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 Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 08:45 PM
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Scott W
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The family and I spent last week in Colorado, and it's now my new favorite summertime vacation spot. Leaving the Texas heat was a great change of pace! On our way there I convinced them to stop in Raton, NM at the NRA Whittington Center so I could try to extend my personal record for longest shot. For those that aren't aware, the Whittington Center is a 30,000 AC ranch that has numerous shooting ranges for all types of guns, skeet/trap, pistol, rimfire, long range rifle & pistol, etc. as well as camping and guided hunts. Their claim to fame is a Steel Buffalo that's 1,123 yards from the firing line. The buffalo is 6' tall and 10' wide with a 16" aim point. It was fairly easy to hit with my Tikka CTR in 6.5 CM shooting 140 Grain ELDMs using Custom Reloads of Dallas "Speedmoor" load. I took video but the camera was too close to the muzzle blast so it's too shaky to see any of the hits. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-64226-244996-pig.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-64226-244998-turkey.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-64226-244999-ram.jpg) You can see the target buffalo just off the nose of the sign. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-64226-245000-buffalo.jpg) I also brought my 224Valkyrie and hoped my 9 yr old would shoot the buffalo but that caliber isn't allowed on that range. He wasn't ready to shoot the 6.5 but I know he won't have a problem with it when he is ready. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/08/full-64226-245001-prohibited_sign.jpg)
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:03 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:07 PM
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Very cool  
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:17 PM
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To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:32 PM
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NORML as can be
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Nice shootin Tex
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:37 PM
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Awesome............
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 09:48 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 10:09 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/10/20 10:13 PM
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Always ready 2 hunt
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This is way cool. Adding to my bucket list stop. Nice job!
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 12:03 AM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 12:07 AM
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Have an elk hunt planed first week of October not far from there and was planning on running over if there was time. Was disappointed to learn a .300WM isn’t allowed on that range.
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 04:13 AM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 11:51 AM
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 11:55 AM
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Cool place, been wanting to visit....
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 04:07 PM
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Don't those people know what AR500 steel is? Oh well, good shooting anyway.
Silver spurs and gold tequila
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Pretty girls and old cantinas
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/11/20 05:18 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/12/20 03:39 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/12/20 09:07 PM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/12/20 09:11 PM
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Been there many times. Great place. We used to rent a youth cabin for an overnight stay. Our kids loved staying there.
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/13/20 01:21 AM
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/14/20 02:22 AM
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Your daddy would be proud...
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Re: Shot a White Buffalo
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08/14/20 11:45 AM
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