Chas0218

What was keeping you from shooting that?!?!

Nice looking deer!

Shot was just under 100 yards. Have you used partitions? I was thinking something with a lead tip.

Thanks, and you too!

Woot woot 1700th post. Here is one that was taken Wednesday before thanksgiving. Not the biggest on the property but it was tough to tell with the heavy snow and getting towards dusk. Going to make him into a European mount. One photo is a little blurry my grandmother was trying take the picture and my phone wasn't cooperating. Scored 118" with 19 inch inside spread. Looks like I need to look into new bullets I am currently using the nosler hunting bullets in my .270win but they aren't retaining the lead core very well. This is the 2nd deer out of 3 that had the bullet fragment a little. The 2 other fragments are about 1/4" x 1/4". Nothing too major but I need something that will hold up to 3000+ fps. I hit the shoulder and spine.

I never really got into the 30-30's they aren't much different than a shotgun. If I were to buy another rifle it would be in 25-06. My father and grandfather both have a lever action marlin, one is side ejection and the other is top. You are going to want to make sure and get the side ejection in case you want to mount a scope. My dad has a scope on the top ejection but is offset and is awkward to shoot.

Good deal, Stay on them only 2 more days in the southern zone for gun!

Man I wish I had weighed in this king. Bet he was all of 400 maybe next year! I can't take credit for the photo my buddy shared it with me on Facebook. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Too bad the hide is gone I would like to know if it was run down or shot and the yotes just found it.

Does it have a pump or gravity fed?

Glad to hear it is melting away, especially in respect to the game in that area. I imagine they are used to that kind of snow but that much must have had a hurting on the little ones.

Just an update he cleaned his barrel REALLY good and now is grouping 200 yard shots together at 2". It sounds like he still has some cleaning to to do but is a lot better now.

We had the same issue on our property the year they logged it. After they logged it and left a lot of tops piled up it is probably the best property in the area a year after they logged. We never push deer on our property and see deer walking around like it's still bow season. They might be a little skittish but still have no problem getting up and walking around. We also try to walk in the same path, I think the deer pattern us but seem to not care walking across our path where on another property they do push deer and as soon as they smell your path they turn and run.

In my younger years (last year) I would have tried to clean the truck off and blast thru it all. haha looks like you need a snowmobile not a truck...

Those are a nosler bullet. Extremely expensive, compared to other over the shelf ammo but if they shoot well then it is worth the money.

Yeah do you have a better photo? It looks like the finish is coming off in those photos.