHAWK1954] #194495 09/20/2018 11:05 AM
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MARK: U R A LUCKY GUY, CONGRATS.

QUESTION: HAVE YOU BEEN USING RIFLE SCOPES FOR A WHILE ON YOUR SP's? SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU????


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Many Thanks for the kind words gents. 45man, I have been using rifle scopes on certain rigs for some time. Handgun scopes are lacking in features and options compared to rifle scopes. I have tried to get optic manufacturers to step up their game with handgun scopes - to no avail. Simply not enough numbers to justify R&D. Cheers

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Wow, beautiful animal. When one thinks Mongolia they usually think Gobi desert not western slope of Colorado. Hope to read more about the hunt and over coming language barriers etc. congrats again.


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Congrats, beautiful animal. What caliber rifle is that?

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 Originally Posted By: Mark Hampton
Many Thanks for the kind words gents. 45man, I have been using rifle scopes on certain rigs for some time. Handgun scopes are lacking in features and options compared to rifle scopes. I have tried to get optic manufacturers to step up their game with handgun scopes - to no avail. Simply not enough numbers to justify R&D. Cheers


MARK: YEARS AGO AT THE ANNUAL YO HANDGUN HUNT A ZEISS REP WAS THERE WITH A PROTOTYPE PISTOL SCOPE. IT NEVER MADE IT TO MARKET, PROBABLY BECAUSE "JUST NOT ENOUGH NUMBERS". WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE AS GOOD AS WE HAVE IN HANDGUN SCOPES.


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Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: 45MAN] #194504 09/20/2018 9:47 PM
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I usually use burris but i think i prefer the leupold. Reticle might be a little thick for the longer distance shooters out there.

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It's a crying shame Zeiss didn't produce this optic for handguns. Today, the bean counters usually win. Like trademark, I use Burris some but I lean toward the Leupolds.

Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: Mark Hampton] #194506 09/21/2018 4:13 AM
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Yeah...it could be Colorado!

Great trophy bull, Mark!







Re: Mark Hampton's Latest Adventure! [Re: Darrell H] #194508 09/21/2018 2:46 PM
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Wow! Congratulations Mark on a fantastic bull!

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Thanks for all the kind words.

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Another fine trophy racked up with one of your handguns. Well done.


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