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Shot a 5 point this morning.
Using 173gr Lyman mould bullet cast from WW, pushed by an LP primer and 28.5 grs of H-335.
I had an 1000 plus word story typed up but the forum ate it.
So a long story short I shot it at 30yds right behind the shoulder left handed. It went for 50-60 yds bleeding out both sides on a dead run and expired. Hit a rib going in making a golf ball sized hole and went out about the size of an 50 cent piece.
Hit hard enough to splatter lung tissue around the entry wound.
I thanked God for the gift and spent the next 1/2 hour hauling it a 1/4 mile over hills and blow downs.
Excuse the big pants but I'm 80lbs lighter then I was this time last year and could not afford to replace my Wool-rich hunting gear.
Last edited by WCF3030 on Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
Congrats on the successful hunt. Don't worry about the baggies. They don't look that bad.
I got one of them Lyman magic bullet molds. Someday I gotta get my casting equipment set up again. I'd sure like to try them.
What kind of velocity are you getting from your H-335 load?
Joe
***Be sneaky, get closer, bust the cap on him when you can put the ball where it counts .***
Pepe Ray wrote:A 17 5/8" bbl?
What's the story behind that?
Pepe Ray
3 years ago I sent the rifle to a gunsmith named Mcpherson and had him optimize the barrel, balance and weight and that is what I ended up with.
Shoulders like a dream.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
Thanks for posting the pic and story, Congrats on your success. Any man with stones big enough to wear those pants out in public is alright in my book...!
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men
shall possess the highest seats in Government,
our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
Congradulations! On both the buck and the weight loss
Those cast bullets get it done right, don't they? I bet 95+% of my game over the past 30 years has been taken with cast bullets. And I just love that 311041!
44
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deerwhacker444 wrote:Thanks for posting the pic and story, Congrats on your success. Any man with stones big enough to wear those pants out in public is alright in my book...!
Yeah, there a little loud. But they are so darn warm and comfortable that I'll take some ribbin.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
When I lost that much weight a change in wardrobe was a nice reward, however even after losing 150 lbs, there are a few garments I won't part with. Roomy!
I gotta try your tactic and wear my loudest gaudiest Aloha Shirt I have hunting and scare the deer stiff giving me time to get off a good clean shot. All kidding aside congrats on the weight loss and hunting success. I got a whole bunch of cast flat-nose gas check 170 grain loads I'm dying to try out at the range when I'm healed up better, then head over to Maui to give them a try on the Axis deer there. Maybe in 5 months if I'm lucky.
KI6WZU
NRA member
"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'present' or 'not guilty.'"
--President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner”
Ahh, eggs over easy, toast and backstraps for breakfast.
Of course since I shot it with a a wheel weight I guess I'll go blind from lead poising here soon.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
That there deer won't of run as far if it had not seen them pants of yours
Only kidding, wool is fantastic.
Well done on losing the weight too.
I love hearing of folk taking game with cast bullets, the experts over here reason it's not "humane" Idiots!
How come you use the h335?
Nath wrote:That there deer won't of run as far if it had not seen them pants of yours
Only kidding, wool is fantastic.
Well done on losing the weight too.
I love hearing of folk taking game with cast bullets, the experts over here reason it's not "humane" Idiots!
How come you use the h335?
Nath.
Nath,
I like the way H-335 meters. It also is very consistent in ignition with the large pistol primers I use.
Accurate and shoots very well out of all 4 of my 30-30's.
As for the pants, its a toss up between either stunning them or having them run father after being shot.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
THINK YOU HAVE BLOW DOWNS TRY RITA AND IKE IN 3 YEARS . CANT EVEN TOUCH THE GROUND FOR MILES. SERIOUSLY THOUGH I NEARLY BROKE MY LEG ON OPENING DAY TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO SET UP MY POP UP BLIND. DECIDED TO STAY ON THE ROADS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. ITS LEGAL ON THE LEASE. AT 60 I DONT LIKE FALLING DOWN IN THE JUNGLE OF THE BIG THICKET ALONE. NICE DEER I HOPE HE EATS GOOD!!!!!!!
Congrats, nice deer and I would like to see more pics of the rifle also. I had some mil-surplus wool pants which were about 2 sizes too large and instead of dry cleaning, I washed them in hot water. Shrank just about right.
JDL
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over here reason it's not "humane" 
!Congrats on the Buck.Well I wouldn't worry about the baggy pants-very much the fashion with the teeny boppers 
!(just kidding Ha