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The Encore 7-08 comes through!
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01/05/2016 3:21 AM
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Thad B
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Well I finally connected on my first buck with my encore 7-08. Wasn't a monster rack but it's meat in the freezer. He weighed 176 pounds but was only a 3 point. That's just because he was missing the right side of his rack. Shot him at a 124 yards and he went about 30 yards. I am using the Barnes Tipped Triple Shock 120 grain on top of 44 grains of Varget. The bullet went through the right shoulder and took out the lungs and two ribs on the opposite side and kept going. I am very impressed with that bullet. I'm hoping to get a bigger deer this week or weekend! I didn't get any good pics since it was dark by the time we got him out.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Thad B]
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01/05/2016 4:02 AM
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s4s4u
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Congratulations, and good luck!
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: s4s4u]
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01/05/2016 5:09 AM
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JDMANN
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Nice shooting! I'm going to hunt with mine next season. See you Sunday.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: JDMANN]
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01/05/2016 9:31 AM
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REDHAWK1954
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Congratulations on a late kill and great shot!
Michael Joe Moore
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: REDHAWK1954]
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01/05/2016 11:03 AM
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Boot
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Boot]
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01/05/2016 1:57 PM
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Gregg Richter
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Congratulations on your first!
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Gregg Richter]
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01/05/2016 3:18 PM
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karl
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
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01/05/2016 5:33 PM
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Ernie
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
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01/06/2016 12:09 AM
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Brenden
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Congratulations! Sounds like a good one to me.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Brenden]
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01/06/2016 3:55 AM
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Boartuff
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Congrats and good luck! The 7/08 is a great round.
~BT~
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Boartuff]
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01/06/2016 4:18 AM
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abner
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Congrats. Great memories and meat in the freezer. Doesn't get any better than that.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Boartuff]
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01/06/2016 2:50 PM
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eric75
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Congrats!! I like my 7-08 encore. I load 120gr Sierras with H4895.
Eric j Bussert
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: eric75]
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01/06/2016 5:27 PM
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Duke3026
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Congrats! I really like my FA 7-08, I haven't run any 120's in it yet. Groups really good with 140's
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Duke3026]
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01/07/2016 12:05 AM
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Thad B
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Thanks guys. Not sure if I'm going to be able to go after them this weekend. Mother Nature is going to rain on my plans so I'll just have to wait until next week. No big deal. We have until January 24 in this part of Louisiana.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Thad B]
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01/07/2016 6:45 PM
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thadf
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Congrats, Thad B.
7-08 worked for me this year as well. Way to go.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: thadf]
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01/09/2016 6:37 PM
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Chance Weldon
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Formerly TN Lone Wolf
"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: Boartuff]
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01/12/2016 12:10 PM
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hillneck
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Congratulations on the deer kill. Always feels good to have a successful hunt.
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Re: The Encore 7-08 comes through!
[Re: hillneck]
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01/12/2016 3:03 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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