CB Buck

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Shot this guy last night in the last few seconds of shooting light. Hit him in the heart/lungs with a Lee 170 ACWW over 21 grains of 2400 in the 30-06 for around 1800 fps. Shot was close, only around 15-20 yards. He tore off across a hayfield and jumped a fence before piling up around 100-125 yards away from where he was hit. That's the farthest I have one run with this load. Amazing how far the can go with a quarter of their heart missing. Closer inspection revealed a deformed jaw and the slightest bit of piebald on his chest and front legs, what some people call a Dork deer. First time I have seen anything like it. Didn't seem to bother him too much, but now he is out of the gene pool and in my freezer!

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[petroid]

Yup, he's a dork. Bet he was stumbling around, crashing through the leaves with his tongue hanging out just like now, lol. Good shooting!

[nagantguy]

Nice one, good shot, I took one with an equal load in 30 wcf earlier this month.

[missionary5155]

Greetings and Congratulations !
That is getting up close and personal. Did you see him coming from any distance ? If so you are patient. Those are the river bottom ranges I see in East ILLinois. Well done !
Mike in Peru

[Djones]

Nice buck!

Did the bullet hold up ok with such a short shot?

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Greetings and Congratulations !
That is getting up close and personal. Did you see him coming from any distance ? If so you are patient. Those are the river bottom ranges I see in East ILLinois. Well done !
Mike in Peru

Thanks! He walked out of the woods beside me and I took the shot as soon as he was clear of the brush so not much patience required in that regard. Your right about the bottom, but not IL, NC.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Nice buck!

Did the bullet hold up ok with such a short shot?

This is the third deer I have shot with that load at close range (5-15 yards) and none of them have shown any evidence of fragmentation. I've only recovered one, from a doe I shot head on in the chest at 50 yards or so. It penetrated around 30 inches, made a nice little mushroom, and retained most of its weight. I've never hit heavy bone with it, so can't really say how it would perform if I did.