My first 38-55 deer

[T-Bird]

Well done, the reference to your dad and his cap and gun, was really nice to me!

[missionary5155]

Howdy Tex and Congratulations ! Slinking along like a Comanche will get the job done. Well done !
Good enjoyable write up.
Jes has turned many half shooting 30-30's into fine tack drivers.

[versa-06]

Wish I had my dad's cap, but I do have his rifle, Feels good after you take the first of many game animals with it!! & we sit & think & remember the past. Sure feels GOOD!

[koger]

Awesome Thomas, great job on the stalk and making more memories with your dads rifle.

[mdatlanta]

Thank you all so much for the kind words.
The load is in Winchester brass with 24grs of IMR 4198 and the bullet is the Lee 379250F.
I had to retro fit a short blade front sight to it to get my aim/impact true without having the Redfield rear sight "way up there". But in the bright sun yesterday I smoked the front sight for a better sight picture.
This was my dad's 94 30-30. After owning it for a couple of years, I sent it to JES to rebore to 38-55. At the time, I had 3 30-30s and this 94 was the least accurate of the three. I like it even better than before.
Dad passed this past summer at 92, so using his gun and wearing his cap made me smile.

Nice story and a great tribute to up your Dad.