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Nice buck and near perfect shot placement. Congrats!
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I killed my largest whitetail so far this weekend with a VZ-24 98 Mauser in 6.5x55, was using only a 100gr Nosler BT, but it did the job! No exit, but I hit him straight in the shoulder. He only went 5 feet and piled up. Not bad for Georgia deer. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/deerhunter1970/IMG_3261_zps83c59730.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/deerhunter1970/IMG_3257_zps1f3072ad.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/deerhunter1970/IMG_3256_zps5eb633fa.jpg) Nice GA buck ! Great cartridge too !!
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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I killed my largest whitetail so far this weekend with a VZ-24 98 Mauser in 6.5x55, was using only a 100gr Nosler BT, but it did the job! No exit, but I hit him straight in the shoulder. He only went 5 feet and piled up. Not bad for Georgia deer. Swweeeeeet! Beautiful Deer... and contrary to what you hear from the 'experts', 100 grain bullets out of a 6.5 work just fine, don't they?
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Very nice buck and rifle, congrats
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Nicely done !
Good buck too .
Congrats.
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Great buck, Georgia or otherwise.
I was looking to get some trigger time with the 6.5 Swede in the house this fall, but a couple of days ago, Mrs. Tide asked where was the rifle she hunted with last season. (Tikka T3 Hunter in 6.5x55)
I fessed up and she claimed it for hunting purposes this season as well. I guess I'll have to wait till next season.
I case no one ever told you.... " next year is promised to no one"... time to go shopping! Love the Swedish!
Congratulations!
Why does a man who is 50 pounds overweight complain about a 10 pound rifle being too heavy?
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Nice buck. My brother shoots a 100 grain partition in a 260AI. That bullet always results in quick kills.
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Hunting with a classic. Another job well done....
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Outstanding...You made a great shot,with a great cartridge from a fine rifle.Job well done!!! ScottyO.
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Well done!! A great buck and a great cartridge. What's not to like about either?? Thanks for sharing.
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Great buck, Georgia or otherwise.
I was looking to get some trigger time with the 6.5 Swede in the house this fall, but a couple of days ago, Mrs. Tide asked where was the rifle she hunted with last season. (Tikka T3 Hunter in 6.5x55)
I fessed up and she claimed it for hunting purposes this season as well. I guess I'll have to wait till next season.
I case no one ever told you.... " next year is promised to no one"... time to go shopping! Love the Swedish!
Congratulations! I got the message. Turns out I got to sit a stand with it after all and snuffed a big doe with a 125 grain Partition. It is a sample of one for me, but she took 4 with it last year and all were short blood trails. I am thinking the legions of 6.5x55 fans have been right all along.
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Love those Mausers and the mm cartridges.
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Outstanding buck and my favorite cartridge, by a long shot!
Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want!
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This was the first kill for me with the rifle, it's really my 13yo daughter's. My dad put it together for her for Christmas last year. She was able to take her first deer (a big, fat doe) with it this year on opening weekend. My dad also built one for my oldest daughter - its a 257 Bob. I'm the custodian of both rifles for now, but I sure hope they let me keep them when they grow up!!
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If God were to say, "GeoW, go get me my rifle", I'd go get the 6.5x55.
Congrats on a good un!
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
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GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon!
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Treestands don't demand. Treestands don't complain.
Treestands simply ask me to sit down and listen.
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Way to go! You did good. Congrats on a beautiful Peach State buck.
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If God were to say, "GeoW, go get me my rifle", I'd go get the 6.5x55.
Congrats on a good un! Now that is a quality quote there..... Good hunting.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
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Tide
This was the first kill for me with the rifle, it's really my 13yo daughter's. My dad put it together for her for Christmas last year. She was able to take her first deer (a big, fat doe) with it this year on opening weekend. My dad also built one for my oldest daughter - its a 257 Bob. I'm the custodian of both rifles for now, but I sure hope they let me keep them when they grow up!! It's funny, in a way. I've got a 257 Roberts and a 6.5 Swedish here as well. Neither of them are mine, though. Oh well....
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
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How does the .257 Roberts stack up the Swede in terms of a younger shooter/hunter.
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