Buckshot Bear Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 In the Outback after rain ................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Can we hunt them????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Are they the storied plat-billed ducky buses I've heard about? One more strange Australian beastie to add to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Buckshot Sheridan said: Can we hunt them????? What are those bad boys far right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Those are all 50-2 1/2 Sharps. This was when I was doing some load development the ones on the left have 110gr of Fg the ones to the right are 135gr of Fg with a 715gr bullet. since I can’t get Old Eynsford any longer I get to start over again with Swiss 1.5F. The picture below is a 45-70, 50-2/12 brass the 715gr bullet and a 44-40 for size comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The Outback is dry as a bone they say It’s a dusty and forsaken space Like old Arizona way back in the day But with Roos gettin up in your face Now the Never Never is no place for me I want more than a Billabong pool To quench this large thirst that I usually have But no Foster’s thank you. I’m no fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blarney Kid Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Hey, Buckshot are you gonna try those out at the Quigley? Those 715 gr. bullets should make a good clang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, The Blarney Kid said: Hey, Buckshot are you gonna try those out at the Quigley? Those 715 gr. bullets should make a good clang. Well they made the 550 yard Bison at EOT swing enough you could see it move without a spotting scope. The Bison is 4 feet by 2.5 feet made of either 3/8 or 1/2” plate. You could clearly hear the hit even with good plugs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, The Blarney Kid said: Hey, Buckshot are you gonna try those out at the Quigley? Those 715 gr. bullets should make a good clang. 715gn !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blarney Kid Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Yep. I use 500 gr. in my 45-70 for the Quigley. The targets range from 350 to 805 yds. You need fairly heavy bullets to buck the wind in eastern Montana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, The Blarney Kid said: Hey, Buckshot are you gonna try those out at the Quigley? Those 715 gr. bullets should make a good clang. 26 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: 715gn !!! Just one more reason why metric is a lousy idea. You don't know whether that gr is grains or grams. We know. It's grains. How do we know? Because we don't do metric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blarney Kid Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I use gm for grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I just push the correct button on my electronic scale and cross check with the old balance beam. They do all the work and I don't have to venture into Metric world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, Alpo said: Just one more reason why metric is a lousy idea. You don't know whether that gr is grains or grams. We know. It's grains. How do we know? Because we don't do metric. ...... let's see ....... fingers and toes .... the original "metric system" .... ....... U.S. $ ........ a close second ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ...... let's see ....... fingers and toes .... the original "metric system" .... ....... U.S. $ ........ a close second ....... It signaled the end of the Empire when the Brits abandoned the Gill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 20 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: In the Outback after rain ................. Just wait until the croc's see them lapping up water...then the fun begins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I think they'd get Tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Just one more reason why metric is a lousy idea. You don't know whether that gr is grains or grams. We know. It's grains. How do we know? Because we don't do metric. But your military does ..................................................because its better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Contradiction in terms - Military Intelligence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: But your military does ..................................................because its better Our military uses metric so they can talk to the rest of the world, because the rest of the world cannot comprehend that there are 5,280 feet in a mile, or that there are 12 inches in a foot. If they can't count it on their fingers they don't know how to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Our military uses metric so they can talk to the rest of the world, because the rest of the world cannot comprehend that there are 5,280 feet in a mile, or that there are 12 inches in a foot. If they can't count it on their fingers they don't know how to do it. And your wine in 750ml bottles? Is that to keep drunks on their toes and exercise their remaining brain cells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Any knuckle-dragging mouth breather can see the metric system is better. We’re just stubborn and determined to hang on with our cold dead fingers to the the archaic system the Founding Fathers used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 There are two reasons that the liquor industry went metric. First, since the rest of the world is metric, it makes it real difficult to buy quarts and fifths of booze. You want a bottle of French wine? It comes in 750 ml, not a fifth. The second reason is they discovered they could make more money, because except for the quart (which is now a liter - 33.1 Oz instead of 32) all the metric sizes are slightly smaller. So they put less booze in the bottle, but charge the same price. A fifth, which is 4/5 of a quart or 1/5 of a gallon (that's where the name came from) is 25.6 Oz. 750 ml, on the other hand, is 25.3 Oz. Wooooow. 0.3 ounce difference. But if you fill up a million bottles, that's 300,000 Oz. Almost 9,500 quart bottles, at 25 bucks a bottle (which is pretty cheap) is $234,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 sorry, but I thought this should be inserted here ..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 stirrin' the pot . I see time to go back to positive drinkin" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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