Hello all, been off the boards for a while. Life gets busy and can only fit so much in. Had a good rifle season although I didn't kill a buck, but complaining about that in anyway would be comparable to the old saying about don't complain about farmers with your mouth full.
Killed a big old doe with my Dad's M 71, 348 Winchester. Second deer with that gun. Pretty cool honor. Doubt many people killed deer in my state with a M71, and even less with their Dad's M71. So if I fuss about not getting a buck, just smack me. Shot this doe setting up in a pinch point when the wind was right, and caught her heading to a bedding area.
Shot was approximately 70 yds with the 200 gr Swift A-frame bullet. Tight behind the shoulder but a little low taking out the heart. Deer mule kicked at the shot and tore off, but each stride getting obviously slower. Made it maybe 30-40 yds, stopped and turned uphill, then flipped over backwards.
Pretty impressive performance for a behind the shoulder shot with a tough bullet that when I tested it went into 7 milk jugs and nearly 40" of penetration when shot from a mere 20 ft away. Higher up the ribcage, or through the shoulders and she might of planted right there. Only 1 sampling but appears to be a true mouse to moose bullet in the 348.
Pic of the doe on the exit side, looks like multiple exit holes and that's because under the hide was a fist sized section of ribcage it blew out, but very little bloodshot.
Killed a big old doe with my Dad's M 71, 348 Winchester. Second deer with that gun. Pretty cool honor. Doubt many people killed deer in my state with a M71, and even less with their Dad's M71. So if I fuss about not getting a buck, just smack me. Shot this doe setting up in a pinch point when the wind was right, and caught her heading to a bedding area.
Shot was approximately 70 yds with the 200 gr Swift A-frame bullet. Tight behind the shoulder but a little low taking out the heart. Deer mule kicked at the shot and tore off, but each stride getting obviously slower. Made it maybe 30-40 yds, stopped and turned uphill, then flipped over backwards.
Pretty impressive performance for a behind the shoulder shot with a tough bullet that when I tested it went into 7 milk jugs and nearly 40" of penetration when shot from a mere 20 ft away. Higher up the ribcage, or through the shoulders and she might of planted right there. Only 1 sampling but appears to be a true mouse to moose bullet in the 348.
Pic of the doe on the exit side, looks like multiple exit holes and that's because under the hide was a fist sized section of ribcage it blew out, but very little bloodshot.
