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Post by single_shooter on Jun 11, 2006 14:06:50 GMT -5
Wife got this one at 165 yards with her 209x50 Encore ML with a 240gr Hornady bullet and 100 gr of Pyrodex pellets.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 11, 2006 17:59:33 GMT -5
That is getting out there and touching them...
My congratulations to your wife on an extremely fine shot and nice deer..
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Post by single_shooter on Jun 11, 2006 22:45:24 GMT -5
Thanx Woody. She is a danger to the deer. You should see what she can do to steel targets at 200 yards with her 44mag Colt Anaconda.
This year I got her a new stainless Contender in 7-30 Waters for her to try her hand at hunting deer with a handgun.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jun 12, 2006 7:12:33 GMT -5
Thanx Woody. She is a danger to the deer. You should see what she can do to steel targets at 200 yards with her 44mag Colt Anaconda. This year I got her a new stainless Contender in 7-30 Waters for her to try her hand at hunting deer with a handgun. Congrats.  Does she put the hurts on you in the stand & on the target range? ;D |
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Post by single_shooter on Jun 12, 2006 13:04:40 GMT -5
Not a chance of that - I practice more. As you can see from my post of my squirrel kills.
She sure can kill em pretty good, but I am the accuracy nut in this house. Got tired of searching for deer during archery season so for the past 4 years all my shots have been throat, spine and head shots.
As for firearm season, I have yet to have a deer move (except for dropping) after being hit with a .243, .308 or 30-06 round from my pistol. The 44 mags work prety well also. Can't wait to see what the 7-30 Waters does on the deer. Kicks a little less than her 44 mag, but is sposed to be accurate out to 300 yards. She is doing very well hitting a 4" target at 50 and 100 yards with it.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jun 13, 2006 7:24:21 GMT -5
Not a chance of that - I practice more. As you can see from my post of my squirrel kills. She sure can kill em pretty good, but I am the accuracy nut in this house. Got tired of searching for deer during archery season so for the past 4 years all my shots have been throat, spine and head shots. As for firearm season, I have yet to have a deer move (except for dropping) after being hit with a .243, .308 or 30-06 round from my pistol. The 44 mags work prety well also. Can't wait to see what the 7-30 Waters does on the deer. Kicks a little less than her 44 mag, but is sposed to be accurate out to 300 yards. She is doing very well hitting a 4" target at 50 and 100 yards with it. I love hunting with my .308 Encore hand cannon. Drops em like they been hit with a sledge hammer.  |
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Post by semisneak on Jun 13, 2006 8:47:49 GMT -5
Wow she dropped the bomb on that doe! With open sights too! I dont think I want my wife to be that good with a firearm. I wouldnt even hear the shot.  |
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Post by pbr on Jun 13, 2006 8:53:09 GMT -5
Extremely good shooting.
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Post by single_shooter on Jun 13, 2006 14:23:08 GMT -5
Semi - I bought the wife a Colt Anaconda for her birthday a few years ago. She had a Kimber 1911 45 auto she loved but had surgery on her right arm and couldn't take the recoil any more. So, for Christmas, I bought her a 1911 Springfield and had it rechambered to 9mm, so now it is a stainless/alloy with everything custom except for the frame and slide. If it could be titanium, it is. She loves to shoot and I love to have her with me.
The guys at work tell me I am crazy to buy my wife guns for any reason. I just tell em I married my best buddy and that we did everything together. Plus, I can cuddle up on the camper with my hunting buddy in deer camp to keep warm and NOT get funny looks from the other hunters in the morning.
Plus, I try not to give her reason to be angry at me.
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Post by danf on Jun 13, 2006 21:42:25 GMT -5
I haven't had any personal experience with the 7-30, but a buddy of mine had/has one on his Contender. He used it one year, shot a nice buck with it. Didn't find the buck until the next spring. Had good shot placement, but just didn't find the deer. He hasn't used it for deer since. A buddy of his dad's used to use a 7-30 and started having problems finding the deer, IIRC. He no longer hunts due to CWD fears. This guy would carry two Contenders with him; the 7-30 for longer shots, and a .357 MAX for the closer shots.
BTW, I shot one deer with my .357 MAX. Only deer I've had to shoot twice. Didn't use hollow points with the first round. If I ever start carrying the Contender again, I won't make that mistake!
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Post by single_shooter on Jun 13, 2006 23:38:09 GMT -5
The smallest caliber I have used is the .243 (6mm) and it has performed very well.
The last 2 I got were shot in the head, so I must say that the drop like they were hit like a hammer would apply.
The two I shot in the boiler room both dropped also. I htink that the reloads I use have more velocity than the factory offerings and should do quite well on deer with a good frangible bullet like the Barnes polymer-tipped rounds I like so well.
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Post by bigkevmorgan on Jul 12, 2007 17:55:32 GMT -5
hello singleshooter been reading your post on the wifes 7- 30 waters you might want to check out rocky robs reloading web hes the tops on the 7-30 the cal was designed around the 120gr bullet they're a good 250-300yrs gun i have one in a 16"stainless
and the fire form loads are almost as accurate as the final loads,it is easily my fav hunting rnd but so is my 375jdj ....kev morgan
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Post by jajwrigh on Jul 12, 2007 19:16:56 GMT -5
Awesome shooting!!
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Post by matahone on Jul 13, 2007 12:41:25 GMT -5
Congrats to your wife. I need to get mine out shooting more so she can make those shots. She had a nice buck at 180 yards last year and did not take the shot. I commend her on that. She just doesn't have the experience with guns yet but it will come with time. One day she will probably out shoot me! It is a great experience hunting with your wife especially when you don't see each other much due to work schedule conflicts. Let me re phrase that last sentence.., your own wife. |
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Post by swilk on Jul 17, 2007 9:15:35 GMT -5
Just curious .... are you saying you shoot deer in the throat, spine and head with a bow?
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Does she put the hurts on you in the stand & on the target range? ;D
