Benelli R1 Whitetail

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13 November 2006, 02:46

nomrcy

Benelli R1 Whitetail

I shot this Whitetail in Soutwestern ND with a Benelli R1 in 270 WSM. I really like this gun and it performed flawlessly! I used Fusion 150 grain factory loaded ammo. I shot him twice-thinking I missed the first time, but both shots were through the heart and within an inch of each other.

13 November 2006, 03:13

Hot Core

Outstanding Deer. Congratulations.

13 November 2006, 03:26

Outdoor Writer

Nice buck and photo of it! -TONY

13 November 2006, 04:41

Redhawk1

Congrats on the buck, I have been thinking of getting an R1 also, but I was looking at the 300 Win Mag.

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13 November 2006, 05:29

SkyJacker

Nice Buck. His browtines are incredible.

13 November 2006, 20:05

csutton77(formerly csutton7)

a dandy--congrats....chris

14 November 2006, 07:19

nomrcy

Thanks guys-I am pretty proud of this one. We don't see alot of bucks this size in this area, so it was a welcome surprise!

14 November 2006, 16:36

mete

I've seen very little info on the R1, could you give us some comments ?

14 November 2006, 17:28

Reloader

Nice Buck. Impressive Brows.

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14 November 2006, 17:40

M38

Very nice buck!

14 November 2006, 20:40

nomrcy

mete,
I was sceptical about this gun, as I haven't shot one yet. This gun performed flawlessly for me though! I didn't shoot it 'officially" off a bench to see how accurate it could be though. It grouped within 1 1/2" in a real world situation at 100 yards. Pretty good I thought. The weather was really warm up here, so I can't tell you how it will perform in cold weather yet. I will have to report more at a later date!

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Originally posted by mete:
I've seen very little info on the R1, could you give us some comments ?

24 November 2006, 19:05

nomrcy

Finally got a tape on my buck-gross score is 139 5/8. Not huge, but a great buck for where I hunt! Thanks again for the great comments guys!

24 November 2006, 21:47

30378

Beautiful deer! Congrats

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