A milestone
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Live long enough, shoot enough, shoot straight and some lofty achievements can be obtained. I took this groundhog two days ago with my FA .475 Linebaugh with an UltraDot and a 325 gr. Horn. XTP. I love taking 'hogs with my big guns. Makes you a better shot and helps relive the memories ( my last lion and rhino were done with this gun). I started keeping yearly records in 1975 with the guns and the ranges taken. #1 single shot- .22-250 XP; #1 revolver -.44 Mag.
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 6:47 PM
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 7:17 PM
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 9:26 PM
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 10:01 PM
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One of the toughest shots of my life was when I had a blackbuck in my sights at a ranch in Missouri... It was not that it was a 70 yard shot... but that you were watching....One of the true handgun hunters of my time whose list of trophies include Africa`s "Big Five" beside the thousands of deer and groundhogs that have fallen to your handguns and there`s no end in sight...Here`s to you Doc Roger`s....and the many more live targets to see through your sights...Sincerely, JFS
Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 10:18 PM
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CONGRATS It would take me twenty life times to accomplish your great feat.
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Re: A milestone
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05/11/2017 10:26 PM
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"Milestone"???
That's a freakin lifetime achievement award right there!! That's the equivalent of "New York City to Los Angeles" worth of milestones.
Well done!!!
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
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05/11/2017 10:38 PM
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Congrats Doc - I dare say that is an achievement that will likely never be topped, except by you. Most folks are dedicated enough to shoot that many pigs. Now figure out how much spent in ammo. That would be a staggering number too.
You can't wait any longer. Join the NRA and start writing your Congressmen and Senators.
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 12:55 AM
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Congratulations Doc. You are a truly amazing handgunner. Such a major milestone. A true living legend. I say there is no one that has come close to bagging the number of game animals that you have. Keep it rolling.
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,... " Matthew 28:19
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 2:15 AM
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Unbelievable! Congrats, Doc!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 2:40 AM
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing Doc! Congrats on ANOTHER achievement
Bigger ain't always better....according to who???
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 3:20 AM
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Yowza, Doc. That's a whole lotta whistle pigs. Big time pat on the back!
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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05/12/2017 8:00 AM
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Wow. How many deer have you taken with handguns?
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 10:25 AM
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YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM!!!CONGRATS!!!
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 10:28 AM
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05/12/2017 1:48 PM
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That's one heck of a milestone.
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 5:18 PM
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Congrats and way to go! I hope to see 14k shortly. Oh, and don't look back cause I am gaining on you. My resume includes two gray squirrels and a handful of chipmunks. Bamabow
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Re: A milestone
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05/12/2017 10:56 PM
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Redhawk, my deer numbers are less since I do autopsies on each one and make detailed notes on what handgun do to deer. That number would be 2346. I give the meat to older or disabled people who can't do the work. My donated meat total is right at 106,000 #.
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Re: A milestone
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05/13/2017 1:11 AM
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Redhawk, my deer numbers are less since I do autopsies on each one and make detailed notes on what handgun do to deer. That number would be 2346. I give the meat to older or disabled people who can't do the work. My donated meat total is right at 106,000 #. That's impressive!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: A milestone
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05/13/2017 1:45 AM
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Much appreciation for that milestone! The numbers are hard to even comprehend.
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Re: A milestone
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05/13/2017 3:57 AM
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Truly a Legend! I still hate that I can't read new Hitman stories in the Sixgunner...that was my favorite read every other month
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05/13/2017 12:41 PM
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Congratulations. Very Impressive.
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Re: A milestone
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05/16/2017 10:34 AM
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Impressive work as always Doc!
Here's to 18K more!
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05/16/2017 2:12 PM
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It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
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Re: A milestone
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05/17/2017 11:13 AM
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Congratulations on such success.. Looks like that 325 XTP opened it up a bit
By the numbers -> 1975 to 2017 = 42 years @ 13k hogs A yearly average of 309.5 WOW! The .5 was probably the 416 Taylor..
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Re: A milestone
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05/17/2017 9:43 PM
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Thanks, Buck for the math. Those numbers were beyond me. I did remember that in the '80s I took over 500 in 7 of 8 years with 636 being my best year. You mentioned my .416 Taylor. I did shoot one half in two with it. The front half actually crawled a foot or so until he realized he was dead. I did count him as a full kill!
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Re: A milestone
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05/21/2017 4:09 PM
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Congrats Doc. Incredible milestone. Here's to wishing you many more.
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