Deer hunting BS thread

Yep trying to save money at the range with steel case. I have a little budget build Ruger American predator .308. My area doesn’t allow deer or hog to be taken with steel case. So my thought process was zero at 100 with 145gr cheap steel and use 150 more expensive brass on deer day and just figure out the elevation when I have my sight on the deer.

 

More than likely your zero will be quite different w/ the wolf ammo and your hunting ammo. Plink w/ the wolf but when hunting season rolls around zero your rifle w/ your hunting ammo. Shouldn't take more than a couple of rounds to get it dead on at 100.

My Tikka 308 likes Federal Gold Medal Match, it will shoot sub 1" groups at 100yds with it all day. The hornady equivalent match ammo it shot a much larger group and the point of impact was usually several inches right and low.

Find what your rifle likes and shoots well.

 

My Savage 223 doesn't like any of the factory match ammo I've run through it, got the smallest groups w/ Hornady black. Fine by me, the more I can afford to shoot the better I'll get as a shooter.

 

Ive had bad luck trying to use steel cased ammo for target shooting. I had some out of the box remington ammo and it was shooting out the bullseye at 100yds. I went to steel cased ammo and it was in a paper plate sized group. While the steel cased ammo shoots, thats about all you can expect in my experience.

 

this is the best way! Every gun shoots ammo different. find what round you want to hunt with get different brands after you find out what it shoots best. zero for hunting.

 

First time I’ve seen these horns in 2 years glad to have them back! This buck was from 2016 WV gun season

 

Shit today was the last day for bow season here. Rifle season starts Saturday for us.

 

Surprise surprise California can’t even get a hunting season right

 

Whats funny is when another deer hunter tells you "Only you are in control of your emotions", I usually tell them I'm not afraid to pull the trigger, I just love hunting so I cant help to get excited to have a deer or whatever within killing range.

 

Spook them my way and I’ll take care of them for ya!

 

Wow those are some nice bucks!

 

Planted some shoulder roast seeds this afternoon. Beans n' greens... Soy beans and canola, perks of being the son of a row cropper

 

Sept 8 can’t get here quick enough

 

Nor November 17 Sept 8 is dove season for us

 

Aug 30 is my deer bow season start

 

Sept 6 starts my bow elk season till 30 sept.