Ks opener works out well

Ole_270

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Wednesday was our regular rifle deer season opener. Family ended up with two bucks. My son brought the younger grandson over from Missouri to try to get his first buck after taking a doe last year as his first deer at 9 years of age. They setup in deep timber on our east property while I hunted the home place. Guess who didn't see a darn thing!
About 30 minutes after legal time a young 3 pt came strolling by and took a downloaded 85gr GameKing hp from Grandsons 243. It made it about 50 yards before tipping over with the lungs simply soup. Buck had about an 8" spike on one side and a fork about the same length on the other. Body size suggested this wasn't a yearling. Took some grunting to get it loaded on the 4 wheeler. Kid was excited.
Since the out of state owners of the land to my west had seemingly had an army bow hunting and had spooked everything so bad I decided to hunt the east place that afternoon. Got into the same double ladder stand the boys had used that morning figuring I was in for a long sit since they likely spooked things that morning. About an hour before dark I saw movement through the timber and got the old JES re-bored Marlin 38-55 ready. Middle sized 8 point cut off the trail and passed by on my right about 60 yards out. Put the bead and Skinner peep on his shoulder and let loose a 250 gr cast bullet at about 1450 fps. The 10Bhn bullet made a complete pass through as expected. He went maybe 20 yards and flopped. Thick timber but luckily he ended up about 80 yards from the gravel road along the side of the property. Just 3 weeks after Carpel Tunnel surgery on both hands I knew there was no way I'd get him in the truck by myself without breaking open the incisions. Ended up dragging him closer to the road and quartering by the gutless method and putting it in the cooler on ice. 68 degree weather meant I needed to hurry. Letting it age a bit, but may butcher Saturday. Happy to have meat in the freezer. Got 2 doe tags, but may wait till next week on them.
 

fiver

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perfect.
i run my 44 and 45 at that same speed with the same BHN.
nuthin within 100yds. is safe from that load.
 

Missionary

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I have generally figured if a black powder cartridge got the job done I really do not need to double that velocity under the same conditions. 25% over has never failed us. A less does a real good job.
But then I have never had to fire any long ranges where we hunt.
 

Jeff H

NW Ohio
People keep ringing up the 38-55 lately, here and on another outdoors site I visit, and it keeps making me thing my next investment should be a 38-55 carbine barrel for one of my Contenders.

Enjoyable story!
 

Missionary

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Oh yea ! You can easily duplicate 38-55 rounds in that.
My first revolver corn cruncher (ILL-noise) was with our 375 Supermag Dan Wesson 8 inch. Used the Lyman 375248 PB and got it rolling at 1150 fps. Popped a young buck at 17 yards.
 

richhodg66

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This year's Kansas deer season didn't go so well for me, just seemed like too many things interfering with it, work commitments (can't wait to retire). Never did get out to my favorite haunt on the north end of Milford. I had gone over to cast only deer hunting, except for bow season, for about ten years, but slipped the last couple and used jacketed, please don't flame me. Only shot one doe so far here at the house, not gonna get us through the year.

I really need to plan better next year, put some hard leave dates in way ahead of time and get a few cast deer killers ready to go. Need to take advantage of archery in November too, what a great time to be in the woods in Kansas.
 

fiver

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you shoulda hollered i'd have been more than happy to come fill some tags for ya.