45-70 success

[Wolfmanjack]

Got a buck and a doe in the past few days with a 350 gr rnfp. Accurate mold and cast from water quenched wheel weights. Both deer double lunged and each only ran about 30 yards after the shot. I try and shoot them in the shoulders so they don’t run but didn’t seem to hit bone on either one. No matter as the tracking job was very short. Blood trails cont to be sparse. These are deer number 6 and 7 with this load and tracking hasn’t been an issue yet so I’m confident the load is capable if I do my part. 12 gr of tight group makes this load very easy on the shoulder.

[Larry Gibson]

Nicely done.....

[leadeye]

Good buck, sounds like you had a productive season.

[725]

Congrats. Well done.

[versa-06]

Nice Deer! Thanks for sharin'!

[Screwbolts]

Congrats! I try to miss the shoulders as to save the meat.

Ken

[Wolfmanjack]

There is essentially no meat loss with this slow lumbering slug.

[Gray Fox]

Do you have an idea what the velocity is with that load? GF

[Win94ae]

Well done! Nice buck!

[Wolfmanjack]

My best guess would be in the 1200 FPS range maybe a hair faster with the 25” barrel. I don’t have a chronograph. 125 yards is the max distance I’ll take a shot with this load. The bullet is dropping like a rock and accuracy deteriorates out past 125 yards. Both deer were about 75 yards out when shot.

[Chill Wills]

A 350 grain bullet moving at 1200 FPS is a lot of power. Those bullets might still be going.
I can see you are having fun with this. Two thumbs up!
Nice.

[DeadWoodDan]

CVA? Was just curious on specifics of rifle, and muzzle break if stock. Congratulations on the harvest.

[missionary5155]

Good afternoon and Congratulations x 2 !!
Thank you also for that good photo of your future table fare !!

[Wolfmanjack]

Cva scout v2, completely stock. I’ve loaded some 300 gr hornady jacketed bullets in 2000 fps range and it is no fun at all to shoot, even with the break.

[Nathanj]

Nice deer and rifle, sounds like a shooter

[Mjdd23]

Nice shooting! Congratulations and thank you for posting the picture.
Mark

[Midohhntr]

Great shooting! Those double lung shots get the job done with virtually no meat loss.. I shot one last day of muzzle season in Oh. the other day, double lung around 50 yds, with a Barns spitfire TEZ 250 grn, left a quarter size exit hole and that doe still went about 150 yds but left an easy blood trail..

[pworley1]

Nice buck.

[EMC45]

Well done. It did the job.

[skeettx]

Well done
Thanks for the post and the picture !
Mike