I shot a mule deer from less than 10 feet with my Hawken cap-lock. I was sitting on the ground, leaning back against a tree.
I don't think that's what Sell had in mind, but it worked out fine for me.
Yeah, I killed a mule deer doe at around 10-12 feet with my first drilling, an outside-hammer Sauer made around 100 years ago--a 12x12/.30-30. Was in kind of a similar situation, sitting near a haystack, and the deer basically walked right up to me. It had flip-up open and aperture sights, but didn't need 'em....
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