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Not a massive head or huge body but he is my youngest son's first roe buck and first animal with his new Sauer 404 XT Carbon in 30.06 topped with a Zeiss V6 and shooting 170 grain Geco soft points.

Plus we have been after this small spiker since the season opened 1 May, having first seen him in March.

The young buck was 125 meters out slightly uphill with good back stop, quartering away and the shot was perfect entering low front left just behind the shoulder and exiting the front right shoulder after passing through the heart. Dropped on the spot.

A happy young hunter and a very happy father!











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Congratulations to both of you! How do you like the 404? I'm a bit behind the times here with a couple Sauer 200s and a 202, but they're all pretty accurate.

Great job, Dad!

Well done guys

Hi Charlie, and son,
And big congrats on the first for the young hunter. A special moment for sure and maybe first steps on a long, enjoyable and productive journey.

Perfect!! Big congratulations, great memories.

Congratulation to the Son for a proper shot and to the Father for training and culture.
Why such a heavy bullet? In two world wars the typical bullet weighed 150grs.
Are roes n that area more aggressive then Nazis, Japs and Chicoms?

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Ofbiro, Ignoring the last line in your post, the reason why such a heavy round is that he shoots wild boar with the 30.06 170 grain rounds (with great success) and sticks to that round inc the odd first roe deer. Rather than buying and sighting in a new round for lighter game. A bit of an exit wound but only ribs damage ......

Hannay, he loves the 404. Somewhat over engineered for my taste but he is studying engineering. Super light and acceptable 30.06 recoil. Plus the 'cool factor' amongst his hunting friends.....

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Well done, congrats and Waidmannsheil to him.

I used explicitly 180gr bullets in my '06, great caliber and does the trick on all game in Europe. I used a lot of Swift A Frames as they stay together and don't explode and blow shoulders and guts apart!

"Congratulation to the Son for a proper shot and to the Father for training and culture.
Why such a heavy bullet? In two world wars the typical bullet weighed 150grs."

I like to use midweight to heavy bullets in my .308w 165-180gr with a hard construction so they have at least 60% of the weight after they have hit a moose, they dont give so much damage in a small roe as the bullet keep together until it exit. We often hunt moose, wild boar, roe, and fallow at the same hunt. In august are both roebuck and bear allowed you dont want to come with a light bullet then.