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So from time to time we all get a deer which needs a second shot to put it down. i am not thrilled with the idea of having to dispatch a deer a foot away with a 300 grain shotgun slug doing 2000fps.

One, i dont necessarily like deer brains all over my self and my gear. Secondly I dont want to damage more meat than i really have to. Lastly you never know what is under the deer, its head could be hiding a rock.

Having gone through this weekend where someones deer ended up needing three shots to stay down I have decided to "experiment" some.

Hopped in my shot and made one of these adapter thingys. I figure the anemic 38S&W would be about right. I have my choice of 145 or 200 grain bullets. I will be casting these myself out of soft lead.

I will develop the load till it will pass through a piece 3/8" plywood. Worst case scenario it will knock it out long enough to cut the throat :)

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Looking forward to the testing phase.

(All this would be easier if you were able to carry a small caliber pistol while you are hunting)
 
I think it's friggin brilliant. Twice I put a 12ga slug into a deers head from a foot away, both times it was like someone threw a bucket of gore on me. If you make another one, I'd love to beta test it...
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Nester said:
Just shoot it a second time, in the head.


Why #### around with this thing?
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bcsteve said:
Do people actually still cut the throats of game animals to "bleed" them?
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If it's dead, not much sense. If it's still alive, cooperation from the critter could be an issue. "Bleeding" was great when farm animals were killed with a knife. Some were knocked out first, others were just killed either by cutting the throat or with a knife to the heart. With pigs, cutting the throat allowed gathering of the blood to make blood sausage. If you already knew this, I apologize.
 
If you are hunting in a shotgun only season, would that adapter not be against the regulations. It may be a shotgun but it is no longer shooting a shotgun shell? Honest question, I don't know.
 
timandkimandshea said:
I think it's friggin brilliant. Twice I put a 12ga slug into a deers head from a foot away, both times it was like someone threw a bucket of gore on me. If you make another one, I'd love to beta test it...
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I have dispatched many animals over the years with a close range head shot. There is no reason to be "a foot away" Head shots are pretty easy shots from 30 ft away.
 
yomomma said:
I don't have a .44 but I reload and cast 38s&w
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Do you reload .38 special as well? I bought a set of 12 gauge adaptors and my .40S&W and .38 spl have never been fired. If you are interested I could sell one. They are 7" rifled adaptors, I just have no need for those calibers since I only shoot .44mag, 9mm and .45acp for pistols.
 
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