P1ZombieKiller
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Every year I take a new hunter to my private property in Texas to hunt whitetail deer. I have done it almost every year for the last 20ish years. I have seen a lot of firsts. Some are a little better story than others. This year is starting to lean like that.
Sammy is a 40ish year old man that works for me. He is an immigrant from El Salvador. He has a wife and 2 small children. Each year at the team Christmas party, I would bring a pot of venison chili, and he loved it. He has asked for more venison meat over the years. I would bring him several pounds each year for the last several years, and this year I asked if he would like to harvest his own deer. He immediately accepted my offer, and we started the journey of his hunt.
In Aug we went to the rifle range and he shot a rifle for the very first time in his life. I had 3 rifles that I wanted him to try to shoot. After looking, handling, and thinking about it, he chose the 300 BO I built several years ago for my little son on a Remington 700 action. It was built using a retired Kreiger 30br barrel in 1:18 twist (with 4000 rounds down the tube). It shoots the 125 SST at 2400 fps, so it is a great Texas whitetail rifle.
We met at the gun club, and we went through a little safety course, and I explained how the rifle worked. He is a very sharp man, and understood everything. He had already done his homework by watching You Tube videos of shooting, as well as the anatomy of a deer and proper shot placement.
We started out at the 50 yard range. His first shot was very typical of someone shooting a scoped rifle for the very first time. His eyes were closed, and he jerked it. Before I could even ask how he thought he did, he said… “Hey, that wasn’t nearly as bad I thought it would be”. I was filming it from my phone. I showed him the video and he was a little embarrassed, but was a good sport about it when I explained that EVERYONE does that their first time.
He then shot 4 more shots on a clean target, and was hooked from that point on. We then went over to 100 yards, and he shot another 5 shot group. While the rifle was a little low for him, I explained that before we go hunting, I will change the scope’s settings, and it will be hitting right where it needs to be. And he will get another chance to practice the day before the hunt.
Our plan is to go the weekend after Thanksgiving. The weather should be much cooler, and the deer should be moving a lot. So stay tuned for Part 2 after the hunt.
Sammy is a 40ish year old man that works for me. He is an immigrant from El Salvador. He has a wife and 2 small children. Each year at the team Christmas party, I would bring a pot of venison chili, and he loved it. He has asked for more venison meat over the years. I would bring him several pounds each year for the last several years, and this year I asked if he would like to harvest his own deer. He immediately accepted my offer, and we started the journey of his hunt.
In Aug we went to the rifle range and he shot a rifle for the very first time in his life. I had 3 rifles that I wanted him to try to shoot. After looking, handling, and thinking about it, he chose the 300 BO I built several years ago for my little son on a Remington 700 action. It was built using a retired Kreiger 30br barrel in 1:18 twist (with 4000 rounds down the tube). It shoots the 125 SST at 2400 fps, so it is a great Texas whitetail rifle.
We met at the gun club, and we went through a little safety course, and I explained how the rifle worked. He is a very sharp man, and understood everything. He had already done his homework by watching You Tube videos of shooting, as well as the anatomy of a deer and proper shot placement.
We started out at the 50 yard range. His first shot was very typical of someone shooting a scoped rifle for the very first time. His eyes were closed, and he jerked it. Before I could even ask how he thought he did, he said… “Hey, that wasn’t nearly as bad I thought it would be”. I was filming it from my phone. I showed him the video and he was a little embarrassed, but was a good sport about it when I explained that EVERYONE does that their first time.
He then shot 4 more shots on a clean target, and was hooked from that point on. We then went over to 100 yards, and he shot another 5 shot group. While the rifle was a little low for him, I explained that before we go hunting, I will change the scope’s settings, and it will be hitting right where it needs to be. And he will get another chance to practice the day before the hunt.
Our plan is to go the weekend after Thanksgiving. The weather should be much cooler, and the deer should be moving a lot. So stay tuned for Part 2 after the hunt.
