Deer season used to be a time of experimentation. Every year I had new toys to get blood on. Over the last few years that has changed. Kids are getting bigger, hobbies are changing, job changed, and less time to hunt....but I'm sticking to the hunting handguns.

This AM I laid out a nice large PA doe with a plain jane, tried and true combo. The 16" Competitor .308 w/ H4895 and a 125gr NBT did the job again. It wears Burris rings and a Burris 3-12x. Range was close, 115yds. This combo just works and the 125gr NBT just does the job. I have no idea of the velocity, no drop charts, etc. I can just grab this rig annually, two shots to check zero and head to the woods. The Competitor balances perfect and packs well.

I can hunt two more days and have two tags to fill.