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Only had one day to hunt so I took off October 30th. Got to spot and crept up on a herd of five does in their usual haunt. I observed them for a while and no buck. They slipped off to bed so I waited to see if any bucks were trailing the does and sure enough this buck shows up trailing them like a hound dog running and scent checking their trail. Shot him at about 40 yards as he took the same path that the does did across me. Grateful for the harvest.
Hand loads... believe me they owe me at least a half gallon.
Quote from: Ryan P on October 31, 2024, 03:24:58 PMHand loads... believe me they owe me at least a half gallon.I wouldn't mind knowing the manufacturer
I've had a bad run with a recent brick of fed 210's. Last range trip was Saturday with my daughter and out of 50 rounds she shot we had 6 not go boom. Stripped the bolt mid session to check for any obstructions and all was normal. Setting that brick aside for range ammo. Don't beat your buddy up too bad about it. Could be as simple as a bad primer or even on you if you've got crud in your bolt assembly. If you've got a friend willing to spend his time reloading for you treat him well because it's a time consuming endeavor.
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on November 01, 2024, 09:01:58 AMI've had a bad run with a recent brick of fed 210's. Last range trip was Saturday with my daughter and out of 50 rounds she shot we had 6 not go boom. Stripped the bolt mid session to check for any obstructions and all was normal. Setting that brick aside for range ammo. Don't beat your buddy up too bad about it. Could be as simple as a bad primer or even on you if you've got crud in your bolt assembly. If you've got a friend willing to spend his time reloading for you treat him well because it's a time consuming endeavor. I'm not beating him up at all. Just a heart breaker to have my twins with me and get the one bad round in the backpack. Wasn't ment to be. He'll be a toad next year.
Crazy last 2 days of the season for my son and I. After my son shot the spike this bear got to it before we did, drug it 200 yards down the hill, then didn't want to give it up. Went back to the same area the next day and the 3 point showed up.
Quote from: Ryan P on November 01, 2024, 10:33:05 AMQuote from: Karl Blanchard on November 01, 2024, 09:01:58 AMI've had a bad run with a recent brick of fed 210's. Last range trip was Saturday with my daughter and out of 50 rounds she shot we had 6 not go boom. Stripped the bolt mid session to check for any obstructions and all was normal. Setting that brick aside for range ammo. Don't beat your buddy up too bad about it. Could be as simple as a bad primer or even on you if you've got crud in your bolt assembly. If you've got a friend willing to spend his time reloading for you treat him well because it's a time consuming endeavor. I'm not beating him up at all. Just a heart breaker to have my twins with me and get the one bad round in the backpack. Wasn't ment to be. He'll be a toad next year. yeah man that's absolutely a heart breaker. To do everything right only to be steam rolled by a bad round is tragic.
2024 Halloween buck. Unfortunately it took us 24 hours after the shot to find him. Nathan recruited some friends and one of their dad's to come over and help us grid. We spread out 5 wide and my boy walked right to him. 112 yards from the fence line.