What Was your first deer shot with?
- Thread starter tylerjwitty
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northerndad
Member
- Location
- Northern BC
Sidearm Sambo
Regular
30 30 Winchester( close to the pre 64 era)
170gr silver tip. Neck shot. Dropped him like a stone. I have missed many whitetail as a youngster. I was determined to get better so i shot more and whenever it could. Funny over the last 4 decades, when the camp hears me shoot they figure we will have one down. I also shoot my compound bow often to stay sharp. Season is just around the corner. Stay safe and shoot straight
170gr silver tip. Neck shot. Dropped him like a stone. I have missed many whitetail as a youngster. I was determined to get better so i shot more and whenever it could. Funny over the last 4 decades, when the camp hears me shoot they figure we will have one down. I also shoot my compound bow often to stay sharp. Season is just around the corner. Stay safe and shoot straight
mossyhorns
CGN Regular
- Location
- The city that rhymes with fun
4 digit serial # model 94 in 38/55. I still have that rifle.
30-30 AE bought new in 89. Winchester Supreme,40 yard lung shot a large doe.
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
Winny model '94, like many others on here. About 50m through the brush. 9 point whitetail that dropped on the spot.
Mine also has some family history. My grandfather originally purchased it for an employee of his who was very exceptional. That employee was the uncle of one of my uncles (the man who married my grandfathers daughter, my aunt). He passed it on to his nephew (my uncle), who then gave it to me when I was old enough to hunt.
Its an ugly early 70s vintage, but functionally its perfectly fine. The finish is some sort of a paint job I think, not actual bluing, and its aged very poorly. Ive added a big ass hammer spur and a skinner sight to it over the years, along with the ugliest sling you can imagine. It aint pretty, but it kills deer just fine and when I need a light fast gun to push bush through the swamp it comes with me still.
Mine also has some family history. My grandfather originally purchased it for an employee of his who was very exceptional. That employee was the uncle of one of my uncles (the man who married my grandfathers daughter, my aunt). He passed it on to his nephew (my uncle), who then gave it to me when I was old enough to hunt.
Its an ugly early 70s vintage, but functionally its perfectly fine. The finish is some sort of a paint job I think, not actual bluing, and its aged very poorly. Ive added a big ass hammer spur and a skinner sight to it over the years, along with the ugliest sling you can imagine. It aint pretty, but it kills deer just fine and when I need a light fast gun to push bush through the swamp it comes with me still.
