Using my 34 Roberts I built a few years back. This was the best buck I saw during rifle season. Saw a couple dandy’s while hunting with my homemade longbow but couldn’t close the deal.
Cartridge is a shortened 338-06 by .250. Boolit is a 200 gr from accurate pushed to near 2000 fps by re7. It very pleasant to shoot at this velocity and while the 14” twist would let me go considerably faster recoil starts to rear it head.
This buck was about 80 yds out in the brush. I could tell he was quartering to me with only his nose, neck and edge of his shoulder showing. In the binoculars I could see there was not a twig in the way. Boolit entered on the neck about 8” front of the shoulder and bulged the hide at the opposite shoulder. He reared up and fell over backwards which was good. The hill is very steep. I have him tied to the tree in the pic to keep him from sliding down the hill. 200’ of rope and a 4 wheeler got him to the top where I could field dress him.