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Good job and great buck!
BGG Jr. will remember that day forever.
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Awesome job! These are my favorite threads all though I'm disappointed to see that BGG Jr.'s beard hasn't come in yet!
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Awesome story, awesome deer!
Way to go Jr!
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i remember you telling me last year that this year would be Mini-Gruff's first hunt. Been looking forward to your story. Big congrats to you and your son. That's a great first deer! So...who is happiest?  Little surprised the Hornady didn't perform better especially at that range. I've heard good things about the 95gr NBT. Great birthday knife, as well. Nice to start him out with quality from the get-go! He'll always cherish that one. Anyway, congrats again to the boy and to his, no doubt, �ber proud dad.
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Best youth hunt story I have read. I used that same bullet many years ago on a control hunt near Mason, Tx. These deer needed to be removed due to sickness and overgrazing by the deer. My rifle was a 24 inch barreled 6MM remington. All my shots were under 125 yards and no deer weighed more than 100 pounds. I killed 86 deer with a few needed followups. Dramatic expansion and 40% exits. It killed with authority but if the deer had been bigger I don't think it would have worked out so well. Most of the does did not weigh more than 60 pounds. I would like to do that hunt again with my new favorite 6MM bullet the 85gr. Nosler partition.
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Thanks again all for the words of encouragement. At this point my season's been such an uber success, it doesn't seem to matter what I hang my tag on.  For them that care about such things, heres a pic of the recovered bullet. Looks just like the one I shot into a line of milk jugs before season. Had it impact been back a little it would've absolutely nuked the vitals, but I want something that'll punch a shoulder if I need it to. I've always had good luck with Interlocks, 165s and 180s in my 06, and 225s out of my 338 RUM (that were screaming) but this left me a little cold. No harm no foul, deer's down. Kick in the pants is I had a load worked up with 95 gr ballistic tips, but didn't have enough left over to practice with and have a pile on hand for season, and several stores had the 100 gr Hornady's so being my thrifty self I went with the Hornady's. I left the heart for the coyotes, and it was dark enough I didn't take the time to care it up. Wish I had now, as it could have been either a bone shard or a little piece of lead that put the hole in it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss138/paisgrande/IMG_0496_zps6c162a40.jpg)
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Congrats to you and your son! that buck has some cool stickers too, what a cool first deer for your boy.
I can't hardly wait until my boy is old enough to go, seems like I have been planning since birth.
He is 3 1/2 now and has a 6x45 mini mauser with a short stock waiting for him when he is old enough. (their may be a full size stock on it now so I can do dome R&D before he gets it).
You can't put a price on the smile on your sons face holding up his buck. Thats a wonderful memory for you and him for sure!
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Congrats BGG, this is the best thread I've read in a while. Absolutely awesome.
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BGG that's pretty typical of boattails of any brand. Flat based interlocks stay together much better. Magnum Man
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Congrats to your boy! Good job Dad!
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That's awesome!
Congrats to you and the boy!
Nice buck and good shooting.
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Father/son....that's the way it's done BGG! Congrats to you guys. Fantastic pics.
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BGG that's pretty typical of boattails of any brand. Flat based interlocks stay together much better. Magnum Man Yep. It looks much like any of the various Speer's, Sierra's and BT's I've recovered.
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Wow Look at the smile on that young man. Congrats to both of you.
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Fantastic! Congrats and backslaps all around.
Nice buck, nice shot, you both should be proud.
I know from watching my own kids shoot their first bucks what a great experience it is.
Thanks for sharing +100 !! Gruff & lil' Gruff, just awesome !
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Congrats to the young man on a great buck!!! I know you have to be super proud. My boy is only 17mo and I've already got rifles and shotguns set up 
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Congrats to you and your son!
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Congrats!! That's an awesome buck and a good story. For me it feels like looking into the future. I'll be a dad in December and I'll be doing this with my son one day!!
Happy Hunting!
Hell...Reloading/Shooting are still my favorite things to do,besides play in the box the kids came in.................
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