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CraigThompson
11-26-2024, 12:11 PM
Came by rather close so I shot him with a DH 6 frame 34” gun shooting vintage factory 0 buck loads from the 30’s as aged by Professor Noreen . Shot him at twenty yards at the boom of the gun he ran towards the tree I was in and dropped 10-15 feet from the base of the tree . The third picture was taken from my perch in the tree .
CraigThompson
11-26-2024, 12:19 PM
I hadn’t patterned the load before going as I didn’t want to waste any and had a handloaded buck load in the left barrel in case the vintage shell didn’t go boom . When skinning the little fellow I saw plenty holes and even found one in the hide on the off side .
Daryl Corona
11-26-2024, 01:01 PM
I hadn’t patterned the load before going as I didn’t want to waste any and had a handloaded buck load in the left barrel in case the vintage shell didn’t go boom . When skinning the little fellow I saw plenty holes and even found one in the hide on the off side .
Ooch! Nice going. More venison for Mike's big cookout in July.
Craig Larter
11-26-2024, 03:09 PM
Nicely done, great to see your 8ga in action, congratulations
Mike Koneski
11-26-2024, 05:00 PM
Good thing you only kill small deer, that way the backstraps and t-loins are nice and tender! :rotf::rotf::rotf::corn:
Andrew Sacco
11-26-2024, 05:11 PM
Good thing you only kill small deer, that way the backstraps and t-loins are nice and tender! :rotf::rotf::rotf::corn:
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CraigThompson
11-26-2024, 06:04 PM
Nicely done, great to see your 8ga in action, congratulations
I think it’s going to Prospect Hall November 30th for a tower shoot like last year .
Rick Roemer
11-28-2024, 06:53 AM
Nice job
Gary Kephart
12-05-2024, 07:00 PM
neat i did not know you could shoot buck shot through a vintage gun.
CraigThompson
12-05-2024, 08:16 PM
neat i did not know you could shoot buck shot through a vintage gun.
I dunno but I’ve been doing it for a number of years . My first try was with my grandfathers circa 1881 W&C Scott 10 gauge crystal indicator SxS . Since then I’ve used about a dozen Parker’s all gauges from 8 to 16 an LC Smith Quality 2 10 and an Ithaca NID 10 . I’ve not only used buckshot but I’ve come up with loads using slugs and roundballs or punkin balls as some refer to them .
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