I wanted a nice doe for the freezer. The shooting started up in the fields and 4 came running by. They stopped just right and I picked a good one and made a perfect heart shot with the .475 BFR. She ran into the ground about 40 yd's.
Marko is still in his stand so I left him and the deer to come home for coffee.
I will post a picture later.
Now I need to figure which revolver to use next.

Sweet

I hope to get one with my newlt aquired 475 this year.

WTG .

SUPER !
I'll be trying my Redhawk 5 1/2" SS .44 on PA's opening day Dec 1. with hopefully the same early results ! Cant't take the cold no more.

I took Marko to his stand at 2 and he called at 4 saying he shot a deer with his .475. He made a perfect shot too. It rained all afternoon.
It sure pays to practice with the big guns.

Excellent

Just walked in the door -- rained the whole drive home, and then I hit DC traffic...... I will post the pictures up a little later after I de-funk and get some nutrition.......

Standby.......

Way to go BFRshooter and Whitworth.

Details man, we need Details....

Standing by for details...

Til then

Dan

Well, we got our meat deers on opening day, taking the pressure off. Will go for something sexier this coming weekend, but if I don't see it, I'll shoot another deer for the freezer.....

I sat in a stand for about 4 hours this morning and froze my tukkus off. Saw a few deer, but the only ones that offered a shot were the size of small dogs, and I wanted to shoot an adult, albeit, a young adult....... So, I went empty handed.

bfrshooter treated us to his venison barbeque and a mug of his home brew, and we relaxed and warmed up for a couple of hours.

Went back in the stand at 2:00 and it promptly started to rain -- not hard but steady. Nothing for two hours when a doe passed in front of my stand about 30 yards out at about 250 mph. No shot on that one was attempted. Another doe showed up but didn't offer a shot, but a button buck made the mistake of offering me a broadside shot. I hit him in the shoulder offhand and moving at about 25 yards with my SRH in .475 Linebaugh. It took off running and ran straight into a tree and then down and out. I climbed down, snapped a picture, gutted him and waited for my ride to come and pick the two of us up........

Here's bfrshooter and his doe.



bfrshooter's 420 grain AWFN (Almost a Wide Flat Nose) took the top of the heart off........



My button buck with a .475-inch hole through the shoulder. The heart and lungs were decimated (gotta love hardcast flat-points!).

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Well, we got our meat deers on opening day, taking the pressure off. Will go for something sexier this coming weekend

Something Sexier, does your wife know?

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Originally posted by jwp475:

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Well, we got our meat deers on opening day, taking the pressure off. Will go for something sexier this coming weekend

Something Sexier, does your wife know?

As long as it has antlers, she doesn't mind......

Just like Vegas...

What happens in the deerstand stays in the deerstand...

Dan

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Originally posted by Whitworth:

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Originally posted by jwp475:

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Well, we got our meat deers on opening day, taking the pressure off. Will go for something sexier this coming weekend

Something Sexier, does your wife know?

As long as it has antlers, she doesn't mind......

That sounds, ah, ah, ah, perverted..

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Originally posted by woodmanDan:
Just like Vegas...

What happens in the deerstand stays in the deerstand...

Dan

LOL!! That's funny Dan!

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Originally posted by jwp475:

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Originally posted by Whitworth:

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Originally posted by jwp475:

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Well, we got our meat deers on opening day, taking the pressure off. Will go for something sexier this coming weekend

Something Sexier, does your wife know?

As long as it has antlers, she doesn't mind......

That sounds, ah, ah, ah, perverted..

Does that appeal to you?

I think not Mr. Whitworth sir.
I going with "what happens in the Deer stand stays in the Deer stand"

Congratulation on the freezer meat, taking care of business first huh…

Vg

Absolutely! Thanks guys. If we held out for trophy bucks where we hunt, we wouldn't kill deer most years. I'd rather hunt than hold out and we eat a lot of venison, so this weeken I may of may not kill a trophy, but I will kill a deer (hopefully!)!

Hey Marko, Richard went down the road this morning. I heard three fast shots a little later from his 7mm mag. With 5 or 6 shots yesterday (maybe more?) we need to buy stock in the ammo companies!

This is the .475 exit hole when no bones are hit.

Although there was a tremendous amount of bloodshot at the shoulders, this is what you get after cleaning. Just a hole. Compare that with the head size holes some brag about from rifles.
This is what I prefer instead of blowing an animal to pieces.
The entry hole was larger and had to be cut away a little because of hair.
What really counts is the internal damage, not exploded meat.

. yep , eat right up to the bullet hole ... The 458 Win does the same ,looks identical with the 500 gr bullets when you hit a deer ...... Shoot them thru the heart and if you wanted you can eat both halves ...........

That is the funny thing about guys complaining about the X bullets in rifles ,, I guess they think if they don,t totally destroy the shoulder the bullet failed .........X bullets don,t blood shock much meat if any......

I might add that the vital organs in both deers were soup........

Good shooting guys! Congratulations on filling the freezer.

Thank you sir!!

Hey Marko, I have your deer butchered, wrapped and frozen. This is one I would NOT give away.
Anyway you know I hate to cut deer so you owe me some drinking stuff!

I just bought some Kentucky windage on the way home.......

VERY NICE MARKO !
I'll let you guys know how me & my .44 RH did come monday night.
GOOOOOOD EAT'N TO BOTH MARKO & BFRSHOOTER !!!!!

good job bfr and marko nice to see the 475 working hard this year.

Thank you, gentlemen! Keep us posted, Chris! TBEAR, are you hunting deer this year? Yes indeed we are exercising our .475s!