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Don’t stop and stare at me for too long.. 💥
I’m a neck shootn’ sob!

That middle doe is the perfect shot.

Sometimes I like a good frothy lung shot just so’s I remember how 😃

She stood there and sniffed, snorted and stomped for about two full minutes. Finally she stuck her nose straight up in the air for another sniff and I let a 130gr Grand Slam eat. I was in a box stand with a perfect rest. Shot was 95 yards.

Plain vanilla Rem 700 Black Synthetic ADL .270 Win. That thing will shoot just about any load 1/2” to 3/4”.
I bought the McMillan used from the ‘fire and sold it like a fool.

Only if it were really close, like inside 50-60 yards. Just my preference

My wife had a female co-worker who was a deer hunter. She hunted from a tree stand on her father's farm in Albion, ME.
She used a Savage 340 222 Rem wearing a fixed 4x Weaver scope, and shot factory 55 grain ammo. She took something like 22 deer in 25 years with that rig. All were one-shot kills, and no misses.. Distances were ~<50+ yards. Her aiming spot was at the base of the head. She never had to track a deer. She claimed she wasn't what you would call a "great shot". She WOULD say she was "patient, and passed up many shots.".

Just reporting the results of one hunter.

So, "shooting deer at the brain stem kills them"

I'd agree with her assessment.

Who makes 55 gr factory loads for the 222 rem? I've never seen anything heavier than 50's..mb

I'm sure her factory ammo was purchased 35+ years ago, and likely Remington, Winchester or Federal brand (nothing exotic like Lapua or Norma). It was whatever she could buy locally. She did not reload.

95%+ of my deer are neck shot.
I killed one this year on a stalk with a behind the shoulder shot but I can't remember the last deer that wasn't shot in the neck before that.
Just makes sense to me.

I used to own a Model 7 223. I sold it to a coworker that was involved in a children's ministry on his days off. He took a bunch of kids hunting from his church that would never have had a chance to hunt otherwise. I saw him recently and he said the Model 7 was still getting work. He is also a shooting instructor. He said countless kids had killed their deer with the rifle and he always had them shoot them in the white spot on the neck.

22-250 Ackley. 62 Grain TTSX.

Nice buck

This thread has been a minute. Much debate over the topic, however I would rather see a neck shot at under a hundred yards than see someone sling a bullet at a deer beyond 400 yards. The target is much smaller.

GreggH

Nice buck 👍🏻

I take the best shot presented but am prone to take neck shots. This year, 200 yd throat shot with PRC.

Yes I’ve taken many neck shots on deer and elk. I like them just below the skull, I enjoy neck roast.

Osky

Yes, quite a few, the longest a bit over 200. But only with a good shot presentation, and a very steady rest.

We have a long season and a liberal bag limit. If I can't pull off the shot, I won't take it. But given the choice, ill opt for a DRT deer vs a run that makes it to the river.
As well we hunt small parcels of land, unlike you guys out west and we don't have a right to retrieve.