Marlin 336SC's and Whitetail

[6pt-sika]

At the beginning of the 2003 VA gun season I had two Marlin 336SC's I wanted to take deer with using cast bullet and peep sight. Both were made from 1950-1952. One was in 32Speciel and the other was 35 REM.
In the 32 I was using a bullet cast from the RCBS 32-170 GC mold and in the 35 I was using a bullet cast in the RCBS 35-200 GC mold.
I took the 32 out first on a doe day . The load I was using in this rifle along with the RCBS bullet was 11.5 grains of SR4756 and CCI200 primer, my bullets were sized .323 from wheelweights.
Went out around 14:00 and climbed up my tree , long about 15:15 a doe came by at about 50 yards. I shot her behind the shoulder and she dropped . First deer I ever killed with a 32 Speciel.
Next doe day I took my 35 REM . This gun was loaded with the RCBS bullet cast from WW sized to .359" , 13 grains of SR4756 and CCI200 primer. Again I went out about 14:00 and climbed the same tree. On this occasion my wait was longer. But long about 16:45 a doe came by at about 65 yards . Put the bead right behind her shoulder pulled the trigger , she ran about thirty yards at that was that.
These were my first deer taken with "vintage" Marlin's.

[Ranch Dog]

Good shooting 6pt!!!

[6pt-sika]

Well if you read my five posts about whitetails in here thats the extent so far of my deer kill with cast bullets. Six shots six deer , and that I cannot complain about.

[6pt-sika]

These two were my fourth and fifth cast bullet deer.

[JDL]

There's satisfaction in using vintage rifles for hunting, especially when ther're loaded with a boolit that was cast yourself, that can't be compaired to factory ammo or to bullets made by factories. -JDL