The year gets better...

Last night.

My mate Brian went off stalking a velvety we had seen earlier and I carried on hunting (Brian got the stag @ 260 yds with his 6.5-06).

Toward evening I spotted a hind and yearling and got opposite them at 323 yards. Wathced them for a while and then took the yearling ( a little knobby). Middle of the shoulder hit with the 300saum and first kill with the 168 grn long Range Accubonds. Very impressed - good exit and blood train.

Steep little carry back out but it keeps me young.

The deer was by the top tree and ended up down by the creek. Steeper than it looks.
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You can see the blood splatter here on the tree as it bowled down.
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Here she is. A fairly simple find for her.
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Prime
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Well done.

How fast is the 300saum pushing the 168s out Tahr?

Good going, nice looking meat animal. Good time of year to be out and about.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How fast is the 300saum pushing the 168s out Tahr?

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@veitnamcam 3030 fps using N550. 20" Barrel

3100 with R17 but I don't have much so am sticking to the N550.

Sounds like the gongs at brads are in trouble next weekend.

Nice.

Which 'top tree' was the deer standing by? The green one? ;)

fuk judging by the last pic it doesn't leave much meat :)

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Originally Posted by Maxx

Nice.

Which 'top tree' was the deer standing by? The green one? ;)

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Can't miss it. It is the one with the Howitzer crater beside it[emoji16]

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Nice one Tahr good to see someone's blowing a deer over :) for springtime its been pretty quite on here & im no exception either , lambing always gets in the way though im hoping to get out this weekend .

Impressive, can't beat these super pigs


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Nice.

Which 'top tree' was the deer standing by? The green one? ;)

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Originally Posted by Tahr

@veitnamcam 3030 fps using N550. 20" Barrel

3100 with R17 but I don't have much so am sticking to the N550.

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Seems very similar to my 30-284 tho I have 5 more inches of barrel.

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Good shooting.
Did you have much trouble getting the accubonds to shoot well?

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Originally Posted by jakewire

Good shooting.
Did you have much trouble getting the accubonds to shoot well?

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@jakewire. Just went magazine length (2.866") and used the same load I had used for same weight Ballistic Tips. Was a bit hot so I dropped .5 grans and went straight to .75moa which was ok for my tired eyes.

Great, am thinking of using them, great BC but pricey so glad to know they are not too difficult work with.

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Great, am thinking of using them, great BC but pricey so glad to know they are not too difficult work with.

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@jakewire A lot of people say the bc is exaggerated but it seems ok for me. They are rated at .598 and my drop chart works at .590 so its close.

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Sounds like the gongs at brads are in trouble next weekend.

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Nah. Will bring the 6,5x55. I don't want to burn the barrel and muffler out on the saum.

Bring all the toys Bruce :thumbsup:

Bring them all!! Just limit your ammo if you are worried about shooting too much ;)

The retrieve:

https://youtu.be/1TQocsyPdtQ

Your on a roll Tahr :thumbsup:

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The retrieve:

https://youtu.be/1TQocsyPdtQ

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Nice country.

Lets hope your meat safe never gets to be 1080'd. Cant be DOC land surely?

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Originally Posted by doinit

Lets hope your meat safe never gets to be 1080'd. Cant be DOC land surely?

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@doinit Nah, not DOC. Wairarapa coastal. Has been 1080'd many years ago because of 'possums and TB. Unlikely to happen again.

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@doinit Nah, not DOC. Wairarapa coastal. Has been 1080'd many years ago because of 'possums and TB. Unlikely to happen again.

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Fingers crossed eh.
We thought the same here but no they are back with a vengeance,it wont stop.