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idahoron
11-25-2010, 11:13 AM
My son Jacob shoots a different gun for deer hunting about every year. This old 336 30-30 is a great shooting old gun and Jacob wanted to do it old school. We put a old weaver k3 on it and it looks period correct for about the late 1950's to the 1960's. Jacob was getting easy 1" to 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with it so I thought why not. Our first try was a bust. A rancher moved in some sheep to the are we were hunting. The next time we went out it was snowing hard. We followed a set of tracks and they were a small buck. His tag was doe only. Later we found a small bunch of does and we got in on them. I ranged her at 159 yards but we didn't have a good rest. We crawled through the snow to a large rock. Jacob used the rock to rest the rifle and took the shot. I know guys say they got a big old doe, but out of the 30 years of hunting I have done I got to say this one was one of the biggest I have ever seen. We took some pictures and I gave him my knife. I said I have watched you do this several times. It is time you did it alone. I headed for the truck to get some rope. When I got back the doe was cleaned and ready to go. I told him he did a great job. Here are some pictures. Ron
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Deer hunting/2-10Doe15.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Deer hunting/2010Doe25.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Deer hunting/2010Doe55.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Deer hunting/2010Doe65.jpg
docone31
11-25-2010, 11:19 AM
Your son did goo.
You and he had a good day there.
Happy Thanksgiving!
bbailey7821
11-25-2010, 11:25 AM
Verrrrry Koool! Give that boy a pat on the back!
bbailey7821
11-25-2010, 11:25 AM
That is one nice muley!
jh45gun
11-25-2010, 01:12 PM
Congrats !
kelbro
11-25-2010, 06:29 PM
Congrats to the both of you. That is a huge doe!
You done good raising that young man. You should be one proud papa.
Andy
home in oz
11-25-2010, 09:32 PM
Nice deer, and good hunt.
KirkD
11-26-2010, 12:25 PM
Excellent! I enjoyed the photos and the report. It is always good to see one of those Marlin 30-30's doing what they were designed to do, and to see a young fellow getting off to such a good start.
jlchucker
11-26-2010, 01:22 PM
Looks like a perfect ending to a perfect hunt! Great job!
cajun shooter
11-26-2010, 01:30 PM
That is a trip that will stay with your son all his life. That is a nice muley. I bet she will provide many good meals.
idahoron
11-26-2010, 09:37 PM
Thanks guys.
One of the things I found out while butchering this doe. A 30-30 does NOT blood shot meat like a 243 or a 270. In fact the shot he made would have resulted in a lot of blood shot since he hit the shoulder on the way out. It had almost no blood shot at all. I am going to have to test this little rifle a little more. I can't let the boy be the only one to kill a deer with it.
Your son did goo.
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You and he had a good day there.
Happy Thanksgiving!
You know, that boy is probably going to pick your retirement home. I did you a favor, you might want to do the same for yourself.
Lucky Joe
11-26-2010, 09:50 PM
Nice story and great pictures. The old .30-30 has put a lot of meat in the frying pan, and your son is dragging proof positive of that.
idahoron
11-26-2010, 11:40 PM
You know, that boy is probably going to pick your retirement home. I did you a favor, you might want to do the same for yourself.
Sorry you lost me. I am not sure what you mean. Ron
Four Fingers of Death
11-27-2010, 09:15 AM
The old deeslayer strikes again! The 30/30 has put a lot of meals on the table over the years.
dk17hmr
11-27-2010, 12:22 PM
What was the load he was shooting?
My brother has my grandpas old 336 30-30 from the late 40's early 50's, it has put alot of meat on the families table since grandpa bought it.
Sorry you lost me. I am not sure what you mean. Ron
Ron: I was, in my subtle way, trying to point out that someone might live to regret making a negative remark about his son on a public forum.
idahoron
11-27-2010, 08:39 PM
What negative remark did I make about him? No where in the story did I make a negative remark. In fact I let him gut her with out me being there and told him he did a great job. We made a great stalk, he made a great shot. I don't know what your talking about? Highlight it for me.
