My wife got her first deer today!

[Ridgerunner665]

She made one heck of a shot to get him too....345 yards, quartering away...she held 4" over his back, 4" into the wind....and sent a 130 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip through his liver and lungs...he dropped within 30 feet of being hit...not a monster buck, but a trophy all the same.

 

[truck driver]

Congratulations to your wife on a job well done. That will be some good eating.

 

[bbearhntr]

Congratulations! Great shot! What was the cartridge and load?

 

[gerry]

That is one heck of a shot, congrats to her

 

[Ridgerunner665]

She shoots a 270...an older Remington 700.

The load is:
54 grains of H4350 under a 130 grain Ballistic Tip...its not a super fast load but it is very accurate in this rifle.

 

[DrMike]

Congratulations to your lady; she made a very fine shot. You are correct that the shot qualifies the buck as a trophy.

 

[longwinters]

Fantastic, what a memory.

Long

 

[Teknys]

Nice SHOT!!!!
Congrats

 

[D21ALASKA]

Looks like a tasty one to me. Congrats to her.

 

[Guy Miner]

Congratulations. That's OUTSTANDING!

:grin:

 

[Ridgerunner665]

Thanks fellas,

I'm proud as can be of her...she put in the range time this past year and has gotten quite good with that 270.

I just told her the drop and drift...she did the rest!

 

[EOD Diver]

Way to be guys! Another 270 strikes again!

Joe

 

[Larry in SD]

Congrats to you and your wife on a job well done. Yes indeed the hunt makes the trophy and not the animal.

Larry

 

[cloverleaf]

Congrats to your wife! One heck of a shot. Sounds like she had a good spotter too! CL

 

[Gm weatherby man]

A truly great first trophy and a outstanding shot. Congratulations.

 

[Dwh7271]

Excellent .
There's only one "first" and that is always a trophy. :grin:
Bet you were more proud (sic?)than if you had made the shot yourself.
Dewey

 

[JD338]

RR,

Congratulations to Mrs. RR on an awesome shot. That is a trophy buck
in my eyes.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

Very nice! Any deer for the first deer is a trophy! Congrats!

 

[AFG270]

Congrats to your wife. 345 yards WOW! Way to go and with a 270.
Allen

 

[Vince]

Good job and Congratulations to your wife.