The Dragon Speaks
. Nice story and pic.
12-17-2012, 12:40 PM
#22
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
Shot through the heart and still ran 100 yards. Wow them deer are tough. Did you get a complete pass through? I would guess you did. And how was the blood trail? That 300 grain XTP is the bullet I was looking at to do my hunting for me.
Did you leave the rifle loaded this entire time or did you empty and then load it? I was wondering because that would be quite the testament to craftsmanship if you left that loaded and it still fired off perfect, weeks later.
Did you leave the rifle loaded this entire time or did you empty and then load it? I was wondering because that would be quite the testament to craftsmanship if you left that loaded and it still fired off perfect, weeks later.
There were three drops of blood about the size of a pencil eraser a few feed from where he was hit. A few more similar drops about ten feet farther on. That pattern continued for about twenty yards before I came to a hand size splotch of blood. Then it was nickle and quarter size drops every few yards until I found him.
The rifle had been loaded since November 12th., with a cap on the nipple and the cut off finger from a Nitrile glove (from Harbor Freight) over the muzzle.
12-17-2012, 02:48 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
What??........................i thought he was a boy. Well..........i guess she is a girl if she told on me.........................no, just kidding, i still think he is a boy. Myself, i would be so very very proud, if i killed that buck with a rifle i made myself!
Great story and it must feel good to use a gun you built yourself!