Ron
idahoron
11-27-2010, 08:41 PM
What was the load he was shooting?
My brother has my grandpas old 336 30-30 from the late 40's early 50's, it has put alot of meat on the families table since grandpa bought it.
His load was a 150 gr Sierra with 32 gr of IMR3031. Man that load shoots good out of that rifle. Ron
woody1
11-27-2010, 08:48 PM
What negative remark did I make about him? No where in the story did I make a negative remark. In fact I let him gut her with out me being there and told him he did a great job. We made a great stalk, he made a great shot. I don't know what your talking about? Highlight it for me.
Ron
idahoron, read all the previous posts. Remarks were toward another poster. Regards, Woody
JesterGrin_1
11-27-2010, 08:49 PM
Wait stop the press you mean to tell us it was NOT a cast Boolit Shame for shame lol.
JesterGrin_1
11-27-2010, 08:51 PM
idahoron, read all the previous posts. Remarks were toward another poster. Regards, Woody
Idahoron I agree I think the remarks were for docone31 not you or your son. You two did great. :bigsmyl2:
Your son did goo.
How come my son is dumber than a box of rocks?
You and he had a good day there.
Happy Thanksgiving!
You know, that boy is probably going to pick your retirement home. I did you a favor, you might want to do the same for yourself.
What negative remark did I make about him? No where in the story did I make a negative remark. In fact I let him gut her with out me being there and told him he did a great job. We made a great stalk, he made a great shot. I don't know what your talking about? Highlight it for me.
Ron
Ron, in my original post I quoted a post made by "docone31" and suggested he might want to consider removing his remark about his son being dumber than a box of rocks. I guess I should have left it alone but remarks like that say a LOT more about the man than it does his son.
I'm sorry you thought I was referring to you or your son. :sad:
I expect your son will grow-up to be a man you're proud of. :!:
9.3X62AL
11-28-2010, 02:42 AM
115 years, and the 30-30 just keeps on truckin'. That is one big doe, for certain. Well done!
nicholst55
11-28-2010, 03:22 AM
Nice mulie doe; brings back a lot of fond memories from when I was growing up in Colorado. Maybe I'm becoming more conservative as I age, but I really like the old traditional cartridges like the .30-30, .30-40 Krag, .257 Roberts, etc. They still perform very well, when used within their limitations.
JesterGrin_1
11-28-2010, 03:28 AM
I agree Nicholst55 I hope to use my Marlin 336 CB in 38-55 with my Home cast Ranch Dog .379-235 RNFP/GC :)
Four Fingers of Death
11-28-2010, 08:58 AM
I have a 1975 made one, excellent bore, but showing lots of exterior saddle scabbard wear. I also have an old Weaver 2.5x scope to mount on it. That will be a good freezer filler I'm thinking. It will match my 444 which will have my other small power Weaver which is a 3x. They will make a fine pair, I am undecided which scope to put on which rifle. Not much difference in them though.
idahoron
11-28-2010, 09:49 AM
The mould I have for this gun is an old lyman ideal 311291 170 gr. I am planning on trying to Paper patch this bullet. I didn't have the gear for it coming up to the summer shooting, but I do now. I hope that for next year I have the paper patch loads figured out and doing well.
Jacob is a cool hand with a rifle and the 30-30 was a fun "fit" for him. He wishes his grandma Ruth would have been able to see it come together. She passed away almost 1 year ago on the day he shot his doe. Ron
canyon-ghost
11-28-2010, 12:33 PM
docone31 wrote: How come my son is dumber than a box of rocks?
That's all he's talkin' about. Nice Hunt, you can be very proud of that young man, he has a skill for life now. I love hunting stories, like venison pretty well too.
Congratulations to you son (and yourself)
Ron
idahoron
11-28-2010, 01:03 PM
Ok I am the one that is not too quick. I didn't get it but i do now. Thanks guys. I was the most proud when he used my old time winchester to get his cow elk. I got a lot of pictures of that boy that make me smile on a cold winter day when nothing is going on. Ron
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/jacobronelk25.jpg
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