pipehand
10-10-2010, 02:17 PM
Shot a button buck this morning in my pajamas. (old Groucho Marx joke) Went to sleep last night in a cammie sweatsuit and the weather was so nice here in South Carolina that I just didn't get dressed. Sat in the stand for a while, and got bored. Walked around stalking for a bit- saw movement. Saw what I thought was a doe and held for a shoulder shot (have doe tags) from the "rice paddy prone," to get the shot through the brush. Range was less than 30 yards. Waited a couple of minutes after shooting to follow in the direction the deer went after the shot. Deer was laying down, and looking straight at me 15 yards from the first shot. Took out the brain stem with a finisher. Three hours later he's in the freezer.
Note to self- deer don't usually back up. What I thought would be a bang-flop shoulder shot actually clipped the liver, and unfortunately the stomach as well. I once dressed a deer that a feller had gut shot with a 110 grain J-word varmint bullet out of a 270 Winchester and most of the deer was waste. While not an ideal shot, the RCBS 30-150 out of my 30-30 Marlin @ just over 1800fps did the job without acting like a grenade. Neither boolit out of ACWW in front of 21.5 grains of IMR-4198 were recovered. Entry wound Fifth rib from the back with the exit @ third rib from the back about 3/4" in diameter. Very little in the way of bloodshot meat(ribs), no blood trail, but massive internal bleeding.
The reason this is posted as a first under cast boolit rifle, is because I once took a feral hog with a 45 cal Lee 300grainer out of my Ruger Bisley. That one, and todays deer took place less than 90 yards from where I'm posting this. Its great to live down a dirt road in the country.
Note to self- deer don't usually back up. What I thought would be a bang-flop shoulder shot actually clipped the liver, and unfortunately the stomach as well. I once dressed a deer that a feller had gut shot with a 110 grain J-word varmint bullet out of a 270 Winchester and most of the deer was waste. While not an ideal shot, the RCBS 30-150 out of my 30-30 Marlin @ just over 1800fps did the job without acting like a grenade. Neither boolit out of ACWW in front of 21.5 grains of IMR-4198 were recovered. Entry wound Fifth rib from the back with the exit @ third rib from the back about 3/4" in diameter. Very little in the way of bloodshot meat(ribs), no blood trail, but massive internal bleeding.
The reason this is posted as a first under cast boolit rifle, is because I once took a feral hog with a 45 cal Lee 300grainer out of my Ruger Bisley. That one, and todays deer took place less than 90 yards from where I'm posting this. Its great to live down a dirt road in the country.