44man
12-11-2005, 09:47 AM
No pics yet, it is freezing out. I used my BFR 45-70 revolver for this one, a nice doe on the last day of doe season. I shot it for my mailman that hurt his foot and could not get out to hunt. He shares deer with an old couple that also can't get out to hunt anymore.
I used the 317 gr LBT style boolit from my home made mold, 31 gr of 4759 and a tuft of fiberfill above the powder. Velocity is 1535 fps.
This was my fifth deer for the season, two with the bow and one each, .475, .44 and 45-70. I think I will quit! I am seeing large herds of doe yet, must have been 30 in one bunch I kicked up. We have snow but there is no way to track a deer because every inch of woods has tracks on it.
I am also having trouble with my Bushnel red dot. It seems the cold is effecting the point of impact. I have had to re-adjust it several times. It took two shots for this doe because I was hitting a little low. I shot it at a target down in my woods and this is the second time I had to add elevation. I tried my .475 with the Ultra Dot and it has stayed the same.
I have shot the 45-70 many times in cold weather when I had a scope on it without a problem and the chrono says the load is not changing so I can only blame the red dot. It looks like I will be buying another Ultra Dot.
Has anyone else found a problem with the red dots?
I used the 317 gr LBT style boolit from my home made mold, 31 gr of 4759 and a tuft of fiberfill above the powder. Velocity is 1535 fps.
This was my fifth deer for the season, two with the bow and one each, .475, .44 and 45-70. I think I will quit! I am seeing large herds of doe yet, must have been 30 in one bunch I kicked up. We have snow but there is no way to track a deer because every inch of woods has tracks on it.
I am also having trouble with my Bushnel red dot. It seems the cold is effecting the point of impact. I have had to re-adjust it several times. It took two shots for this doe because I was hitting a little low. I shot it at a target down in my woods and this is the second time I had to add elevation. I tried my .475 with the Ultra Dot and it has stayed the same.
I have shot the 45-70 many times in cold weather when I had a scope on it without a problem and the chrono says the load is not changing so I can only blame the red dot. It looks like I will be buying another Ultra Dot.
Has anyone else found a problem with the red dots?