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Post by boatswainsmate on Dec 5, 2021 22:40:33 GMT -5
Hello All, I took my first Button Buck in Ohio yesterday with my S&W 44 Magnum. It was my 2nd ever handgun harvest. I was using Mihec's 432640 Medium HP I made and powder coated fueled by a good dose of 2400. My Labradar had the bullet going 1150 fps at 50 yards. Thanks for looking and any comments. Happy Hunting. Boats  |
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Post by wheelguns on Dec 5, 2021 23:19:32 GMT -5
Congratulations! It is very satisfying to harvest an animal with your home cast bullets.
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Post by rangersedge on Dec 6, 2021 6:54:04 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 6, 2021 8:59:03 GMT -5
Looks like good shot placement. Probably no problem with a blood trail. Good job.
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Post by bula on Dec 6, 2021 9:25:24 GMT -5
Congrats ! Didn't know you were, are in Ohio'er ! I have self-isolated myself(whole life) in the FAR N.E. corner, Bula county.
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Post by jeffh on Dec 6, 2021 11:01:15 GMT -5
Nice work!
Coupla young men put a nice buck down a half mile south of the house Saturday. Yes, you can see that far and much farther in the NW quarter of this state. It ran out of a woods and made a good quarter mile across a field and laid down. I waited and watched and orange eventually appeared at the spot the deer came out of the woods. He waited it out and let it lay down without further stressing or exciting the animal, trudged out and drug it back to a ditch line. I was proud to see he followed up.
Not sure what part of Ohio you're in, but in this part, the "deer hunters" cone out of the woodwork (cities/suburbs) in droves and blast at anything that moves. Unload a carload of slobs at the edge of a woods and one drives around to the other side. They crash through, blast away and pile back in the car before a game warden can get there. It's gotten better, but as a lifelong Ohio resident/hunter, I'm glad we DON'T allow "high-powered" rifles for deer season. Way too many idiots slinging lead indiscriminately and nothing between them and me/mine/my house but thin air. Many deride the "straight-wall" law as "stupid, but most of them don't live here - at least in this part of the state.
Using a revolver and cast bullets - you're definitely not one of the ones we have to worry about! You're HUNTING, not just blasting.
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Post by starmetal47 on Dec 6, 2021 12:00:00 GMT -5
Congrats! How far did she go after the shot? The side we're looking at is that exit wound side?
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Post by boolitdesigner on Dec 6, 2021 12:05:08 GMT -5
That looks like an exit wound. Glad to see another HP cast bullet deer hunter made good.
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Post by starmetal47 on Dec 6, 2021 12:43:10 GMT -5
That looks like an exit wound. Glad to see another HP cast bullet deer hunter made good. I knew that would draw you off YouTube!!! |
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Post by jfs on Dec 6, 2021 13:59:11 GMT -5
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Post by boatswainsmate on Dec 6, 2021 18:41:01 GMT -5
Congrats ! Didn't know you were, are in Ohio'er ! I have self-isolated myself(whole life) in the FAR N.E. corner, Bula county. I only hunt over there with my Step kids father. I live in the Hoosier state. |
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Post by boatswainsmate on Dec 6, 2021 18:46:15 GMT -5
Congrats! How far did she go after the shot? The side we're looking at is that exit wound side? 50 yards. I'm pretty sure it's the entry side. I was shooting from a hang on tree stand. From what I could tell in the dark I hit both lungs and the heart. |
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Post by contender on Dec 6, 2021 22:15:08 GMT -5
KUDOS!!!!!!!
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Post by wildcatter on Dec 11, 2021 22:01:17 GMT -5
Congrats on yer successful hunt!
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Post by sixshot on Dec 12, 2021 12:46:10 GMT -5
Well done, looks like perfect shot placement & that HP couldn't have worked any better. I've been using cast HP's for 7-8 years now on deer & they are still surprising me how well they penetrate, even from odd angles at times. A friend recently took a cow elk with a cast HP & got complete penetration & she was down instantly using a bisley 45. Congratulations on some good eating venison!
Dick
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