Old 73 makes meat
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Old 73 makes meat
Shot this one late yesterday. Only had an hour or so 'til dark so just grabbed my truck gun and went to my blind. Hadn't been there 20 minutes when this guy came along. I thought; yeah, he's good enough, let's take him. Shot him at about 80 yards with the open sights that I can barely see. 200 grain XTP over 9.0 of Unique in the 44-40. Old 73 made in 1895. Made me wonder how many it's killed over the years? Probably not as many as me though. He has eleven points and since we check them in on the internet I don't know how much he weighs but about 140 dressed I think.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Good job! That's hunting!
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
I love that! I have a Winchester 1886 circa 1892 with me for my doe gun after the buck goes down.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Very cool, congrats buddy.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Good shooting with a nice old rifle.
Congrats.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Attaboy, M.M. Just because there's snow on the roof doesn't mean there's no fire in the furnace.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Very nice buck & 73!
Curious if the bullet passed through or what it looked like if recovered
Brad
Curious if the bullet passed through or what it looked like if recovered
Brad
Re: Old 73 makes meat
Way to go.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
There is something just so incredibly right about taking that buck with that rifle. Well done.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Plus one.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:46 pm There is something just so incredibly right about taking that buck with that rifle. Well done.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Awesome!!! Enjoy.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Clean pass thru Brad. Hit him way to far back but must have clipped the big artery just under the back bone. Maybe hit a kidney. Anyway, every time I went to shoot again he'd wobble, change directions or something. 20 seconds and he was falling down having bled out internally. I would have preferred to use a cast bullet but all my molds cast .429 and this old barrel is .431 so I use some jacketed I have that are .431. It loves them tho it shoots a little high. I need a taller front sight but changing it on a SRC is a challenge. I will eventually put a tang sight on it.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
very cool... :)
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Real happy for you, glad you can get out and do it.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Love to hear that story, so many younger hunters seem to think you need some kind of
magnum to kill large game with. 30-30s have killed more game than any other gun,
however the 44-40 might be in the running as well. Well done.
magnum to kill large game with. 30-30s have killed more game than any other gun,
however the 44-40 might be in the running as well. Well done.
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Way to go !
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Nice... Todd
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
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Re: Old 73 makes meat
Well done! That is a great photo.
Re: Old 73 makes meat
Congratulations! Nice deer and a nice rifle.
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