Deer hunting BS thread

and i say Yea! it was good for me LMAO

 

Dam, that's some thick ass antlers. An Ancient Cave man would have made an awesome up close and personal self defense weapon from one of those.

 

Amazing how bad a buck can stink when the rut is full on. Sometimes you can smell them before they smell you

 

That’s a bigun!

 

I’m going through the same thing, it’s just not the same

 

@lynyrd3 I've shot quite a few of those bullets in .243, 30-30, 30-06 and 300 savage calibers over the years, and I've never had them not kill whatever critter was shot with them. But then I started reloading my own for the 30-06 back around 2000, and then for my 300 savage. Man do I miss deer hunting.

 

I often wonder what the hell I would do if I couldn’t hunt . My back was out and I was in some pretty good pain the first week but I still made it out there and I am grateful. Hope you can get back out there some day .

 

I can still shoot pistols and 5.56, just not anything with any recoil. So my Marlin MR-7 30-06 is now in the hands of my son in law. My Remington 722 300 savage is still in my gun safe. It will most likely go to one of my nephews. I have been pondering if I could handle the 6.5 grendel recoil or maybe the 350 legend. But I'd still have go hunting with a buddy with a 4-wheeler to drag the deer out of the woods. There's no way I could do that anymore.

 

How about a .243?

 

I was looking at the recoil table by caliber, and the 7.62x39 is listed pretty low at 6.9ft/lbs for a 125 grain bullet. That's even lower than the .243, and I do have a soviet rifle with a 5 round magazine.... hhhmmmmm
The .357 magnum also has a very low recoil from a rifle. We'll have to see how things go between now and next season

 

David have you considered a muzzle brake? They significantly reduce recoil up to 94%. I have one on my 7mmWSM and it makes a big difference!! I'm sure others can chime in.

Here is a link with some info: https://precisionrifleblog.com/tag/ops-muzzle-brake/

 

Just a heads up if anyone uses these in 300 Win Mag . my son actually got a box this year in the recall lot #’s. glad i saw this earlier in the week

 

I can not drag deer anymore either . That’s was the final straw for my back last season trying to pull a deer up into the back of my lifted Tacoma
You could always take up archery . I have a permit so I can use the crossbow the whole archery season . It’s only typically legal the last 2 weeks of archery . I can not pull back a compound bow anymore. My main issue is my eyes . No lifting over 20 pounds according to eye surgeon. The body is 61 but the mind still thinks I’m 30 .

 

may look up recoil on a newer cartridge. a .350 legend. just adding food for thought

 

And consider a heavier gun. All these light synthetic stocked rifles today add kick. My REM 700 .308 VLS totes like a steel bar at 9.5lbs but just taps the shoulder when I pull the trigger. Wood stocks make a big difference soaking up some of the push.

 

Whether I use the 4wlr or truck I try to back up to a bank or drop rear tires into a depression to lower the rear to get deer in bed or on basket of 4wlr

 

I have a .260Rem in a Model Seven that has little recoil and kills deer dead. Too bad that cartridge was poorly marketed by Remington and is on the verge of becoming a forgotten cartridge although it's a handloaders dream.

Another option , since lately I'm hunting slug gun areas only, is a Savage 220 bolt action 20ga.
Touches holes at 100 and recoil is minimal with 2 3/4 sabots. Works well for my situation with crappy shoulders and beats the hell out of my 12.
Kills em dead. A whitetail ain't a T-Rex.

 

I've started shooting the .350 Legend last year, in a Winchester XPR bolt action. The low recoil is very pleasant, even with the plastic stock.
I've only shot 1 deer with it, so far.
Deer didn't go far.
About 3 feet straight down.

 

I cant get one of any size in my lifted Tacoma also anymore. so i keep the 4wheeler ramp in the truck