Awhile back, I posted on a Javelina hunt with my sawed-off .45Kentucky rifle, "Shorty". To date, that lone, unlucky Javelina was the only game I'd harvested with that little gun.

Thanksgiving morning, I got a shot at this little cull-buck (crab-claw horns) at about 8:00 AM. The distance was abt 65 yds.

Normally, I like to use traditional projectiles with my sidelocks, but this gun likes to shoot a 200 gn .40 Hornady XTP in a blue, Harvester sabot over 44 gns of XXX Triple 7. Clocked velocity is 1410 fps, measured 10 feet from the muzzle. I figure it's about like a stiff .41 magnum load...

First, there's the sense of doubt and uncertainty ("Well, did I miss another one?!)while you wait the 10-15 minutes for all the damned smoke to clear...

But then, to see your deer allin a pile, right where he was standing when you shot and deader than lard, well, for me,it just doesn't get any better than that.

Dang! I love those smokepoles! Smallest deer I've shot in awhile, but for me, it's a trophy. Me an' Shorty, we're satisfied with it.

No bullet to show this time as it was a shoot-through, with everything pretty well scrambled-up between the holes.

Hope everyone had as good a Thanksgiving as I did!







BP