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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2011, 07:54:39 AM »
Nice Deer Drillingman...

Do you often hunt with your scope off the drilling?  How do you carry the scope?

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or Drilling
« Reply #31 on: November 27, 2011, 11:47:10 AM »
Nice Deer Drillingman...

Do you often hunt with your scope off the drilling?  How do you carry the scope?

thanks

Doug

  Doug, i many times carry my drilling without the scope mounted, but i rarely sit for big game without the scope snapped on it.  It really all depends on what i'm hunting and what the terrain is.
 
  When walking these days, i carry the scope in a pocket on my coat.  When i lived in Alaska, many times i carried the scope in a side pocket in my pack, but my eyes were younger then, and the scope wasn't needed as much.  lol
 
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or Drilling
« Reply #32 on: March 16, 2012, 07:28:01 AM »
Oops, sorry, I did not catch the title of the thread
"Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or DrillingsNOTE from Moderator: This thread has been updated to include Double Rifles.  Nice game...
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or Drilling
« Reply #33 on: March 16, 2012, 07:36:49 AM »
Man  those  type   guns   look   heavy!

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or Drilling
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2012, 10:36:34 AM »
Man  those  type   guns   look   heavy!

  I don't know who you are aiming that comment at, but my drilling weighs right at 7 pounds... 
 
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo or Drilling
« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2012, 02:11:48 PM »
Man  those  type   guns   look   heavy!

  I don't know who you are aiming that comment at, but my drilling weighs right at 7 pounds... 
 
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #36 on: August 05, 2012, 02:54:34 PM »
DM, nice looking Buck!!
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #37 on: August 26, 2012, 02:52:37 PM »
Usually don't carry a camera, but a mate had one along for the walk.  This pair are now in the freezer.
 

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #38 on: September 02, 2012, 04:12:53 AM »
James,
thanks for sharing.

what drilling did you use?

Doug

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #39 on: September 02, 2012, 01:40:27 PM »
James,
thanks for sharing.

what drilling did you use?

Doug

Thanks Doug,
 
I used the Sauer 7x57, 16g, 16g (22wmr insert).
 
Shot a deer the same size 3 weeks earlier in this area with my .222 as I was a bit tentative in using the drilling and I had never shot a deer before so didn't know exactly what to expect.  Now have enough brass and reloaded the 7x57 with 120grain v max, these are shooting much better than the 140g round nose, which dropped 19" over 330yards.
 
The drilling has had a fair amount of use over the last couple of months, taking a couple of pigs, fox's, rabbits and a cat.  One area it dose have problems with though, is with spotlighting out of the ute cab.  Fabricated a quick detach magnetic torch mount which has been used to shoot fox's on a friends farm.  Having the range of calibres is a bonus around sheds/house, scrubby gullys and open paddocks.
 
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #40 on: September 05, 2012, 02:36:17 AM »
James, that is great.  the Sauer 16x16/7x57R is my first drilling and one of my sentimental favorites.

For night hunting I mount my lights on the scope, there are several different systems available for mounting the lights to the scope.  I have not found a way to mount a light to a drilling barrel.

Doug

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #41 on: October 31, 2012, 03:12:20 AM »
I ended up taking the Merkel 12x12/9.3x74R.  After stalking all morning I  I ended up taking this cow elk in the afternoon.  We guested she weighted 500 lbs.



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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #42 on: October 31, 2012, 03:28:32 AM »
  Looks like a lot of good eatin there Doug!!
 
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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #43 on: October 31, 2012, 03:42:26 PM »
Thanks Robert,


I really like the 9.3x74r it was a great recommendation you made.


I am having just steaks and ground meat made.  My wife is freaking out about not having enough freezer space, to which I responded I guess we need another deep freezer.......

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #44 on: February 03, 2013, 11:28:40 AM »
Down here in NM and called this one into about 150 paces.  Bernadelli 2000 12/5.6x50R Mag Weaver V-3 Weaver style low rings w/UTG 11mm adaptors.
 

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #45 on: March 07, 2013, 11:18:44 AM »
Looks like a great setup...

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #46 on: April 06, 2013, 09:22:45 AM »
Here is my 1st combo and deer. The mid early to mid 70's A Savage / Valmet 2400 12x308 Win

 
My first combo buck. This gun shoot Win "0" buck so well I have only killed with the shot barrel.

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #47 on: April 06, 2013, 09:29:23 AM »
Here is my Kreighoff 12x12x30-06 Drilling and the deer it has killed
 
1st deer

 
1st Buck

 
A doe and yearling team


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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #48 on: April 06, 2013, 10:35:20 AM »
Here is a picture of a nice boar I took with my Valmet 412, using the 30-06 double barrels. Winchester Old style Silver Tips did the job. (180 gr) I have killed several deer with this rifle but lack any pictures

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Re: Pictures of Game Taken with a Combo, Drilling or Double Rifle
« Reply #49 on: April 07, 2013, 02:52:34 PM »
Nice pictures... Thanks for sharing. 


You have a very nice combo and drilling in your collection.