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[17Hunter]

bobm: impressive crow shot!

Two of my best stories: killed a four point with a Ithaca Model 87 Deerslayer 12 gauge at officially 187 paces. 3" Federal Premium sabots, sad thing is I missed him 4 times at 50-75 yards, but he was going balls out. I was 17 years old and hadnt figured out the lead em part yet. That was 20 years ago.

This past winter killed a coyote with a 700 Classic .17 Rem Leupold 6.5-20 at 450 yards running full out straight away. The bullet entered right next to its butthole and exited (that was a surprise) at his sternum. I had to skin it to find the evidence, only 2 .17 caliber holes.

 

[bheadboy]

Clearmont, WY, with my son and a rancher/guide some 20+ years ago we camped on a creek bed, the early am worked our way up the edge of a ravine at daybreak a number mulie does and young came out of a field upthe ravene -- we spotted a reasonable buck with a smaller buck and 2 does crossing another ridge out of sight,

Paul, the guide moved us up and around to a vantage point expecting the deer to come out on a plat, they did, but the big one was staying in the rough scrubs, we sat on the lip of the ridge watching to see if he would exit where i could get a shot,

he did, at a full run going up the opposite ridge, as he approached the upper 1/3 a little below our elevation the guide said if he clears the ridge he is off my property, - he and i estimated the distance at 600

i sat down, elbows on knees, 1st shot kicked dust about a food to the right and mid body level, so i held off and ahead correcting and #2 hit him in the back mid shoulder as he was at a full run up hill.

distance worked out to be 625, full run, across a valley,
300wm, 26" Hart, 165 Sierra SBT behind 76gr of imr 4831, 3x9 leup
got the horns at home.

Bob