I only had one day guaranteed to me this deer season, so I took the first spike that came along on monday. A 200 yrd. shot dropped the yearling so fast that I thought I'd missed until I saw one leg give a couple of kicks up above the grass. The shot was a bit high- took out the very top forward bit of both lungs and burried itself in the hillside behind him. I switched from hornady 139 btsp after a similar shot last year failed to exit and left absolutely no blood trail. I like that I can push the 120 really hard, without worrying about whether or not it will hold together, or penetrate. Working up the load was like falling off a log. R-P brass, Fed. 210's, and .5gr. increments of R15. All charges worked, so I went with 44.0- the Barne's listed max- and went hunting. I didn't chrono it, but the deer seems pretty impressed... Sorry no pics, but the rifle is a Win 70 classic featherwieght w/ a Vari-X-II 2x-7x.
7mm-08 and 120 TSX bam-flop
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I skinned the deer out last night. Only about a 3" circle of bloodshot meat on entrance and exit.
I've even thought about trying to work something up for my 7mm RM- I've got 120's and 140's, I'm thinking either one should be a laser, w/ less recoil than the 612's I'm currently running, w/ zero worries of nuking...
Bacon wrapped tenderloin on Sunday night- real charcoal- medium rare, w/ garlic mashed and a bottle of Penfold's. The thought of that is going to get me through the rainy scout camp this weekend!
I've even thought about trying to work something up for my 7mm RM- I've got 120's and 140's, I'm thinking either one should be a laser, w/ less recoil than the 612's I'm currently running, w/ zero worries of nuking...
Bacon wrapped tenderloin on Sunday night- real charcoal- medium rare, w/ garlic mashed and a bottle of Penfold's. The thought of that is going to get me through the rainy scout camp this weekend!
