Roskoe, actually I killed a bigger one last year than this yearwith my bow. I'll post a picbelow at the risk ofgetting bigbulls reallymad. All three DIY on public land. The 280 and 7mm mag are very close, with theFederal Premium 160 grain Accubonds are only 150 FPS different at the muzzle, and the 280 gains on the mag from there. However the 7mm short mag is very impressive 320 FPS faster than the 280 and 170 more than the 7mm mag. Still don't plan on giving up the 280, I shot the first bull at 375 yards, this years bull was at 394, still had about 1650 foot pounds at that range. I generally like to get closer but could not on these two bulls, I waited for a broadside shot and both went down in seconds inside 100 yards.

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2004 Archery bull