Loads of Oryx hunt

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billnourse

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In prep for a Jan. Oryx hunt I built some loads for the Cooper .338/06. I have a 200 grain AccuBond going 2,800 fps and at 200 yards the first two shots were almost touching, with the third opening the group up to just under 1 1/2". With 215 Grn. Sierras at 2,700 I had two shots right at 1".

Should be good to go with either load, but will probably do the AccuBond.

Bill
 
Sounds like a fun hunt! I love the .338-06 and I don't think you'll go wrong with either bullet choice. Shoot as much as you can before the hunt and let the targets decide what you use.
 
Be sure and learn the anatomy of an oryx. Their vital organs s are lower in the chest that one would expect compared to a deer. A high lung shot on a deer will not hit the lungs of an oryx.
I think they are the best of all wild meats.
Jerry
 
This is my second hunt. 1st was "once in a lifetime". This is a badge hunt.

Best shot as near as I can tell is where the racing stripe intersects with the front leg. Neck shots are near impossible, and the typical behind the shoulder shot is too far back.

Bill
 
Good luck on the hunt and welcome to beautiful New Mexico. Handload for my hunting buddies and they harvested two Oryx this year. My friends 14 year old son harvested a nice 41" cow with a single shot from an'06 with a 155 gr. Berger VLD. Quartering shot at 230 yds taking out the lungs. Animal bolted about 75 yds and rolled up dead. Second Oryx was taken at 200+ yds with broadside shot with a 300 Win Mag shooting a 155 gr. Berger VLD. Friend said it was like it was struck by lighting and dropped in its tracks. No exit wound and blew up the liver and most of one lung.

In talking to the WSMR Warden, best success has been with 270 to 30 cal bullets that fragment upon entry and do alot of internal damage. Heavier bullets have a tendency to pass through the animal causing less internal damage.
 
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