6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[SloppyJ]

Crocs? Flip flops? Just socks? Barefoot? What are we talking about here?

Hey dudes but i had my wool socks on.

 

[PC356]

240 lb TX Hill Country sow. 220 ydish, 6 ARC 108 ELD M, 16” bolt gun, thermal. Bang, flop, behind the ear. Thru and thru.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Just hidden. He did tumble quite a ways but no damage occurred. But check out those growths on the velvet.
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Probably a cryptorchid deer, that is a bit more prevalent on kodiak for some reason. I got one too:

 

[Taudisio]

Probably a cryptorchid deer, that is a bit more prevalent on kodiak for some reason. I got one too:View attachment 799315

I love velvet euros. Is that the deer’s natural/preserved velvet, or some “flocking” type from the taxi?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I love velvet euros. Is that the deer’s natural/preserved velvet, or some “flocking” type from the taxi?

Natural. The taxi cut them at the bases and sent them out for freeze drying and then reattached. I imagine it would become fairly cost prohibitive with larger racks.

 

[PC356]

180ish lb TX Hill Country Hog. 6 ARC, factory 103 gr ELD X this time. Howa Mini 18” PBB 1-7 barrel. Clean exit and 80 yds roughly.

 

[Mw01313]

WT doe. .243 win pushing a 95gr Combined Technologies (NBT) 2750 at the muzzle. Lung shot at 80 yds. Good blood and lung fragments at location she was shot. Left a blood trail Stevie wonder could follow. Took this one to processer and didn't hang around to look at internal damage. Feel pretty confident saying it was enough. Dead within 15 seconds after about a 50 yd run.

 

[General RE LEE]

First deer with my 22” barrel Howa Mini 6 ARC. 108 ELDM handloads 2675 FPS.

Doe was 250 yards. Double lung pass through with good entry and exit holes.

I’ll probably hunt with this little rifle exclusively. I watched the hit and exactly where the deer ran back in the woods.

 

[PC356]

First deer with my 22” barrel Howa Mini 6 ARC. 108 ELDM handloads 2675 FPS.

Doe was 250 yards. Double lung pass through with good entry and exit holes.

I’ll probably hunt with this little rifle exclusively. I watched the hit and exactly where the deer ran back in the woods.


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First deer with my 22” barrel Howa Mini 6 ARC. 108 ELDM handloads 2675 FPS.

Doe was 250 yards. Double lung pass through with good entry and exit holes.

I’ll probably hunt with this little rifle exclusively. I watched the hit and exactly where the deer ran back in the woods.


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Nice, enjoyin the hell outta these little Howas myself.
Well done.