Helping a few mates out....

Have been getting onto a few deer lately and being a new forum.... I figured I would get the ball rolling and put up the first report.

I have a few mates that have indicated they would be keen on some sausages and patties if I ever shot an 'easy one'. This was reason enough for me to head out and shoot a young animal if one presented itself. No way in hell was I shooting anything of considerable size.

It was about 4.30pm and I was feeling pretty bored and with the sun well and truly out and about - I gave Raging Bull a text and sure enough - he was keen.

Fast forward to about 7.30pm and we were overlooking a promising gully on the property. We had only been glassing for about 20 minutes when Raging Bull spotted a deer well and truly hidden having a mid afternoon snooze. We could only see the front third of the animal and were unsure of its size.... after ten minutes of deciding if we wanted to shoot this guy or wait and see what else would present itself.

The decision was made - I would take the shot. We ranged the deer at 220 yards and I dialed in whilst Raging Bull set up the video camera.

The result.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA0MTm72FUk&hd=1

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Pop Shot

Nice one Pop Shot, Sambar are on my to do list at some stage, not too fussed on the antlers but would be good to tick the species off and hunt some new country.

Sweet :cool:

Did I read correct that you dialed a 220y shot, Whats aye zero set at ?

One to get the ball rolling , cheers.

Good to get a easy one every now and then. Good shooting on your part, slotted in the bottom of the neck.

We should convince Dale to start making venison pies as well as venison-sausage rolls...

Cheers mate.

Nice shooting - got to take an easy one when you can eh

Good stuff mate:cool:

Good stuff lads.....FFS do not under any circumstances let Vinnie near any booze on a hunting trip......he'll coughing up chunks before ya can think, blink or shit ya self !...:o

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Originally Posted by greendog243

Good stuff lads.....FFS do not under any circumstances let Vinnie near any booze on a hunting trip......he'll coughing up chunks before ya can think, blink or shit ya self !...:o

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:D

Bastard. Evil green shit.

Nice shot

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Originally Posted by PHILIPO

Sweet :cool:
Did I read correct that you dialed a 220y shot, Whats aye zero set at ?

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100 yard zero - dialed in 2MOA.

Nice skills. A good way to go dying in it's sleep :cool:

Very nice shot. Sambar are on my hit list over the next few months. You've made it look easy:D

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Originally Posted by Tim Allen

Very nice shot. Sambar are on my hit list over the next few months. You've made it look easy:D

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Yep me too - still to tick them off - taken enough photos of them out and about but never squeezed off on one. Would have to wait till the freezer gets some room in it though - and not too keen to shoot over the summer - gets too hot too quickly putting too much pressure to get the meat into a chiller really quickly - and the blowies seem able to fly at 70kmh on the warm days too :dark mood: maybe in late March

Nice work
i'm zeroed at 200 and only shot 5 animals before I got to dial my scope haha
thinking I might zero and 100 so that I can get to click it more often....lo

Good on ya.

But we gotta talk to you about this dialling thing, if I don't on rabbits out to 200 then WTF on a deer at 220?

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Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Good on ya.

But we gotta talk to you about this dialling thing, if I don't on rabbits out to 200 then WTF on a deer at 220?

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The deer was in no rush and for the few seconds it took to range, read chart and dial .... versus holding over by a few inches... then dialing all the way.

It's worth mentioning that I shot a red spiker yesterday morning at 240 yards and I dialed that too!

If I have the time... I'll keep dialing out to 200 and you keep holding over :thumbsup:

Good stuff do we come over too Bulls to get the patties and sausages?;)

Were did you get the 300 grainers for the 708?

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Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Were did you get the 300 grainers for the 708?

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Seriously Wirehunt...:wtfsmilie:

If you watched the video and can actually read.... then you would have realised that I'm using 140gr Accubonds.

nice job well done :super:

laser beams!well done!