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Meat with a 44 Mag. Vaquero
Well I haven't posted in some time.
Well yesterday was sitting up a tree with a Marlin rifle and a newly aquired Vaquero.
About 20 or so mins. before 4 this small 4 point comes in to view. Not sure but I think its the same one I let pass last Sun.
Any way when I first see him he's about 50 yds. to my east headin south. He then turns and starts right towards me like I'm callin him or something, as he's getting closer I realize that it is in fact a buck. So I'm thinking he may get close enough to take with the 44, well he walks up to about 10 to 15 yds. stops and looks right at me. I've already managed to retrive the pistol from the shoulder holster out from under the coat, weren't easy with him coming so close.
So he just stares at me for a moment or two, and starts quartering away. Well I just slowly lower the pistol and cock ever so gently, the 15mph wind probably helped to camo that also.
Well at about 20yds, I dropped the hammer, bang. Straight to the ground. That little ole 240gr. lfp &10.5grs. of unique done its job. Now he's nothin great but heck with the handgun I don't care, he make fer some good eatin.
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Well yesterday was sitting up a tree with a Marlin rifle and a newly aquired Vaquero.
About 20 or so mins. before 4 this small 4 point comes in to view. Not sure but I think its the same one I let pass last Sun.
Any way when I first see him he's about 50 yds. to my east headin south. He then turns and starts right towards me like I'm callin him or something, as he's getting closer I realize that it is in fact a buck. So I'm thinking he may get close enough to take with the 44, well he walks up to about 10 to 15 yds. stops and looks right at me. I've already managed to retrive the pistol from the shoulder holster out from under the coat, weren't easy with him coming so close.
So he just stares at me for a moment or two, and starts quartering away. Well I just slowly lower the pistol and cock ever so gently, the 15mph wind probably helped to camo that also.
Well at about 20yds, I dropped the hammer, bang. Straight to the ground. That little ole 240gr. lfp &10.5grs. of unique done its job. Now he's nothin great but heck with the handgun I don't care, he make fer some good eatin.
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Great shot.
Wish I'd bought a couple back in the day in .44/.45 Colt.
Congrats on the hunt and cool SA revolver.
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Good job, it's all good. I am threatening to take one with my S&W Mod. 586 357 or even my 45 ACP Springfield Armory 1911.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I shot a couple of does with my super Blackhawk long ago and both bullets exited.
Big Cheif, yes this is one of the older models, it was made in '06.
G O, I hit him right behind the shoulders and it was a complete pass through, as soon as it hit him he went down and never got back up.
This is my third with the revolvers, first was on Thanksgiving a few yrs. back. Got him with a scoped SBH 44 mag. at about 60yds, and some kind of 240gr. factory load. I don't recall.
Then two yrs. ago I took a doe at close to 25yds. with a 41mag. BH and a 215 lfn that I had loaded myself.
It is a different feelin when you take one with the handguns. Plus the looks on some peoples face when you tell what ya shot it with.
Now maybe I can get something a little bigger. If I'm not mistaken this may have been the same little buck that I passed on last Sun. with a rifle.
Thanks again, and good luck to the rest of y'all that are still hunting this year.
Jerry
Hope ya get a chance to bloody yours.
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Jerry
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