8 Point with Rossi 357 16" SS and MP 359-640 Penta HP

[Smoke4320]

God Smiled on me this Morning
9:50 this Morning I am taking out the trash for the shop
Walk down to the dumpster.
empty the trash and let the lid slam shut .. German Shepard takes off to chase rabbits
He runs 40 yds in front and hangs a right as I look at him I see a strange shape in the bushhog cutout tunnel of the woods straight ahead .. I stare a few seconds and make out a deer .
Now I am thinking there is NO way I am going to get to the shop and back and the deer still be there
here I go sprinting to the shop about 40 yds to get the Rossi I was going to hunt with tomorrow
sprint back to the dumpster and shape is STILL there .. now thinking it the sun shining thru the trees playing a trick on me ..
creep about 20 feet closer and I see movement ..

Take aim with the open sighted Rossi and let fly a MP 359-640 penta point hollow point
it is 98/2 COWW/HSB, powder coated Orange/Brown, not gas checked and 14.9 grns of H110 going approx. 1675 FPS
nice broadside shot angling slight Shooters Left to right perfect hit takes out heart .. he runs about 15 ft and is dead

You can see the dumpster in the background of the 3rd pic and shop is to the left of where the pic is taken
deer was 90 yds from the dumpster
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[jmort]

Wow, as good as it gets. Love my 16" Rossi .357 92s. Was that through and through two hole performance??? Otherwise, let's see the bullet, please.

[OS OK]

Are you glad you listened to that little voice that was screaming..."Go get your rifle dummy!"

Great deer hunt...hope that it didn't wind ya!

charlie

[HABCAN]

Congats, Smoke! Nice shot. Proof again, it's WHERE ya hit 'em, not WHAT hits 'em.

[Smoke4320]

It was all the way thru .. Wish I had the bullet .. I can tell you it had to expanded very well
Insides were goo

[NoAngel]

Well that proof that new fangled powder coating mess is just a passing fad. It obviously doesn't work.



Very nice Smoke. Very nice indeed.

[jmort]

"It was all the way thru .. Wish I had the bullet .. I can tell you it had to expanded very well
Insides were goo"


​Nice. But some of our resident "experts" say the .357 ain't no deer gun. I disagree.

[NoAngel]

I noticed that too jmort. I wasn't going to poke that nest but.... I have said it before deer are not all that hard to kill and do not require massive firepower. Thanks for proving what a well placed shot from a competent shooter will do there Smoke!

[Bzcraig]

The perfect combination of blessing, skill and luck!! Excellent

[outdoorfan]

Congrats, and nice shot!!

What alloy and bhn was that boolit?

[skeettx]

AWESOME
Thank you for sharing
Mike

[shoot-n-lead]

Great job!

I was going to get one with mine (identical to yours) but I have not even taken it hunting yet...been using the 94's.

[Mtnfolk75]

Wow, as good as it gets. Love my 16" Rossi .357 92s. Was that through and through two hole performance??? Otherwise, let's see the bullet, please.

/\/\ ... This, LOVE my 16" SS .357. As I have stated before, when I got it (ordered & sight unseen) I really thought I had made a mistake and should have ordered the 20". After a few years of use, I LOVE the 16", really handy in and around UTV's & Jeeps plus shoots better than me .....

[Smoke4320]

Alloy was 98/2 WW and HSB (hi speed billet )
I have killed probably 16-18 deer (our limit each year is 2 bucks and all the does we want) since starting casting in April 2013
never check BHN. I cast 50/50 with 2% HSB till accuracy goes away then switch to 98/2 everything is powdercoated . no gas checks till I get above 2000 FPS
so far it has worked just fine for me

[Jeff Michel]

Nice work, congratulations.

[white eagle]

Nice work, congratulations.

nicely done sometimes you just have to get lucky

[Doughty]

Dang Smoke, he was coming in to surrender. You didn't give him a chance.

[big bore 99]

Great shot. Congrats!

[BigMagShooter]

i'll bet you don't take out the trash again without seriously thinking of taking your rifle next time...

[runfiverun]

nope that'll never work.
the angle is all wrong you'll never make that work.
your too close to the house and the neighbors might hear the shot.
sorry [shaking my head] your gonna have to throw it back.