Tell me again what it takes to kill a mulie?

[brewer12345]

10x, your description of mule deer behavior dovetails with what I have seen. I have had multiple deer walk to within 25 yards of me while squirrel hunting. I actually got within 25 yards of a few does early on the morning of my hunt but did not know.they were just over the top of the ridge I was climbing until they took off. The hard part in Colorado is getting a tag where there are enough deer.

I was interested to read about your experience with penetration. How hard was your boolit on the shot in the rear end? Is that a round or flat nose design? I don't know if I had material expansion, but I definitely had a lot of.shock/energy transfer from the big meplat.

[Texas by God]

Almost forgot the picture!

That's a Tikka? Extended mag and custom stock? Congrats on the Mulie!

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[10x]

10x, your description of mule deer behavior dovetails with what I have seen. I have had multiple deer walk to within 25 yards of me while squirrel hunting. I actually got within 25 yards of a few does early on the morning of my hunt but did not know.they were just over the top of the ridge I was climbing until they took off. The hard part in Colorado is getting a tag where there are enough deer.

I was interested to read about your experience with penetration. How hard was your boolit on the shot in the rear end? Is that a round or flat nose design? I don't know if I had material expansion, but I definitely had a lot of.shock/energy transfer from the big meplat.

the bullet was cast with wheel weights, it was a 311299 design increased in diameter to 0.313" for the 303,

A flat point bullet


I have slowly walked past a herd of mule deer does wearing full camo following a treed fenceline. As long as I stayed 10 yards away they did not seem to mind at all.

[brewer12345]

That's a Tikka? Extended mag and custom stock? Congrats on the Mulie!

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Yep, a Tikka. The stock is factory, just a different model from the base version. It is a pretty forgiving rifle.

[Walks]

All, the Mule Deer of my youth were taken at 30-150yds with a .257 Robt's over open sights. 4 of them, 120-150 lbs. Sierra 100gr Spitzer over H4895. M1917 converted to 24" Sporter.
All one shot kills, none moved more then 30yrs when hit.
Those were good days. Then I grew up, went into the UNITED STATES NAVY. Life was never the same.

I wanna to back to July 1963

[Texas by God]

Yep, a Tikka. The stock is factory, just a different model from the base version. It is a pretty forgiving rifle.

It's a beauty, and I like the cheekpiece. Is it the Forest model? They are forgiving; my T3 Hunters make me look like I know what I'm doing lol.

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[brewer12345]

It's a beauty, and I like the cheekpiece. Is it the Forest model? They are forgiving; my T3 Hunters make me look like I know what I'm doing lol.

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Yes, it is the forest model. I try to keep the stock nice, but it is being used as a field gun.

[reloader28]

Good morning
Well done !! Congratulations for sticking with the plan. Lead will still feed the family.
I chuckle eat time I read the next hyper add about lures and scents. Why anyone wants to smell like stuff the body expels ??
Try rubbing apples on your gear and boots. I get the free apples (half rotten) from the local "open air market" or the windfall apples the yellow jackets have not taken over. I have never met a corn cruncher that did not like an apple snack. My car smells like apples... not like some bus station toilet that was not flushed for two well used days.

I wont use deer scents either, but I agree that apples make awesome deer bait

[brewer12345]

I did some butcher work today and got a better look at the exit wound. It was at least a half inch in diameter so there must have been some expansion.

[Smoke4320]

I wanna to back to July 1963

As long as I will know what I know now I am up for time travel back to 1963