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My son Jacob always puts in for a moose every year. That kicks him out of a draw for a buck tag but he does get a Doe tag every year on a youth hunt. His first two were with a Winchester 243. Then he used a hot rod Renegade 50 cal muzzleloader. Last year he used his Great Uncle Jim's Pre 64 Winchester 264 mag. This year he used his grandma's 30-30 Marlin 336. We got an old weaver K-3 scope from his Great Uncle Jim. We used old school weaver rings and bases. This rifle looks like it is period correct for about the early 1960's maybe earlier. The gun shoots 150 gr Sierra's into sub 1 1/2" groups or better. So Jacob decided to try it out the “cowboy action gun” as he calls it. Today the weather was BAD. It was snowing all day and all last night. The fog was off and on and we could not see at all. At about 2:00 we ran into our first bunch of does and clear weather for a few hours. We circled down wind and came in on top of them. The country is very open but I needed to try to get as close as we could. We crawled into 125 yards and Jacob got a rest on a rock. At the shot the doe was done. One shot one kill cowboy style. This was his favorite hunt I think so far. After I took the pictures I told him to gut it and I would be back with a rope and other gear. When I got back it was cleaned perfectly and then he pulled her out. It was a good ending to a BAD day. Ron    | ||
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great smile.....dragging a deer in the snow.... Maybe it's time he gets his own gun!!!!!  Great time....love it! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Nice plump lookin doe... Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Congratulations on a good shot. Snow?? It was 70 degrees for opening weekend. Should cool off for a Friday hunt after turkey day! Don't limit your challenges . . . Challenge your limits | |||
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Been thinking about getting a nice "brush gun" for myself. I used to have a 336 but sold it years ago. Good guns, and very effective. | |||
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Good job and a nice doe. Agree that it's about time he got his own rifle.  | |||
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Consider dragging that deer with a 4 foot plastic snow sled. Makes dragging a lot easier. ______________________ Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? | |||
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Actually those rifles I listed are his. He has a few more than that. He has been lucky in recieving some nice birthday presents. Ron | |||
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