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Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« on: November 15, 2008, 11:04:25 AM »
Today was opening day of firearms deer season here in southwest VA. I got up about 5:00AM took a shower, then watched the weather channel while I drank my morning coffee. The radar showed lots of rain so I grabbed my Frogg Toggs, Gortex flop hat and my 500S&W Handi, then headed out to my stand.
I got to my stand about 15 to 20 minutes before daylight, it wasn’t raining then but I went ahead and put my rain gear on. This turned out to be a wise decision because just after daybreak it started raining.
At 8:00 AM I spotted a big doe about 125 yards away she quickly walked behind a large Autumn Olive bush out of my sight. I kept watching for her to come out and about 20 minutes later I caught some movement off to the right about 30 yards. I couldn’t make out what it was to begin with, then he stepped out in the open. I removed the scope cover turned the 1.5-4 Burris to 4x and held the cross hair just behind his shoulder as the 500 roared.
At the shot I saw him give the old familiar mule kick and he took off down hill in a straight line and out of my sight. I got down out of my stand and walked over to where he was standing and found lots of brown hair. I slowly made my way down the hill in the direction he went and about 100 yards later I found him piled up.

This was the very first time that the 500 got to go hunting!  ;D

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 11:15:06 AM »
 Congats. Our weather here in Indiana was the same, our luck was ::)

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2008, 11:17:01 AM »
congratulations!!, now you have my juices flowing. 2 weeks till our rifle opener here in pa.

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2008, 11:21:12 AM »
Nice buck Slufoot!!
Real Nice!!



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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2008, 11:41:22 AM »
Yep - Nice buck and good shooting ;)
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2008, 12:23:49 PM »
Way to go! Nice handi buck ;D
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2008, 12:30:04 PM »
nice shooting. How did you mount that scope?






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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2008, 12:39:53 PM »
Thanks everybody.

Quote from: Troyboy on November 15, 2008, 12:30:04 PM
nice shooting. How did you mount that scope?


Hello Troyboy, I drilled and tapped my barrel and used a Weaver scope base for the TC Contender.



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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2008, 01:17:21 PM »
Most excellent Slufoot.  Hope you fill all your tickets this year.

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2008, 01:29:32 PM »
Congrats slufoot!  That's a great buck!!   ;)
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2008, 02:27:54 AM »
Thanks again guys! I was really thrilled to get this buck. I don't see'em this size around here very often.
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2008, 02:58:14 AM »
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 The .500 sure lays 'em lo!!! ::)  Nice buck, I like a high rack like that!!

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2008, 03:13:08 AM »
Quote from: cwlongshot on November 16, 2008, 02:58:14 AM
The .500 sure lays 'em lo!!! ::) 

Thanks CW! It really surprised me at how far he ran after I found hiw and saw where I hit him. The 385 grain Rem. Ultra-bonded Core Lokt seems to be a pretty tough bullet. My load chronos 2000 fps, the range was about 125 yards, I had a .50 hole going in and maybe a .75 going out. There was very little meat damage  :), I liked that part of the bullet performance.
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2008, 03:24:56 AM »
Thank for the info!!

 I picked up a bag of these last month and loaded up about 20 with two different loads. neither was to my accuracy requirements. but this is the first (This bullet)I have herd of actual in the field performance!!!  Where any bones hit?
 The first deer I saw hit was shot by my buddie while we still hunted together. We slowly walk past each other and stop for 5-10-15Min's, then the other still hunts past not stopping until passing by about 30-50yards. I watch the deer walk straight at me while he shouldered the handi and FIRED. The deer literally was pushed 12-18" sideways and fell in a pile. That was with a factory load. HUGE exit hole. I may have been a 50A&E bullet, I don't remember for sure. It was a while back and not many bullets where available at the time.

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2008, 03:43:29 AM »
Quote from: cwlongshot on November 16, 2008, 03:24:56 AM
Where any bones hit?
 

No bones were hit unless it caught a rib bone.
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2008, 04:16:03 AM »
Nice buck!  Congrats.
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2008, 04:19:01 AM »
That's great, congrats!! ;)

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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2008, 12:23:02 PM »
awesome kill! congrats.  what part of va are ya from?
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2008, 12:36:36 PM »
Thanks again guys!

Quote from: buckslayer on November 16, 2008, 12:23:02 PM
awesome kill! congrats.  what part of va are ya from?

Hey buckslayer, Grayson Co.
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2008, 08:16:40 PM »
I, too took a handi in 06 hunting in VA, (Patric co) first day. After the last 2 days of ML with a 50 cal huntsman(same receiver) with my rain gear, no luck, I waited most of Sat. for all the downpours to cease, went out 'bout 4:30, now just a light sprinkle, a nice doe stepped out at about 125 yds. Well, at least my $183.00 non-resident lic. did'nt go to waste and the time spent hunting with my son, PRICELESS!
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2008, 10:14:38 PM »
NICE BUCK!
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Re: Opening day with the Handi-Rifle
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2008, 04:14:34 AM »
NICE buck  Slufoot   
 Got my fingers itching too for the opener here in Pa in two weeks
 ALso cause I used to hunt a lot in Powhatan and Cumberland counties down there too  MIss it 
  Good job  Now go and fillthe rest of yrou tags  ;D
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