First handgun deer !
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12/09/2013 2:45 AM
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silent sniper
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Hey guys I was lucky enough to harvest my first handgun deer. I have tried for 3 years straight with no success. I finally got it done though. My girlfriend and I where walking back home from an uneventful hunt. We had heard shots all around us but never saw a deer. So we decided to call it quits. I was leading the way and roughly 100 yards ahead of her as we walked. We where within 125 yards of the house when I stopped to let her catch up. As I stood there I looked over to see a doe get up out of a thick bush and look around. She couldn't really see where I was and I quietly started to signal to my girlfriend to get over here so she could get a shot. We have been trying very hard to get her a chance at a deer as she has never shot one before. She was getting close but I was afraid the deer wasn't going to stand there much longer. When my girlfriend was within 20 yards of me and possibly getting a shot at the deer, the doe decided she had had enough. She took off through the brush. I knew my girlfriend wasn't gonna get a shot so as the deer took off I raised my FA 454 and got ready. When it cleared a pipe line I touched the FA off and the doe dropped right in her tracks! I quickly put a follow up shot into her to make sure she was done. It was a VERY big doe and was a perfect animal to take on our QDM program. It was my first deer I have ever shot on the run and my first with a handgun to boot! The shot was around 30 yards. I am very happy with it. I tagged it than walked the 125 yards to the barn and grabbed my trusty golf cart to load her up. My girlfriend was a bit disappointed she didn't get an opportunity to shoot at it but that's how it goes I guess. At least we have some good meat now. My load was a 300 grain Speer deepcurl over 29 grains IMR 4227 out of a FA premier 454. The first shot had hit it high in the shoulder though the spine and the follow up center punched the leg bone up into the chest cavity coming to rest halfway up the neck. I weighed the bullet and it had expanded to over .85 cal while only loosing 20 grains. I am very impressed with the performance of the bullet. I wouldn't hesitate to use the deep curls on bigger game. This is my first of hopefully many deer taken with a handgun. Enjoy SS.
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: silent sniper]
#138656
12/09/2013 3:25 AM
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s4s4u
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Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: s4s4u]
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12/09/2013 3:32 AM
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Franchise
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Congrats Man!!! I, too, I am very impressed with the Speer handgun bullets. Both my wife and I have used them in our 44 mag to drop deer with this year.
The Eyes are Useless, When The Mind Is Blind
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Re: First handgun deer !
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12/09/2013 3:45 AM
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Gregg Richter
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You got her done, buddy. You broke the ice.
Good job.
It's all down hill from here, 'cuz now you got the confidence...
AND
The Attitude.
Gregg
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12/09/2013 5:55 AM
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Vance in AK.
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Vance in AK.
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: Vance in AK.]
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12/09/2013 10:30 AM
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bladesmith14731
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Congratulations. I used the same load to take my first deer, the performance on the Deep Curls is impressive.
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Re: First handgun deer !
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12/09/2013 1:53 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Congrats on your first deer! Well done.
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12/09/2013 1:56 PM
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Darrell H
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That's awesome, congratulations! Good shooting and an excellent job on describing the hunt for us to enjoy, thanks for sharing!
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: Darrell H]
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12/09/2013 2:29 PM
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300 tc
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Congrats. Got my first this year too. Took two years, but worth the wait.
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12/09/2013 2:33 PM
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reflex264
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Huge congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: reflex264]
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12/09/2013 3:19 PM
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Dan B.
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Getting the first one out of the way is the hardest. After that it gets much easier. Well done.
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[Re: Dan B.]
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12/09/2013 3:54 PM
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Russell
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You got it done, congrats!!
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret. USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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[Re: Russell]
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12/09/2013 3:57 PM
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KRal
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Congrats on your first! You are now, hooked!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: KRal]
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12/09/2013 4:05 PM
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Gary
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Congrats and good shooting.
You can't wait any longer. Join the NRA and start writing your Congressmen and Senators.
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: Gary]
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12/09/2013 4:25 PM
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IAshooter
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Congratulations!
Hopefully by this time next week I'll have a similar post.
Hunt, Fish, Eat, Sleep
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BIG fan of the 2nd Amendment, even BIGGER fan of the 1st Amendment!
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[Re: 300 tc]
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12/09/2013 6:38 PM
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Duke3026
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Re: First handgun deer !
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12/10/2013 12:08 AM
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Rick
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Congrats. Nice way to break the ice.
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Re: First handgun deer !
[Re: silent sniper]
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12/11/2013 2:44 AM
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SChunter
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SS,
Congratulations! Here's to many more!
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