Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors For anyone else who is also having crap for weather this weekend - another Trivia Question!

Ok, the answer to these questions are in print - so everyone out there has access to these answers.

1.) The .303 Savage cartridge first drew blood on a big game animal(deer)in what year?

A. 1892
B. 1893
C. 1894
D. 1895


2.) The first bullet hit the deer where?

A. lungs
B. heart
C. eyes
D. ears
E. hoof

3.) The second bullet hit:

A. tail
B. jaws
C. heart
D. brain
E. hoof

4. The third bullet hit:

A. brian
D. throat
C. heart
D. spine
E. kidney

5. The range of the first two shots was:

A. 25 yards
B. 50 yards
C. 75 yards
D. 100 yards
E. 150 yards
F. 200 yards

Bonus question:

The deer was a:

A. Buck
B. Doe

Hopefully most of you are having better weather than me today. I WAS going to go to the range today.

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Don't know the rest, boy your full of good questions. Les

I'm guessing he was at least 500 yards if he had to be hit poorly three times! Bet he used a 30-30 next time.

I'd rather someone post auctions than discuss these types of things.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=71931246

Anything you're not critical of Dan?

Lots of stuff.I just took a step back...and that's what I see.Almost juvenille.

So, you see the topic of this post as "juvenile"?

I just don't think it matters much.It does'nt seem fair that newbies ask questions which are relevant(in their minds),and they are shewn away like a dog.Then we sit back and discuss the width of a 1899a barrel at the muzzle.If the info on this forum is so priveleged then it ought to be private.

Just a sea of humanity here Dan - nothing more, nothing less.

OK

I�m guessing that was the proverbial �wet blanket�?

I like trivia JMO - .02 whatever

Please don�t stop these posts.

And yes, I'm looking for the answers.

Answer tomorrow. Thanks for the encouragement Gpz. I find the topic of the triva question interesting from a historical point of view. Fun too. And, it doesn't have a thing to do with prices

Dan, lighten up, it is stuff like this that we learn from, I read these whenever they are put up, and safely store the info away, this is what this forum is about, learning. Boltman, thanks for threads like these. Les

Bolt,

I find your trivia very entertaining. Please keep it coming.

Dave

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2A

Stever

Time for the answers. Sorry to say, of the answers submitted, none were correct.

1. B. Arthur Savage bought a deer license for the 1893 New York
open deer season and it was during that deer season that
the .303 Savage drew first blood on a big game animal.

2. D. The first bullet fired from the .303 pierced both ears of
the deer.

3. B. The second bullet blew off the jaw.

4. D. "A softpoint to the throat finished the animal"(3rd shot)

5. F. The range of the first two shots was 200 yards.

Bonus question: B. The deer was a doe. But also note that there was a second deer allowed on AWS's license and he killed a buck, which, "was hit in the spine and killed instantly." The third animal to fall to the .303 had a name: "Taurus", "an immmense slaughterhouse bull, was then sacrificed at the alter of commerce." "Shot in the forehead, the bullet demolished heavy neck bones and came to rest near the kidneys." "A group of Adriondack guides, assembled to witness the display, stood slack-jawed at the penetration and destruction wrought by such a tiny missile." I'll bet Les feels pretty validated at this point
The source of the above information is from a very excellent article by Jim Foral titled, "Selling the American 303" published in the 2003 Gun Digest.

HOOOORAH, just goes to prove the 303 Savage is bit older that the 30-30. YEAH

Wow! Tnx For Sahring Steve.
And Les and I too are Very Happy at that!
Is that Article available on the Net???
Or Can 1 obtain a photo copy from you???
Tnx again
Stever