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Out West here we have plenty of open country. I've taken bucks with every Magnum and super Magnum that you have heard of and some you haven't. I put together a AR15 with a ARP (AR Performance) 6.8 SPC Spec II barrel and it shot so well out to 400 yards. I figured I would carry it for the first day of our Mule deer season, well. It just worked out. Complete pass through. Hornady factory 120gr SST . Bang 💥 Flop !!!!! ![[Linked Image]](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k269/landonmoses/Mobile%20Uploads/63B3A0A3-5EDA-4A7B-AA0A-A801EB5E3BB3_zpszzv18svu.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k269/landonmoses/Mobile%20Uploads/7AFF4A53-D0F5-4DA5-9E02-7E028670C840_zpsgtwztinu.png) ![[Linked Image]](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k269/landonmoses/Mobile%20Uploads/5DBCE4E4-04D9-41C0-A2FA-C964F8742768_zpshvtbnbcr.png) ![[Linked Image]](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k269/landonmoses/Mobile%20Uploads/F62F7555-2DD7-4D9D-95D4-6CF555B72FD0_zpszjbvibev.png)
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Nice rig and buck. Congratulations.
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Ping pong balls for the win.
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How far was the shot? Where did you hit him? lungs/heart/shoulder? curious if it would blow thru a shoulder and at what distance. Its a nice deer and a nice rifle, I have been itchin to try the SST in the 6.8 but have a lot of 95TTSX bullets to use first.
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Holy smokes!! That is one beautiful Mule deer (and nice rifle too)!!
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How far was the shot? Where did you hit him? lungs/heart/shoulder? curious if it would blow thru a shoulder and at what distance. Its a nice deer and a nice rifle, I have been itchin to try the SST in the 6.8 but have a lot of 95TTSX bullets to use first. 237 yards. Hit him center of the rib cage. Broke a rib going in, destroyed the lungs and exited the other side.
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Nice shot on a great buck!
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Nice buck, but its still a 270... LOL
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Good to hear you shot the deer in the ribs. Was thinking "spanking" meant a hit in another part of the anatomy.
Nice buck!
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I've got over a thousand 110 Sierra ProHunters I need to shoot up before I even think about buying anymore bullets for mine. The problem is, they shoot so darn good.
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Wow, nice mule deer and nice rifle. I put together an AR with an ARP 6.8 SPC Spec II barrel this year and it is super accurate. Hoping to take a whitetail with it this week.
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All the best things in life, live on the other side off fear.
The true eye sees not the despair of its victims, only the elegance of equilibrium. It's a demonstration of superior judgment.
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what kind of brake are you using on your barrel?
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what kind of brake are you using on your barrel? Strike Industries J-Comp V2
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Nice rig !
Buck of a lifetime, love the 6.8.
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Nice. Maybe someday PA will allow semis for big game and I can use my 6.8...
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super deer!
congrats on a great hunt
What scope are you using on that rifle
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super deer!
congrats on a great hunt
What scope are you using on that rifle It's a Leupold LRP ( Long Range Precision) 4.5-14x50 with the Impact 32, MOA reticle.
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