Thread: Happy Camper

As you might of seen on here I have had a new rifle built.
This weekends mission was to blood the new rifle.
Anyway my rifle turned up at work on Wednesday that night I had the Talley rings on and the scope fitted, Thursday morning before work I had some loads done ready for testing Thursday night was sorting out loads and breaking in the new barrel. Friday night I chronyed the load I have semi settled on and final sight in.
Talking to Shaka on Friday night and we were all go for Saturday morning. Up before the sparrows and off we went. By 9am still hadn't seen a deer in all the usual spots so headed up and over to another wee vantage point by now the wind had started to blow and shit it was cold. Shaka says if we don't see a deer in the next 5 seconds we should head off, I did a final scan of the area with the Binos and there is a couple down there. We sidle around to a heading ridge we have been on plenty of times before and down to a shooting spot we have. We ended up on the wrong spur and found an opening in the trees to have a look, bugger we have come down the wrong spur but looking across I saw a hind walk out of the bush onto a slip she kept looking back so we waited for another deer to walk out sure enough we had one each to shoot at.



A bit hard to see photo only taken with my phone.

Two shots later.




So happy as with my new rifle.

Nice one

Good on ya for being out there
Generally when a hind is looking back at this time of year she's checking on her fawn....


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Great!
I drove through your town on a way for a hunt last night.
You did a lot better than me. I missed a nice little 10 @ 300. I still can't believe it.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Great!
I drove through your town on a way for a hunt last night.
You did a lot better than me. I missed a nice little 10 @ 300. I still can't believe it.

That's not like you to miss. Bugger.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Good on ya for being out there
Generally when a hind is looking back at this time of year she's checking on her fawn....


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Yeah I know, didn't want to have a fawn looking around for mum and possibly stave to death. Was bigger than it looks in the photo.

Originally Posted by Shootm

Yeah I know, didn't want to have a fawn looking around for mum and possibly stave to death. Was bigger than it looks in the photo.

Yeah. You did well there.
My son (CraigC) and I have done that. I big family argument over who's shooting what. Then he pulls rank, and I have to shoot the fawn.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Yeah. You did well there.
My son (CraigC) and I have done that. I big family argument over who's shooting what. Then he pulls rank, and I have to shoot the fawn.

Yes it is a case of fire first ask questions later with that lad, Worked for me being second cab off the rank yesterday, Thanks @craigc for the nice "turning"shot (or miss depending what story you hear).

Nice going Shootm. They will be tasty.

Originally Posted by HNTMAD

Yes it is a case of fire first ask questions later with that lad, Worked for me being second cab off the rank yesterday, Thanks @craigc for the nice "turning"shot (or miss depending what story you hear).

Sounds like more to the story than your letting on....

What rig is it @Shootm ......?

Originally Posted by Scouser

What rig is it @Shootm ......?

7-375 Ruger. T3 action, 26" Creighton barrel, Senator stock and Terminator T2 brake.

Good work mate. Love the look of the new shooter!