Cast Bullet Whitetail in 2005

[6pt-sika]

Usually every year I try and take a couple deer with Marlin levers that have tang , peep or open sights and that are shooting one of my home cast bullets.
This past season I used my Marlin 1893 in 32-40 caliber. At the time the only suitable mold I had for that rifle was the RCBS 32 cal GC 170 grain mold that I use in my 32 Speciels.
Well I got it to shoot pretty well with open sights out to 50 yards, if I had a tang sight for it I would have extended the range to 100 yards . But since I didn't I set up in places that I couldn't shoot over sixty yards.
I hunted the evenings for 3 days before I saw a deer . Finally on the third day I had a 3 point come in , I ranged him at 46 yards and since he was standing there bothering a sapling I shot him . The buck ran about 25 yards and rolled up.

The load I used was the RCBS 170 GC with 15 grains of XMP5744 . My chrony is messed up , but near as I can figure this load should only be doing about 1250fps.
Since all this ocurred I've acquired a new Lyman 170 grain PB and an old lyman #321297 GC that should pour at about 182 with WW's.
There aren't any old lever calibers that I don't like but I think the 32-40 is one of my favourites :drinks:

[JDL]

Good for you, 6pt-sika. Frank Marshall heaped praise on the Lyman 321279, said whoever desighned it, got it right. -JDL

[C1PNR]

Many years ago I gave very serious thought to getting one of the John Wayne Commemoratives in 32-40.

A young family and relatively low income forced it to remain thought. Even now, I haven't scratched that itch. One day I'm going to have to just break down and DO IT!!

Of course now that the family is older (kids grown and gone), the income stream has just about dried. This leaves SWMBO and I on the proverbial "fixed income" as provided, at least for the time being, by Uncle Sugar.

Some day!:roll:

[6pt-sika]

This was my sixth cast bullet deer and also the first killed with a pre 1950 rifle.