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Thread: A Roe and a Fallow deer: Marlin 1895 460gr cast boolit

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    Red face A Roe and a Fallow deer: Marlin 1895 460gr cast boolit

    Took the Cyber-punk 45-70 Marlin GSBL out hunting and grassed some tasty deer (and a fox for good measure.)



    It had been very wet:



    First sight of the Roe deer (in the triangle of green, across the small valley.):







    Stalked in to 75m



    Watched this (out of season) Roebuck while I waited for a chance to move on the doe:



    Job done; she dropped where she stood:



    The buck was inquisitive and circled back for a look (sadly out of season):



    Continued…

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    Gralloch done, I left her cooling and resumed the hunt. A second doe, fallow this time, presented a shot right on the edge of a water-logged copse. Despite good shot placement she dead-ran 5yds into the water.





    Hanging the fallow:



    My 45-70 load: 460gr Mjöllnir cast bullet:





    Both bullets unsurprisingly exited on these comparatively small species of deer, as they have done with all deer I’ve shot with them. I really hope they don’t succeed in banning lead here in the UK, these bullets work so well in this rifle.

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    Might want to look into being able to cast in zinc ?? Just in case ?

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    Good Show!

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    T-Rex rated boollits for sure. You can take anything with that freight train. I, too, want to keep using this very effective projectiles. They just plain work.

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    Well done.
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    Thanks for a great write up and pictures. We don't get a lot of hunting posts from across the pond and that's a shame. Very interesting.
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    Very nicely done.
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    Cool.

    I thought I was the only one that hung them with the tail high like that.

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    Well done, thanks for taking us along for the hunt.

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    Thanks for your write up. A couple years back, one of your countrymen in Hereford Shire told me about the calibers required to hunt those tiny roe deer and I couldn't believe what he wrote. One of the things that has been on my bucket list from time to time has always been to hunt those tiny deer. I am told they are very tasty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by quilbilly View Post
    Thanks for your write up. A couple years back, one of your countrymen in Hereford Shire told me about the calibers required to hunt those tiny roe deer and I couldn't believe what he wrote. One of the things that has been on my bucket list from time to time has always been to hunt those tiny deer. I am told they are very tasty.
    They do make for good eating. Of the six deer species in the UK, there are actually two smaller: the muntjac (with its "fangs") and the Chinese Water deer (with its tusks!)

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    This reminds me of a movie quote, "Did you use enough dynamite there Butch?" Good shooting! I enjoyed the taste of the German Roe deer I shot years ago.

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    Bravo for a terrific hunt that seamlessly combined the best technologies old and
    new in a single firearm!

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    Congrats on a fine hunt and meat for the freezer.

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    Great write up, congratulations. I used to cast both 425 and 465 for my guide gun, but had trouble getting clearance with the 465 (got the idea from a fine old schooler who loves his Ruger 3....seems I should be on the look for a single shot...always room for another 45-70!). Mind telling me your COAL and bore ride diameter on this one?
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    Great pics and write up, congrats and thanks for sharing

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    Great post and congratulations!

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