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Got to the ranch about 2. 4ish I walked back of the cabin about 1/2 mile to watch an opening. Lots of trails and sign. Saw many smallbucks. Nothing I would shoot. About 5:40 I start easing back to the cabin. Watched same deer I saw earlier. Got between two motts about 15 yards apart. And now its getting dark. Look over scross opening toward the lane and hell. There’s a damn nilgai bull walking out in the open. I’m kinda in shadows so he ain’t on to me. Standing offhand I pit sights where I think they should go Boom, flop! DRT. I chamber another round and start pacing to the bull. 140 paces. 63 y o old azz eyes. Freezer meat. He went down like he was poleaxed. More in a minite. Gutting him wore me out. Gotta catch my breath. Skinning and quartering next. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/vTqRbKyq/A31-E83-E8-9-C22-4-FCE-BDF5-BB28-DA94-F0-CF.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/kGX3rm0R/A7-B86-FC0-1886-405-B-9-A5-B-1-FE5-D225-FC2-A.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/SQDb6n96/A95-E8-C1-B-113-D-4-A5-A-9-B50-EBE8-AA6-CC2-A7.jpg) 1895 mfg in 1915. .30 US Army ctg. 220 grain Hornady RN. I think 46 or 47 grains IMR 4064.
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Nice one and you killed it with an old rifle with open sights,even better.
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What cut are you going to eat first and how are you going to cook it? That hide would make a mighty nice rug, too.
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That’s awesome Bob! I remember you talking about hunting Nilgai and it being the best meat. Glad to see you got a nice one!
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That is so cool! The old .30 still getting it done. Good shooting, too.
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There's gotta be a 24HCF award or something for the coolest animal taken with the coolest rifle this season!
I carried my 1895 .405 deer hunting last week, but alas, no deer.
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Congrats on taking him with the 1895
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KW,
Come on now - fess up! We know you can’t kill something as tough as a nilgai bull with a 30/40 with a c&c bullet.
Heck of a nice hunt and story, thanks for taking us along!
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That’s freaking awesome, K Dub!
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That is OUTSTANDING, Bob...congrats! I dunno if I could do that...every time I get ready to shoot one of my leverguns I have to check them because they always look like the front sight has fallen off. 
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Good going Bob! I have heard they are excellent table fare.
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Were you wearin' any funny pants or such?
A nice hat at minimum is a surety.
Congrats and enjoy the work and the eatin'. Like splitting wood, it's well worth it afterward.
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PS forgot to add, I just love those spotted socks on them critters. I have to get to TX someday to hunt them.
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That's just really cool. Well done!
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Alright KW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KW,
Come on now - fess up! We know you can’t kill something as tough as a nilgai bull with a 30/40 with a c&c bullet.
Heck of a nice hunt and story, thanks for taking us along! I suppose you can when you hit ‘em here! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/2S30s6Vf/C823-BB23-9227-4-A79-AC88-4-FB73-B7-B0-C4-B.jpg) Thank everyone. Geno, no I got on regular everyday clothes. As you can see didn’t over penetrate. I cut bullet out of other side. Feel it under skin
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