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http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff455/Arns9/RyansBuckD_zpsc55e4c9b.jpghttp://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff455/Arns9/RyansBuckB_zps9685e546.jpgMy son shot his first buck a few days ago in the Texas Hill Country so I thought I'd share the results. For this area, the buck is a dandy. He's a 10 pointer with a liveweight of 138 pounds. My son was cool as a cucumber and made a perfect shot on him. He shot him with a 7-08 Mountain Rifle I bought from a Campfire member a few years ago. I loaded up some 120 Sierras at around 2730 fps. At this speed, this bullet is not as explosive as I had anticipated. A behind-the-shoulder shot at around 65 yards resulted in a 70 yard death run. The lungs were torn, but certainly not turned to grape jelly like they are sometimes. The bullet entered between ribs and hit a rib going out, resulting in about a one-inch diameter exit hole. There was a blood trail, but not a massive one. I would have no problem using this load again. I figure its about as good as it gets for a low-recoiling deer load at moderate ranges.
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NICE Buck, congrats to your son and to you for taking him!
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Congratulations to your son. That certainly is a dandy buck for the Hill Country!
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Congrats...Arns9's pictures: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff455/Arns9/RyansBuckD_zpsc55e4c9b.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff455/Arns9/RyansBuckB_zps9685e546.jpg)
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congrats to him
i load 120 nbt at 2725 fps it performs well
once again great buck
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Thanks for posting the pics, exbiologist. With my limited tech skills I couldn't figure out how to do it 
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Awesome! Congrats to the young man on a fine buck, especially for a 1st!
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Another great campfire buck
Congrats to the young man
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Heckova way to start! Congrats to your boy. Good shooting on his part.
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That sure is a nice looking buck, love the tall rack on that one.
Congrats to your son!!
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Dang, you've ruined him now-regular sized bucks won't do! Great on both of you!!
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Thanks for all the nice words, guys. You're right, davidlea, I think he figures all bucks are this good:) 20 years from now when he's still looking for one bigger, he'll realize how good this one is!
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First or last that is a great buck. Congratulations!
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Congrats...that one will fun to try and top.... 
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Great buck and thanks for posting. I've often pondered that bullet for use on whitetails.
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Fantastic cartridge, one of my favorites for the range and field. Congrats to your son.
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Wow! Nice deer! Congratulations to the young man and his father! Love to see it, thanks for sharing.
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Wow, what a beautiful deer. Congrats to your son and Dad of course. I just love the 7mm-08 and pixs like this reconfirm. Nice report on the Sierra. Never had great love for them as a huntin bullet, but at the right speed look like the do the job well.
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Great buck! Congrats to your son. I took my first buck this year in Kentucky and its a feeling I'm still enjoying.
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