Young at Heart
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10/22/2017 10:02 PM
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wvhitman
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WV, in all its wisdom, has a Youth Doe Season now. To qualify you has to profess to be young at heart and meet age requirements( younger than 15 or older than 100, I believe). This year I met both criteria. It came at a good time since I'm planning on a hunt for a smallish animal and I needed gun/load testing as I always do. I started testing on groundhogs. 6.5JDJ,120 gr. AB; .250 Sav. AI 85 gr. BT and 100 gr. X; .25-06, 100 gr. AB, 100 gr. x, 120 gr. NPT. All of these created too much damage in 'hogs. Then I tried my "black sheep" gun, my 6mm AI. It did good on SD prairie dogs with 70 gr. BTs, but probably not the right bullet for my purpose. I was in an old country store that dabbled in reloading supplies. I saw a super dirty box (it was so old) of 6mm 85 gr. NPTs. Ah! Ha! The price was super cheap, so nothing to loose. I went to a farm that had 2 groundhogs that no one had been able to kill, mostly by being impatient. I took magazines and my Bog Pod with the 6mm AL Encore. I sat a total of 2 1/2 hours and got both of them at 110 and 170 yds. Exits were small and damage was not bad. I still needed a bigger test. Enter Youth Doe Season. I went to a friends farm, magazines, Bog Pod, 6mm AI, 85 gr. NPT. I wanted a shot at 150-250 yds. Didn't know how it would do at long range. I sat for 3 hours before I saw deer. Six came out, but not where I wanted them. The largest doe was 352 yds. I hesitated taking the shot, but I'm not one to be mild mannered. I put the proper Plex of my 3-12X BPlex scope on the doe and fired. To my utter shock, she dropped without any movement! The autopsy showed the hit to be 4" behind the shoulder (I forgot to hold for the 3-4mph wind), with 2 1/2" of internal damage and a 3/4" exit. Big doe, big hit, big shot. I felt "young" again.
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: wvhitman]
#185393
10/22/2017 10:16 PM
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Ernie
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Good work! Thanks for the information.
Ernie the Un-Tactical
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Re: Young at Heart
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10/22/2017 10:16 PM
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cmnash
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The Hitman does work again. Man I miss the Sixgunner. These stories and data were the best.
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: cmnash]
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10/22/2017 10:34 PM
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KRal
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Awesome shot, Doc! Congrats and thanks for sharing your stories.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: cmnash]
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10/22/2017 10:39 PM
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45MAN
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I WAS HHI #1496 AND READ ALL THE HITMAN'S ARTICLES SINCE THEN. I TOO MISS THE SIXGUNNER AND BOY AM I GLAD WE HAVE THIS SITE. I STILL HAVE ALL MY SIXGUNNER ISSUES. WHEN I GET TIME I WANT TO DO SOME "DE JA VU ALL OVER AGAIN" SUMMARIES FOR THIS SITE OF SOME OF THE OLD SIXGUNNER ARTICLES.
P.S. FOR YOU YOUNGER GUYS "DE JA VU ALL OVER AGAIN" WAS A FAMOUS SAYING BY YOGI BERRA.
P.S. ALL OVER AGAIN: YOGI WAS A HALL OF FAME CATCHER FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES.
"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: 45MAN]
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10/22/2017 11:09 PM
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Franchise
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Now that The Sixgunner is no more, we'd all really enjoy it if you'd post your hunts on this forum. The more the better!
The Eyes are Useless, When The Mind Is Blind
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Re: Young at Heart
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#185400
10/22/2017 11:17 PM
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Dekker
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Congrats! on a successful hunt.
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Re: Young at Heart
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10/22/2017 11:54 PM
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Gregg Richter
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Doc Larry,
I like your style! Patience is a virtue that I am not good at!
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Re: Young at Heart
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10/23/2017 12:16 AM
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racksmasher1
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Way to go Doc, keep them coming!
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: wvhitman]
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10/23/2017 12:40 AM
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pab1
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Great shot! Congratulations!
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce. Osborne Russell Journal of a Trapper
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Re: Young at Heart
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10/23/2017 1:00 AM
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JDK
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Great story and outstanding balllstics/accuracy from the 6mm from an AI chamber. I didn't know regular rounds would do that well from the improved chamber.
John
But for the grace of God, there, I go.
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Re: Young at Heart
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10/23/2017 1:07 AM
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jamesfromjersey
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You just can`t keep a good man down......JD posted on another site about an old time hunter who killed 2000 deer and 500 black bear and I asked him if Doc Rogers comes close with his "hogs" and he said he will check adding that you took over 1000 deer... Don`t stop now Doc Rogers...Don`t stop
Rey, In `60 I went to the Bronx and watched Yogi play a double header against Cleveland...Yanks won both games....
Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
#185415
10/23/2017 1:12 AM
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Russell
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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: Young at Heart
[Re: Russell]
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10/23/2017 1:27 AM
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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: Young at Heart
[Re: Chance Weldon]
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10/23/2017 4:11 AM
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jamesfromjersey
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add on to above post: JDJ called Doc and was reminded he was with Doc on his 2000th deer kill which now total 2367 along with 13,090 ground hogs.... and how many ground hogs have you shot today?????
Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
#185434
10/23/2017 2:06 PM
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wvhitman
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James, you have created a monster. I'm not computer intelligent. Spent 42 years of taking care of people, not worrying about computer stuff. When photo bucket screwed everybody I was lost on posting photos. We're like "phone buddys" now I've spent much time with you on the phone asking and reasking for your help. This current post was done on my own, a big thing for me. Thanks, James. You were a friend, indeed.
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Re: Young at Heart
[Re: wvhitman]
#185455
10/23/2017 7:43 PM
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HHI6818
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WV Hitman Congratulations on your youth season doe.
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