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Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16562678 10/26/21 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest Nice buck and good shootin'! WWP53D

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16562764 10/26/21 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,317 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,317 Middle/West Tennessee Nice buck and I love the 1886. Congrats I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16566071 10/27/21 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma Man that's some good stuff, bet you a dozen hot fresh donuts you heard that bullet land, what a whoppp those big chunks of lead lay down, great buck, great shooting. Trump Won!

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16566125 10/27/21 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,912 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,912 PA Awesome!

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16567094 10/27/21 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 877 Parker, Tx H HTDUCK Campfire Regular HTDUCK Campfire Regular H Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 877 Parker, Tx Awesome deer and some damn fine shooting, congrats ! Your mind is your primary weapon. Never let it get rusty. Endowment Member NRA

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16567112 10/27/21 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 For us geeks, what bullet did you use?

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16574417 10/29/21 Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 994 R Region6 OP Campfire Regular OP Region6 Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 994 I used a bullet I cast from a RCBS mould 45-405-FN, with my mix they end up about 417 grains. Thanks guys for all the complements

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16574599 10/29/21 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 976 Nevada K knivesforme Campfire Regular knivesforme Campfire Regular K Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 976 Nevada Very nice Buck. Love 86’s old or new! Wish I still had eyes like that,156 yds open sighted. Congratulations! If your a leftist, whatever Donald Trump says or does, that pisses you off rest assured, I am a Happy Camper!

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16574725 10/29/21 Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 193 MT S Sharpshooter97 Campfire Member Sharpshooter97 Campfire Member S Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 193 MT Great buck, cool rifle, and really cool that you shot it with a bullet you cast yourself.

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16579417 10/31/21 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT J JGray Campfire Tracker JGray Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT Originally Posted by Region6 I used a bullet I cast from a RCBS mould 45-405-FN, with my mix they end up about 417 grains. Thanks guys for all the complements Awesome buck and very cool rifle/load combo! I cast that same RCBS bullet - what powder/charge weight are you using if you don't mind sharing?

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16581892 11/01/21 Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 994 R Region6 OP Campfire Regular OP Region6 Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 994 Thanks JGray, 28gr of Accurate 5744.

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16581959 11/01/21 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,804 That one has a nice flat on the end. Thump!

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16582574 11/01/21 Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 241 Central Kentucky H HCDH66 Campfire Member HCDH66 Campfire Member H Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 241 Central Kentucky Nice! If ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day. “The .30-06 is never a mistake.” - Col. Townsend Whelan

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16582596 11/01/21 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,683 Tomball, TX S strosfann Campfire Regular strosfann Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,683 Tomball, TX Very impressive on many levels! The only game I’ve seen taken with a 45-70 was a <3 yr old bison and he didn’t seem that impressed as it took several to finally tip him over.

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16582858 11/01/21 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba T the_shootist Campfire Ranger the_shootist Campfire Ranger T Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba Good Stuff! Interesting load. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23) Brother Keith

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16583864 11/01/21 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT J JGray Campfire Tracker JGray Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT Originally Posted by Region6 Thanks JGray, 28gr of Accurate 5744. Thanks for sharing - I have a repro 1886 but haven't hunted with it yet. The best buck I've shot to date was with a Ballard 45/70 loaded with blackpowder and a 30:1 540 gr bullet I cast myself. Most memorable hunt of my life...

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16583896 11/01/21 Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,853 M Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,853 Is that the gas check version? I have that mold they shoot better than lyman's 457193 plain base in my 86 lwt rifle. Mb " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16584206 11/01/21 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT J JGray Campfire Tracker JGray Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,395 Helena, MT Originally Posted by Region6 Thanks guys, it’s a Montana deer. On a side note, I couldn’t be happier with the cast bullet performance, bang flop and the meat is edible right up to the entrance and exit. I did find the gas check under the hide at the exit. Sounds like it - my RCBS version is also gas checked and shoots better than the Lyman 457193 for me as well. I use it without the GC in BP loads and with the GC in smokeless loads. Last edited by JGray; 11/01/21.

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16584984 11/02/21 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 144 SC SPK Campfire Member SPK Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 144 SC Us South Carolinians wouldn't know what to do seeing a deer that big in our woods.......a beast! Congrats!

Re: Took the 1886 deer hunting yesterday Region6 #16585052 11/02/21 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,499 NWintheNE mitchellmountain Campfire Regular mitchellmountain Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,499 NWintheNE Very nice buck, and that’s a heck of an offhand shot! Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi