I guess the 60+ Whitetails I've shot in WI, MI, and KS over the years all must have been deaf!
Mine too. I don't know the number, it would take a while to go thru my notes and tally the deer I've killed with 760 (35 Whelen) and M Sixes ( 6mm R, 270 W, & 06 ). It's a bunch.
NONE spooked because of the forearm.
Wink Man said above ^^^^^
"I agree fully, it is greatly exaggerated by the naysayers of the day. just like the naysayer gunwriters who claimed Weaver pivot mounts wouldn't hold zero, they obviously never tested them out thoroughly."
Exaggeration for sure.
Jerry
