My first deer was with a Rem 700 in .270 win, My second deer was with a bow, my third deer was with a Win M94 30-30 and my last deer was also with the M94. Next season I think I am going to try getting one with my Smith 686. I know I've posted some of these pics before but I just like showing them off, we are only allowed 1 buck a year, unless you bow hunt, and the deer pop is way down so your lucky when you get one.
I used 130gr Hornady SST hand loads with the .270, buck was about 60 yards quartering towards me, I was walking down a Skid trail. The round hit right on the front chest just forward of the his left leg and exited just forward of the last two ribs on opposite side. Deer actually flipped over backwards landing on his back and was dead before he hit the ground. He was a 10 point that dressed out at 213 lbs. Shot him at about 7:50 AM.
My second deer not a gun but still:
I used 170gr flat point Speer hand loads for the 30-30. The buck came running through the woods in front of me at about 30 yards, There were a lot of trees in the way, but I saw an opening coming up, so just before he entered it I made a loud grunt with my voice. I had the gun already up and aiming into the opening. At the grunt he slowed down and stoped in the opening broadside looked right at me. I put the front post just behind the shoulder bang flop, dead before he hit the ground. Bullet completely passed through. Shot him about 45 min after sunrise. He was an 11 pt. that dressed out at 201 lbs.
The second buck with the 30-30, using same load, actually almost snuck by me. I was hunting from a tree stand, it was around 3:45 in evening, I had been watching a trail to my right when I heard what sounded like deer's hooves making a sucking sound as it walked through the mud' to my back left. I looked to the left saw nothing,(really thick where I hunt can only see about 28 yards all around), so I pulled out my grunt call made two grunts, and then I heard the deer trotting back towards me. I was still sitting down with the my rifle hanging on a hanger to my left. I stood up and turned so I could look to the back left of my stand. When I did this my size 13 foot hit the side of my stand "dungggggg" the buck didn't like that. He started fast stepping away, So I pulled a John Wayne and snapped my gun from the hook cocked the hammer and as soon as my gun came up the front post was settled on the last two ribs. It was the only shot I, there was about a foot hole between two trees to sneak my bullet through, bang, the buck kicked his back legs up ran out of sight then came back into sight almost 25 yards to the right of where he had been standing. He stopped looked both ways and collapsed. He was a baby 9 point that only dressed out at 151 pounds. Think he was about 2-21/2 yr old.
He was quartering away going right to left, the bullet entered just forward of the last 2 ribs ran right up the middle of the vitals clipping the top of the heart then exited the front of his chest just right of center.
Didn't want to advertise for Miller for free so I blotted it out.
I own and hunt with: Rem 700 .270, Rem 700 Mnt. 7mm-08, Rem 600 .308, TC pro hunter .50 call muzzle loader and the M94. My favorite one to hunt with is the M94, she is light fast and accurate. I fear for any deer out to 100 yards shooting of hand with it. It just points so natural for me, it is almost like the gun automatically aims for me, all I just have to do is squeeze the trigger.
