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- new brunswick
looking at building my first gun its going to be a 7mm rum or 7mm saum i was wondering what action choices i would have, looking to be a little on the cheap side.
My buddy shot a big mule buck but didnt put it down. We waited 45 min for it to drop but it just stood there.
I know this isnt the hunting forum but this it the deer I was refering to. My friend shot it with a 30-06 from about 500 yards. With the wind drift, he didnt make a clean kill. The deer was obviously hit so we just waited patiently for it to bed down.
After 45 min we gave up on the waiting and I got to plug another shot into it.
The 7mm RUM dropped it in its tracks. Here is a picture of my friend with his deer.
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That's a beautiful deer. I certainly wasn't suggesting you were story-telling...from the details you gave I visualized this big Muley buck getting whacked and just standing there teetering for 45 mins.Any deer I've hit or seen hit either drops on the spot or takes-off like it's on fire for 50 yards till it hits the brick-wall!
i like to be different and was thinking to go a different action then a 700 but what option do i have, would a stevens 200 action work i can pick one right now for about 150, would like to see all my options before i decide.
x2!looking to be a little on the cheap side.
I think the 7mm Rem Mag would be a better choice for a cheaper build and cheaper shooting at long range. (Over 600 yards)
A Remington 700 action of course...
so a stevens action is a no go?
It was the strangest thing. After the initial shot, it walked about 20 feet into some short brush and just stood there. We watched it for 45 min hoping it would bed down. It was obviously hit because it didnt run. My friends son walked along the top of the coulee (still 400+ yards) away and you could watch the deer move its head and follow him.
My friend (in the picture) was so excited about his deer that he was till shaking after 45 min and didnt think he was steady enough to try putting a final shot into it.
I got to put the last shot into it but it's certainly "his" deer.