jwp475
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Post by jwp475 on Dec 15, 2011 23:00:40 GMT -5
I have had a yearning for a Winchester 94 30-30 for sometime now, so I purchased one made in 1959. Now for the hard part to take a deer with the vintage rifle and cartridge Today was the day that opportunity smiled. The season is open for antlerless deer and I got my chance to connect at about 80 yards. I was easing through a sparse section of woods when I spotted my quarry feeding. The deer turned its head toward me and I raised the rifle and held as steady as possible from a free handed position and fired. The bullet enter the Neck behind the head and the deer went straight down for a very clean kill When I say a "retro deer I mean NO CAMO and blue jeans as well as a khaki work shirt and my LSU hat  |
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Lil Dudey
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Post by Lil Dudey on Dec 16, 2011 0:19:11 GMT -5
Congratulations jwp475
GEAUX Tigers!
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Post by zac0419 on Dec 16, 2011 6:33:42 GMT -5
If it can't be a sixgun, using a lever is a really close second.. Nice work. What load did you use.
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Post by whitworth on Dec 16, 2011 10:28:41 GMT -5
If it can't be a sixgun, using a lever is a really close second.. Nice work. What load did you use. I agree! Congratulations, jwp!! You've done well! |
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Post by arokcrwlr on Dec 16, 2011 13:24:32 GMT -5
Congratulations, but I gotta say it...ROLL TIDE ROLL!  |
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Post by mnimrod45 on Dec 16, 2011 13:43:00 GMT -5
Great job jwp475!
Pretty little rifle and pretty little doe. That's a great hunt, I have a couple old levers I have been thinking or taking out the last couple years. I like the simplicity.
We don't get an antlerless season here unless it's special drawing and we can only shoot one deer a year but I killed my first 6 mule deer with a 30-30 when I was a kid-including my biggest buck ever, I imagine it will still work.
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jwp475
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Post by jwp475 on Dec 17, 2011 17:57:21 GMT -5
If it can't be a sixgun, using a lever is a really close second.. Nice work. What load did you use. Federal 170 grain GEAUX TIGERS!!!!! |
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Post by oldschool on Dec 19, 2011 11:31:40 GMT -5
If it can't be a sixgun, using a lever is a really close second.. Nice work. What load did you use. Federal 170 grain GEAUX TIGERS!!!!! Congratulations! Nice old retro gun & a nice deer for the skillet. Next, you'll have to start loading some cast bullets for that old rifle. However, I gotta say....Roll Tide Roll! ;D |
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Post by whitworth on Dec 19, 2011 18:59:02 GMT -5
However, I gotta say....Roll Tide Roll! ;D Y'all can say it all you like, ain't gonna change reality! ;D ;D |
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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 19, 2011 22:07:29 GMT -5
Nice work. More deer has probably been dropped by 30-30 than any other cartridge over the past 100 years. And I'm sure 100 years from now it'll still be bagging whitetails by the thousands. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Post by jwp475 on Dec 23, 2011 19:09:30 GMT -5
Thanks, guy's for the kind words
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Post by alabama on Dec 23, 2011 20:31:03 GMT -5
I love it ;D don't you know you need to spend at least a small fortune on camo, gun, deer sent,tree stand,boots,big truck or 4 wheeler,  |
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Post by whitworth on Dec 23, 2011 22:38:10 GMT -5
I love it ;D don't you know you need to spend at least a small fortune on camo, gun, deer sent,tree stand,boots,big truck or 4 wheeler, He's got all that but just doesn't use it! ;D |
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Post by serialsolver on Dec 24, 2011 8:25:53 GMT -5
That right there is my favorite way to hunt. Like this good day in the Texas hill country.  |
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Post by mooshoo on Apr 25, 2012 9:26:38 GMT -5
this is way cool great pics and storie's!!!!
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