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I must say the little 55gr done a fine job dropping him in his tracks. Never even wiggled.
It was a great day for Roger as he got his second ten pt to stuff.
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Cool rifle and deer! Got to love that mass!
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What case is that cartridge based on?
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Congratulations. That is a fine buck and a really neat old rifle.
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Handsome buck. Love the mass on him!
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Cool deer. Looks like he's got a little age on him.
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Welcome to the fold! NICE buck. Anyone that doubts the effectiveness of the little 55 grain Hornady has only to look at Scenarshooters pics..... Stunt shooters can always use a new inductee 
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Nice deer Tate.....educate me, what is a 220 Wilson arrow?
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Similar to a .220 Swift with a slightly longer body and neck
Cool beans nice rifle and deer
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Thanks guys!
The Wilson Arrow is based on the 220 Swift. It's basically a Swift with the shoulder pushed back and the angle sharpened. The basic benefit is less brass trimming due to the sharper shoulder. Problem is Swift ammo won't chamber in the Arrow. Brass must first be formed in the Arrow FL die before the initial loading.
This is the second deer I've killed with the little 55 SP, and I've seen several more killed by other folks. First was with a 22-250 at 60yds. It was DRT also. Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
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Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
I wonder the same thing.....Ive shot deer with the 55 Horn and they died instantly, but I keep fooling with other bullets. Just worked up a load yesterday for a couple guns with the 63 Grain Sierra SMP....because it came highly recommended from Dober...
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Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
I wonder the same thing.....Ive shot deer with the 55 Horn and they died instantly, but I keep fooling with other bullets. Just worked up a load yesterday for a couple guns with the 63 Grain Sierra SMP....because it came highly recommended from Dober... Sierra tells me that the 63 grain smp will stabilize no problem in a 1 in 14 twist barrel, I plan on trying it in a savage 24 combo gun, because all of them in .222 and .223 have a 1 in 14 twist.
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Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
I wonder the same thing.....Ive shot deer with the 55 Horn and they died instantly, but I keep fooling with other bullets. Just worked up a load yesterday for a couple guns with the 63 Grain Sierra SMP....because it came highly recommended from Dober... I've got 63 & 65 Sierras, 50, 53, & 62 Barnes, and the 64 Nosler BSB I keep telling myself I'm gonna try.
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Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
I wonder the same thing.....Ive shot deer with the 55 Horn and they died instantly, but I keep fooling with other bullets. Just worked up a load yesterday for a couple guns with the 63 Grain Sierra SMP....because it came highly recommended from Dober... Sierra tells me that the 63 grain smp will stabilize no problem in a 1 in 14 twist barrel, I plan on trying it in a savage 24 combo gun, because all of them in .222 and .223 have a 1 in 14 twist. I just got them to shoot yesterday in a 1 in 14 twist .22-250 And in a 1 in 8 twist .223AI...which LOVED them...
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Kinda makes me wonder why I keep experimenting with other bullets, including premiums, when the 55 SP is so cheap, accurate, and effective!
I wonder the same thing.....Ive shot deer with the 55 Horn and they died instantly, but I keep fooling with other bullets. Just worked up a load yesterday for a couple guns with the 63 Grain Sierra SMP....because it came highly recommended from Dober... I've got 63 & 65 Sierras, 50, 53, & 62 Barnes, and the 64 Nosler BSB I keep telling myself I'm gonna try. Ive shot a lot of the Barnes 50, 53, and 55s...plus the Nosler 64 BSB......all of them are killing SOBs... Never used the Sierras on game, but a number of members here ( whose opinions I actually believe and trust) have told me the 63s and 65s are both good game bullets.
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I look forward to your reports on the bullets Tom....
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I'm still trying to figure out how I managed to take this fine animal with a non - Big Stick approved firearm. 12 twist barrel, schitty BC bullet, Nikon Monarch scope with - Gasp!! - no target turrets. How in the world could such a pathetic firearm work to kill a game animal?
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You forgot to mention its a Model 70...NOT Stick Approved!
I don't know how this stuff happens either, but Ive had a lot of creatures fall dead in front of my 1 in 12 twist 223AI.
All I can think of is that its a miracle capable of replicating itself. And Oh, yeah my rifle has one of those schitty Leupold scopes on it, and Im not shooting a moly-coated 75 Amax...so i have no explanation for all the dead stuff....
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nice buck where did you hit him? Lungs??
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