First day deer!!!

[mellonhead]

I'll start off with saying, sorry no pics!!!!

I shot a 2.5 year old doe today with my 5" FA in 475. The shot was just shy of 100 yards. She was facing me and I pulled up held for the heart and let her rip! The 405 grain ballisti-cast bullet hit her right through the top of the heart and took out one lung and exited out her right rear leg after breaking it. She took off at the shot and went about 35 yards before folding.

I had planned on using my S&W 25-9 in 45 Colt this year. That was untill I got this FA back from Clements who cut its 7.5" octagon barrel down to 5" for me. All I can say is I think I have found a new favorite revolver! I can't think of a better way to break one in!!!!

Toby

[dougader]

Awesome. What was your load for the 475?

[mellonhead]

A 405 grain LFN from a Ballisti-Cast mold over 14 grains of HS6. It does 1100 fps out of my 6" FA. I have not ran it through the cronogragh with my 5" barreled FA though.

Toby

[Seasons44]

Congrats, I am sure you had a mess on your hands with that shot, soup inside

[zeus]

Way to go buddy! I bet there wasn't much of a mess. Those big slugs don't turn everything to soup like a rifle would........I will bet that at that distance you heard that big slug hit her like a bat hitting a tree

[mellonhead]

Your absolutely right!! There was two holes in the stomach but not much mess. The bullet smacking her was about as load as the report of the gun!!! My son who was about 75 yards behind me asked what that thump was after I shot!!

Toby

[gjn]

Congratulations and a great shot!! I find using a handgun turns any game into a real trophy.