2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

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2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:24 pm

:D Well it's not a great show of gun & cartridge performance... :? but a .450 kill none the less :mrgreen:
I took this little guy (115lbs) yesterday morning; a crazy lookin' six pointer, as a "cull" buck for the sausage grinder. The shot was a 45yd head shot with the H250gr factory load. :P

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...and this 145lb 8ptr fell to the BC 45-70 with a H325gr handload to the neck at 90yds on Wednesday :D
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...some pic's from Thursday & Friday as well. the izzy comp was confusing the auto focus i think :roll:
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...and look who thought i was interesting to watch! :)
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby bushmeister » Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:43 am

Way to go DU! I guess that bobcat was looking for some slow moving corn fed squirrels!
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby wildcatter » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:57 pm

Did you see what I saw? It looks like some of those deer had ribbons and bells on them and several looked like they were tied out!

That's our DU-Man, wink.

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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:13 pm

:D BM... i have two bobcats that hang around my corn feeders eatin' birds & chipmunks. they don't bother me or the deer so i enjoy watchin' 'um. i called this one in under my box stand and was teasin' him with my fingers until he got bore and left :) :? on another note... my buddy shoots 'um at his feeders and is overrun with coons :lol: go figure! :mrgreen: :shock: coyotes...well they get the bullet! 2 so far this season ;)

WC... i posted on another thread (stocks? or hunting mods?) that i was going from the 6 position magpul to an A2 shorty for hunting. well, if you look close you can see it in the pic. it's a little short even for my length of pull + heavy jacket, but its much more rigid & quieter when i'm in my climbers. not sure if its gonna stay or not :|

:o Oh... and i finally had a chance to run some H200gr handloads thru the bm wednesday morn. not bad. no pics or chrony but 3" high poi over the factory 250's and no windage change ;)
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby xxInfidelxx » Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:40 pm

Good to see someone is having good luck. I have only been able to go out 3 times this year and have yet to see a single deer. Got one last trip planned at my mom's out in Cumberland,VA on the 27th. Some big deer on her property, even a 12 point albino has been hanging around. Hope to get one this year.
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby A4570Guy » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:18 pm

cant beat the combo of a 45-70 and a 450 Bushy....great job! :D
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:28 pm

one more 8pt (2 broken) for the 45-70; a 100yd throat shot with a 325gr FTX handload; no tissue damage, almost no blood ;)

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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby bushmeister » Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:57 pm

Nice job!... I see you used your 45-70 again. So when does primitive weapons season end there in LA? :mrgreen: :D
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Re: 2 kills, 2 guns, 1 old, 1 new

Postby MOUNTIN DU » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:03 pm

:D ...on Jan.30th. :? ever since we were allowed to use the 45-70 as a "primitive" weapon :roll: i use it all season long, Nov. thru Jan. i love that gun. i put it down once to shoot that knarley little buck with the 450b :mrgreen:
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