Colorado Buck

26 November 2012, 05:17

Snellstrom

Colorado Buck

Here are a couple pictures of my Buck this year in Colorado.
I spotted this Buck one evening just at the end of shooting light and couldn't see all parts of his rack to decide if I wanted him. I found him the next morning in an area near where I'd seen him the night before, still couldn't decide if he was the one then he bedded in a spot that I couldn't shoot him in. I went back that evening and found him not far from where I'd previously seen him and decided I could not pass a third time. Shot was 321 yards, 257 Roberts shooting 117 Sierra's he was quartering towards me and I shot right in the armpit when his leg was forward, bullet passed thru the heart angled to the second to the last rib and exited. He went down so fast I couldn't see him fall.

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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.

26 November 2012, 08:39

Snellstrom

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Originally posted by ted thorn:
Snell that's a good looking buck and some darn innovative photography

Thanks Ted
Most people don't realize how tough it is to take self timed pictures getting the shooter (me) and the animal in the picture all at the same time and in focus!
When I hunt by myself I usually take 20 or so self timed pictures to get 3 or 4 respectable pictures.
Thanks for all the positive comments everyone. This year I've really been fortunate to go on some great hunts with friends, my son, my brother and by myself, truly a memorable year!