Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
11-25-2017, 10:03 PM
About this time last night I was elbows deep in hanging and skinning a nice 4X5 white tail buck taken with a little RUGER 77/44 rifle using my home cast bullets.
This was the second deer taken with the rifle this Fall. The first a doe at 95 -100yd with a complete side to side pass through with the 280gr Wide Flat Nose.
The completion of my 2017 season took place when a rut HOT buck came by at 50 +/- yards and let me put one into his neck as he faced me, head on over some knee high undergrowth.
figured the neck bones would stop the bullet, but during skinning found the bullet had exited high in a shoulder.
With the about 3" groups I am getting at 100yds, I figured the rifle to be a 100yds deer rifle at best, but with the results I've seen, and providing I can tighten up the groups I think I'll increase that to 150yds. Plenty of go to get er done if I can get the groups in line.
Have tested a bunch of powders, but rec'd a new mold from Accurate Molds a month or so ago and need to have a first casting session before beginning to work up test loads with the hope of improved accuracy.
But, accomplished what I had set out to do with the taking of these two deer.
Fun, short and light rifle to carry!
Over the last few years have been very impressed with the results from my 45/70 using a 465gr Wide Flat Nose cast, so am continuing to be impressed with my cast bullet results.
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
This was the second deer taken with the rifle this Fall. The first a doe at 95 -100yd with a complete side to side pass through with the 280gr Wide Flat Nose.
The completion of my 2017 season took place when a rut HOT buck came by at 50 +/- yards and let me put one into his neck as he faced me, head on over some knee high undergrowth.
figured the neck bones would stop the bullet, but during skinning found the bullet had exited high in a shoulder.
With the about 3" groups I am getting at 100yds, I figured the rifle to be a 100yds deer rifle at best, but with the results I've seen, and providing I can tighten up the groups I think I'll increase that to 150yds. Plenty of go to get er done if I can get the groups in line.
Have tested a bunch of powders, but rec'd a new mold from Accurate Molds a month or so ago and need to have a first casting session before beginning to work up test loads with the hope of improved accuracy.
But, accomplished what I had set out to do with the taking of these two deer.
Fun, short and light rifle to carry!
Over the last few years have been very impressed with the results from my 45/70 using a 465gr Wide Flat Nose cast, so am continuing to be impressed with my cast bullet results.
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot