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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Nice deer. What happened with the Accubond that makes you want to change? Are they not soft enough for that range?
The one that got away is a heart stopper he would be good for Sonora or anywhere.
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Last Day Bucks are always cool. Good job
I've always been different with one foot over the line.....
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Very Nice.
I'm jealous.
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Nice deer. What happened with the Accubond that makes you want to change? Are they not soft enough for that range?
The one that got away is a heart stopper he would be good for Sonora or anywhere. Impact velocities on both shots were about 2200 or so and should have exited. Neither did. Wound channels were poor as well. I either want an exit and will sacrifice BC, or I want detonation with a lot of BC. This bullet provided neither. My wife's E-tip performance was great.
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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It is not enough to fight for natural land and the west; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still there. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends...
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That deer is a PIG!!! Will you have a chance next year? No idea what the tag situation is.
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"I either want an exit and will sacrifice BC, or I want detonation with a lot of BC."
That's a head scratch-er. I have shot a handful of deer with almost the same loading but at 100-300 yds. Performance has been good. At longer range I would have expected less expansion and more penetration. These were smaller Texas Mule deer and whitetails but maybe not enough to make a difference.
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I have yet to see an Accu-Bond pass-through. Granted the numbers are small, but around 20 in 25, 30, and 375...
They also do more meat damage than most. They are about my last choice in bullets...
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"I either want an exit and will sacrifice BC, or I want detonation with a lot of BC."
That's a head scratch-er. I have shot a handful of deer with almost the same loading but at 100-300 yds. Performance has been good. At longer range I would have expected less expansion and more penetration. These were smaller Texas Mule deer and whitetails but maybe not enough to make a difference. Which parts a head scratcher? My bullets didn't do what yours did? If so, welcome to hunting...
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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I have yet to see an Accu-Bond pass-through. Granted the numbers are small, but around 20 in 25, 30, and 375...
They also do more meat damage than most. They are about my last choice in bullets... Gotta try everything at least once... Never again...
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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Congrats Greg,
Good looking old buck and some good shooting!
Now that other guy....I hope you can line up on him next year.
Bob
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Couldn't find the deer that I wanted to take on this hunt, nor could I get a bullet into some other big deer I found but on the last morning I took this old guy out. Gray-headed old man for sure - One of my good buds was along this day, which is always cool. The deer tapes at 168"... Hope everyone is have a super fall - ![[Linked Image]](http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/GmoneyTLU/IMG_20151105_075803366_HDR_zpsbxgl8yda.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/GmoneyTLU/IMG_20151105_080226498_HDR_zpsofyw5zo0.jpg) Nice buck!
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Really nice deer!!! Can't wait; OTC 2 is starting soon.
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Hey Greg,
Awesome deer, and the toad you couldn't meet up with was awesomer!!!
Have you tried the 7mm/150 ballistic tip?
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Nice, I do love desert mule deer
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Great character to that rack! Nice deer, congrats.
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Great deer Greg!! Congrats. Coues or Muleys down in that open country are definitely on my list!
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