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This is the first whitetail I've ever shot. Usually shoot mule deer but I got a whitetail only tag this year. Took two shots. He was running on the first shot and hit a little far back. Second shot was in the neck. The rifle is a .243 and I was shooting hand loaded 95gr Nosler ballistic tips. Love the gun and for my first white tail I'm pretty happy.
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good lookin rifle....congrats on the hunt!
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I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
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Nice rifle, nice buck. Congratulations.
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Nice Deer! And congratulations to you for using a #1... It looks like another #1 convert there... BTW... I notice you have extension rings on it... I wasn't aware that Ruger made ext rings in silver... I've only seen one other set and I have them... GH
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Looks like the plan came together--congratulations!
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I wasn't aware that Ruger made ext rings in silver. One of many things I'm sure. CLICK D LINK
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
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Well, well, well... You learn something new every day... Mine are a blued set that were refinished in Metalife SS, but I acquired them several years ago.. GH
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Congrats BP, nice buck and rifle, where'd ya shoot him, neck?
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Nice Buck and the Number one is the Classic Single Shot
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Well done! Welcome to the club!
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'Four legs good, two legs baaaad." ---------------------------------------------- "Jimmy, some of it's magic, Some of it's tragic, But I had a good life all the way." (Jimmy Buffett)
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Nice Deer! And congratulations to you for using a #1... It looks like another #1 convert there... BTW... I notice you have extension rings on it... I wasn't aware that Ruger made ext rings in silver... I've only seen one other set and I have them... GH I've been a convert for a few years. When I got the rifle I gave Ruger a call and they sent me a set of the stainless rings. If I remember correctly I sent them the ones that came with the rifle and they exchanged them for free. For grins here is the mulie I shot 2 years ago with the same rifle and load. Kind of makes the white tail look a little small.
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Both are nice deer.
Taken with a single-shot only adds to the experience.
Congratulations to a young guy. I think the first deer I took with a single-shot I was in my late 30's.
Nice memories.
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Congrats! Nice looking rig, and nice buck!
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Thanks for all the comments! I do love the gun. I've even gotten to where I take it coyote hunting a lot.
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Bullpup, welldone. I love to see guys hunting with single shot rifles. I may need to get me one in stainless one of these days. Congrats and I as well as others love to see the photos so keep'em coming.
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congrats, nice deer, in both cases One of these days I oughta acquire one of the SS/Lam 1B's in 7mm STW
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Used to have a Ruger #1, but sold it because I could not get it to group like i think a rifle should. Now my single shot is my smoke pole. 100 gr of Pyrodex and a Shockwave, and I am good to go.
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Great pic and rifle. The 1A .243 is one of the most useful rifles I have; pretty much does everything. And yours can do it in the rain!
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