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Shot a small 8pt yesterday right at closing time on our opening day. I had a slow day and due to the worsening of the covid around here and the uncertainties, I figured I'd take this buck. 200 yards with the LH NULA 7mm-08. The 120gr Nosler BT almost acted like it was shot out of a Creedmoor.  ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/gylDoqF.jpg)
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" not a CM. . ."
Are you absolutely certain?
Maybe someone behind you was
firing a CM and it hit your bullet in
flight, knocked it off course, then
resumed its travel after realigning
and killed the deer. Maybe. Possibly
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Glad to see the crazy 7MM wildcat got it done
I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill
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Meat in the freezer. Well done! Hunting buddy just bought a RH Tikka T3 in 7-08. NOW... he's trying to find ammo for it...
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Dead is dead.
I’ve drank the 6.5mm Kool aid. 😂, my other fave is the 7mm-08.
Congrats on buck!
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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If you'd used the Creedmoor the horns would be bigger. The Creed scares the horns outta 'em.
Let's Go Brandon! FJB
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I found the bullet under the hide on the off side this morning while skinning him out. Weighs 75gr now......120gr Nosler BT Once again, Steve Timm's baby strikes again! ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/2KC4X8K.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/SFsfBP2.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/SoSMCwu.jpg)
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Gotta love those Ballistic Tips.They really perform well out of my rifles too.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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Meat in the freezer. Well done! Hunting buddy just bought a RH Tikka T3 in 7-08. NOW... he's trying to find ammo for it... Lol.Seems like a lot of people are in the same boat.Sure glad I load my own.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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I think that's pocket lint on the bullet along with blood.
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It'll do until you can get a Creed....  I have both, find myself taking the 7-08 more than the Creed, both very nice rifles with custom barrels, both equally accurate, both 700's in Hunter's Edge stocks. Both kill deer and hogs. The Creed even has a NF SHV scope, the 7-08 a Conquest. DF
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The 7mm-08. The excellent cartridge getting the job done without fanfare...
Previously XLTFX4 on this site.
Life member NYSRPA.
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The 7mm-08. The excellent cartridge getting the job done without fanfare... Yep. Almost as boringly efficient as the old '06. Just keeps on keeping on... DF
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