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Offline giddens1972

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280 scores kinda
« on: November 05, 2011, 04:36:30 PM »
 I shot this one this afternoon with my 10" 357 Max.  The shot was a spineshot high in the shoulder.  He dropped, but even with massive damage in the chest cavity he didn't die.  I finished him off with the new 280 Handi.  I'm sure he would've died shortly but I didn't want him suffering.  If you look at the first pic you can see the left antler dropped down like a cape buffalos horn.  It was damaged  while in velvet and when I went to pull him by that side it tore off along with a silver dollar size chunk of skull.  I probably did him a favor because I bet he had a headache from the broken skull.  I always carry a rifle with me because in lowlight it's hard to find an animal in a pistola scope!
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Re: 280 scores kinda
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 05:50:59 PM »
Looks like a good deer to cull from the herd! Good shooting, enjoy the steaks.




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Re: 280 scores kinda
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 01:32:40 AM »
Good eater. Did you get eather bullet back, what bullet was you shooting in the max?
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Re: 280 scores kinda
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 01:56:31 AM »
 Looks like vittles.
 What bullet and how fast you pushing it? How far out was the shot? Did you get a pass thru?
 
 Sorry for all the questions. I have a Contender Maxi Super 14, I am going to carry this year. 8)
 
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Re: 280 scores kinda
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 03:40:13 AM »
I'm shooting the 180 XTP at over 1600fps.  I havn't chrono'd this particular load, but that's about what it should be anyway.  It's not hot at all...I should probably be loading them a little faster but it's a very accurate load.  The Max bullet was destroyed when it hit the spine and it frag'd everywhere.  Bullet from the 280 was probably in the ground, I know it passed through and blew a big hole outta the neck coming out the other side.  Like I said I am shocked that he needed to be finished off.  Just shows you how tough those harmless little deer can be. Shot was under 20 yards...probably more like 10-12.  And not to self...always make sure the muzzle of pistol is past the flap of the window or you blow a 6 inch hole in your blind from the muzzle-blast.
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Re: 280 scores kinda
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 05:05:13 AM »
Thanks for the info.
 
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And not to self...always make sure the muzzle of pistol is past the flap of the window or you blow a 6 inch hole in your blind from the muzzle-blast

OOPS LOL
 
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