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After killing 2 pigs and a deer with my black powder rifle [see muzzleloading forum] I was banned from leaving camp with the BP rifle. So 2 days after Thanksgiving I "went for a walk" on the deer lease with only my 6" 475 FA Linebaugh, loaded nwith factory Hornady 400 gr HP. I saw several deer. Suddenly I looked to my right and there was a doe very close. I drew the FA cocked it and aimed for a high lung shot. [I like to eat the heart, so I try not to hit it if possible]. At the shot the deer went right down. The distance was 17 yards. The 400 gr Hornady showed signs of expansion. The more I shoot this 475 FA the more I like it. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | ||
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My sentiments exactly. Congrats on the handgun deer! You may want to try the 425 WFN LBT bullet with 8.0 grains of WW231. It does a nominal 830 fps from my 6" FA. Pleasant to shoot and will definitely punch a hole through a whitetail. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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....Tony you keep it up and they will ban you from the lease.... ![]() Bob Great shot!!! | |||
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Bob The guys do not care how many pigs I shoot, It is the wife, she gets tired of cutting the meat for the freezer every night for a week after work. MSHitman When I killed the turkey I used Buffalo Bores light load with a 420 grain bullet at 983 fps [chronoed in my pistol]. I will work up a similar load, probably with Unique [as I have some of it on hand, any suggeations?]. That load is plesant to shoot with one hand and will kill most game close in for sure. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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You can use 231 and Unique interchangeably, so I'd try 8 grains of Unique first and tweak it from there. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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MS Hitman Thanks. That velocity with a @400 grain bullet is a good one. You can shoot it with one hand. I have some Cast Performance 410 gr bullets. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I find in the 480 that 7 gr of unique pushes a 400 gr ~700 fps, and they're very mild to shoot. __________________________________________________ The AR series of rounds, ridding the world of 7mm rem mags, one gun at a time. | |||
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N E 450 No2, Congratulations Guy! You had a hellova week hunting ... whack'm & stack'm! Bet the guys in camp had a little performance anxiety with the handgun doe adder to the stack. Sure makes for great freezer filling ![]() You've done something else I've not been able to do ... you're wife does the butchering? Again, congratulations! Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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Mike I do the work in the field, ie. skinning and breaking the meat down for the icechest. When we get home she cuts it and wraps it for the freezer. Some times I help her, when I can't get out of it. ![]() We use a Foodsaver vacuum packing machine. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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My wife is really good at taking it out of the freezer! ![]() ![]() ![]() Shouldn't complain I guess, there are some folks who don't like game meat at all. Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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