rtyler8140
12-27-2021, 05:26 PM
So I've been trying to get some meat for the freezer since bow season back in October. I've seen a handful of deer, but never could get a good shot. Season is quickly winding down here in Virginia (Jan 1), so I was running out of time. It's been unseasonably warm the last few days so I wasn't sure I would be able to get it done. Today was forecast to be the coldest day of the week with lows in the 40's and highs in the 50's. I decided to try and get into my blind a little earlier than normal hoping to catch them moving early while it was still cool. As I drove up to the land that I hunt, there were 3 does standing in the gravel road going away from where I hunt. I was happy to see they were on their feet, but nervous these may be the only deer in the area and they were going the wrong way! I pulled into the driveway and got all my things together to start working my way to the blind. It had just hit legal light when I started walking to my blind. As I worked my way around a building, I saw a nice doe grazing in the field with her head down. I was able to drop down and work up a few more yards to a good comfortable spot to sit. She was broadside and about 75-80 yards. As I got the scope on her she picked her head up and promptly turned face on to me. Having no cover, I knew that she had made me. I felt good with how my gun is shooting so I decided to put one right through the brisket. She immediately turned and bolted with her tail straight up. I was second guessing whether I had made a good shot as she bound behind the overgrown coral in the field, quickly going out of my sight. I took a few minutes to settle down and find my brass (that stuff isn't cheap)! I worked my way down to the field where I had shot her and began looking for any sign of blood. I found a nice tuft of hair, so I knew I had hit her. It was then that I heard her jump up behind the coral. I slowly worked my way around the coral and as I turned the corner I saw her laying on the ground. Turns out she had only made it about 20 yards before she expired. What I initially thought was her jumping up was a second deer. That doe was still their at the end of the coral perfectly broadside at 25-30 yards. I quickly got the rifle shouldered and put one right behind the her shoulder. She took off running and then I heard a crash about 30 yards away in some thick brush. The whole ordeal happened so quick, I was dumbfounded. What a blessing and a relief to be able to put some meat in the freezer!
For those who are curious, it is a BCA 458 socom upper. Boolit is the Arsenal 460-430 cast with 50/50 clip on and stick on wheel weights, water quenched and powder coated. Sized to .4595 with the nose sized to .452 so it will chamber properly, pushed by 31.0g Reloader 7 (probably around 1400fps based on software prediction).
The two does:
https://i.ibb.co/VwpR6Nn/PXL-20211227-122655583.jpg (https://ibb.co/km6jZyb)
First doe shot through the brisket (got the bottom of the heart)
https://i.ibb.co/m86RYVt/PXL-20211227-130038626.jpg (https://ibb.co/cLDypSt)
Exit on the doe shot through the brisket (went clear through her)
https://i.ibb.co/qNBRmcv/PXL-20211227-124516919.jpg (https://ibb.co/Pcx51Pd)
Second doe, heart shot
https://i.ibb.co/3TFzkcS/PXL-20211227-131826944.jpg (https://ibb.co/VLCm3TM)
Entrance on the second doe shot broadside
https://i.ibb.co/r3sS8Vz/PXL-20211227-173039880.jpg (https://ibb.co/7Q45MqZ)
Exit on the second doe shot broadside
https://i.ibb.co/7pL8CFk/PXL-20211227-173057047.jpg (https://ibb.co/fNLBF7D)
The boolit
https://i.ibb.co/1zs8sdC/PXL-20211227-202740512.jpg (https://ibb.co/J3x5xyY)
5 shot group when the above boolit/load while doing load development
https://i.ibb.co/DzzKQgK/Screenshot-20211227-155043.png (https://ibb.co/sbb3qJ3)
For those who are curious, it is a BCA 458 socom upper. Boolit is the Arsenal 460-430 cast with 50/50 clip on and stick on wheel weights, water quenched and powder coated. Sized to .4595 with the nose sized to .452 so it will chamber properly, pushed by 31.0g Reloader 7 (probably around 1400fps based on software prediction).
The two does:
https://i.ibb.co/VwpR6Nn/PXL-20211227-122655583.jpg (https://ibb.co/km6jZyb)
First doe shot through the brisket (got the bottom of the heart)
https://i.ibb.co/m86RYVt/PXL-20211227-130038626.jpg (https://ibb.co/cLDypSt)
Exit on the doe shot through the brisket (went clear through her)
https://i.ibb.co/qNBRmcv/PXL-20211227-124516919.jpg (https://ibb.co/Pcx51Pd)
Second doe, heart shot
https://i.ibb.co/3TFzkcS/PXL-20211227-131826944.jpg (https://ibb.co/VLCm3TM)
Entrance on the second doe shot broadside
https://i.ibb.co/r3sS8Vz/PXL-20211227-173039880.jpg (https://ibb.co/7Q45MqZ)
Exit on the second doe shot broadside
https://i.ibb.co/7pL8CFk/PXL-20211227-173057047.jpg (https://ibb.co/fNLBF7D)
The boolit
https://i.ibb.co/1zs8sdC/PXL-20211227-202740512.jpg (https://ibb.co/J3x5xyY)
5 shot group when the above boolit/load while doing load development
https://i.ibb.co/DzzKQgK/Screenshot-20211227-155043.png (https://ibb.co/sbb3qJ3)