I have been experimenting with powder coating bullets and decided to try a few gould bullets i had kicking around for the 45-70, found they shot great with 50grs of 3031 in my old Marlin. Headed out for a walk and found a fresh scrape and some decent tracks so started after him, finally got up with him around noontime and got a brief opportunity for a shot so took it. Deer took off and I saw steam going out the side so knew it was a good shot.
Last edited by jwhite; 11-24-2018 at 09:15 AM. Reason: wrong powder charge listed
DANG!! That thing could eat a Ky deer!
It could eat southern mo deer and need a snack afterwards.
Some people live and learn but I mostly just live
Wow what a buck
Ol 45-70 gets it done nice
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
Wow in Louisiana that size deer would be a 32 point monster.
Ain't even gonna mention our tiny Florida deer. Great job and what a beaute .
That is a beautiful buck! Nice job with cast!
A lot bigger than the bucks around my neck of the woods too. Very nice!!!
That is a super buck
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Jesus said ( Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest ) Matt. 11:28
Good spread on that buck. Congrats on a great hunt Sir.
Great close on a great buck! How far was your walk to get within shooting range?
Congrats! That is a doozy! Glad I didn't have to drag it.
Good work! How about a pic of the back strap steaks with something for scale?
Congratulations on a fine buck!
That's a horse. With antlers. Well done, old chap!
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Congrats ,nice buck , especiallly with your own home cast boolit
Fantastic buck.
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Way bigger than any I've ever killed, congratulations!
Didn't you kill a big one last year with a .348 as well?
I did get a nice one last year with the .348, the rack from that one fits inside this one with room to spare! Body was a bit bigger on last years though, both nice deer and two of my best. I have owned this 45-70 for years but never really hunted with it much, always seem to end up with the model 71 if a lever gun is called for. I had recently re-read "Forty Years with the 45-70" by Paul Matthews and it got me thinking about using it this year. That and I really wanted to use one of the powder coated gould bolts.Originally Posted by richhodg66
I followed him around for almost two hours before i finally got a chance to shoot, wasn't able to stay on the tracks as well as i would have liked and lost him a couple times. It all worked out in the end, conditions were perfect under foot, decent snow and quiet.
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