Grandson's First Deer.

[Oldtrader3]

No pics but my wife's grandson shot ihis first deer yesterday afternoon. It was a 3 inch spike, blacktail deer that weighed 188 pounds (corn fed). Killed it with his .280 Rem A-Bolt, DRT, at about 60 yards, one shot to the heart with 140 grain CT Silvertip handload. Talk about a happy young 16 year old boy!

He had just bought the rifle from me about two days before and I threw in a scope for him. He earned the money driving the rasberry farm truck in the fields this summer.

 

[jimbires]

Charlie , congrats to your grandson . I hope this is the first of many . Jim

 

[Oldtrader3]

Thanks Jim, I have been taking him to the range and he is really enthusiastic and a good kid. I am really happy for him.

 

[onesonek]

That's cool Charlie!

 

[FOTIS]

Good times! :wink:

 

[JD338]

That is awesome, congratulations to your grandson.
JD338

 

[Oldtrader3]

Thanks, Guys, he is one happy kid!

 

[DrMike]

Congratulations to your grandson, Charlie. I know that I'm perhaps more satisfied than the young men and women I take afield when they tag game. Way to go!

 

[Oldtrader3]

Me too, DrMike, another life long hunter is born! Makes me feel good to have been part of it.

 

[HTDUCK]

Congratulations to both you and the grandson!

Special place in my heart for the 280.
Excellent choice for a first rifle!
Hope it serves him well for many years to come and fills many a tag!

Howard

 

[Oldtrader3]

Thanks Howard, I don't think that he knows much about what a .280 Rem is but he shot the deer with a 140 Silvertip handload at 3000 fps. The deer folded like a cheap suit and a hunter was born! I had taken him to the range with that rifle and some other one's of mine and he had shot it before and knew that it shoots sub-MOA groups.

 

[cloverleaf]

Outstanding! congrats to you and the young fella! CL

 

[C.Smith]

Thats awsome congratulations to both of you.

Corey

 

[Oldtrader3]

Thanks, guys. He shows some promise as a shooter. He took right to it when I took him to the range but he has been shooting other stuff for a couple years.

 

[Gm weatherby man]

I sure is gratifying to see young people get there first animal, even the older first timers, just enjoy others excitement. :wink:

 

[gerry]

Congrats to the newly born hunter great job helping him out too.

 

[SJB358]

Congrats to that feller Charlie. You taught him well. I imagine he is hooked now. Scotty

 

[Oldtrader3]

I think that he is. He also hunts waterfowl and seems really into it as I was at that age. All I did was make the means available, he did the rest himself by picking a million rasberries this summer to buy the rifle.

I am just the enabler.

 

[SJB358]

I am just the enabler.

I think we all have a little enabler in us! Scotty

 

[ccoker]

that is awesome!
congrats!!