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Dang! Nice one, rifle and buck

Bammm....nice rack, was he feeding?
Got anymore picks of him/ rack.

What part of Tn.?

Great deer and rifle - congrats!

Wow!

That is one Beautiful Rifle and one Very Nice Buck!! Congrats!!

You can say that again. Fantastic!

Outstanding looking buck and rifle.

Wait a minute, I thought the -08 was only for wimmin and kids?




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I’m not sure what’s prettier the rifle or the rack!?

Well done sir! Please post more pics and a story!

Nice all away around. Congrats.

Nice deer. That rifle is gorgeous. What’s the back story on the rifle?

Naw! it's been my go to rifle this year...accounted for two bucks. Those 120 BT are nasty on deer.

very nice,congrats , also nice to see a great looking wood stock. Pete53

That is an awesome buck! That rifle stock is absolutely beautiful!

Ron

The buck is a mainframe 11 with 3 additional "scorable" points on the brows. 24.5" beams, 18" inside spread, 5.5" bases. He weighed 225lbs.
I caught him cruising the woods, checking does at about 4:30 yesterday evening. Really nothing extraordinary about the endeavor other than the deer. It was slightly sleeting and spitting rain, the bucks were fired up. The shot was just a touch over 100 yards. He died where the bullet hit him with a high shoulder shot intended to anchor him.

The load is 46.5gn Big Game, WLRM primers, 140gn Nosler Partition.

The rifle is special in many ways. It is intended to be an heirloom piece for my children/ future grandchildren. I hunt with it like all my other rifles short of a rainstorm but I don't really hunt in those anyway... I want the rifle to gain character.

Full custom on a 5 digit NH Classic Win Mod 70, originally a featherweight 7mm-08 factory chambering. I purchased the rifle used from Cabelas in Denver in excellent condition while elk hunting several years back. Blasphemy to some but I wanted a short action high grade, custom Winchester in 7mm-08 so I broke it down and sold the parts.

The custom work is as follows:
1. Full Blueprint, sleeved bolt, etc. by the late Robert Gradous before he passed. Robert hated a Winchester Model 70s and lovingly bitched about it the whole time he had it. Impeccable work...
2. Since Robert passed, Moon at Crescent Customs took over and handled the chambering. Bartlein #1 Win featherweight, standard SAAMI for standard cup and core. Bartlein 5R Barrel. Impeccable work.
3. Woodwork, trigger swoop, and bluing by the great Jeff Tapp, Gunmakers Guild Member and a genuinely fantastic guy all around. I purchased the walnut blank at the DSC show a few years back. Impeccable work.
4. Custom bolt handle and 3 panel checkering by Steve Heilman, one of, if not the best out there. He took pity on me for begging and took a small project he otherwise wouldn't take. Impeccable work.
4. Engraved Blackburn bottom metal, case colored cocking piece and scope bases by Talley. I will have to pull pictures of the checkering and engraving as it is fantastic. Engraver will remain unnamed. Impeccable Work.

Great buck. Congrats.

Nice! and with a 7mm08, all the better.

Very nice rifle and Buck!!