A little after school luck

[mdhunter]

Great picture, big smile, congrats!

 

[CPAjeff]

My goodness - what a buck! Congrats to you both!

 

[antlerradar]

Heckuva shot at 417 yards!

A great shot is right.
Shows how far technology has come. My dad would have kicked my ass if I had even thought of trying a shot that far when I was her age.

 

[Lota lota]

Daughter and I headed out for a quick hunt after school and she evidently brought her lucky horse shoe with her. Spoiled her on her first deer. 22 creedmoor 77 grain TMK started at 3150fps.
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Awesome buck!

 

[brockel]

A great shot is right.
Shows how far technology has come. My dad would have kicked my ass if I had even thought of trying a shot that far when I was her age.

We shoot a lot. She practices to 450 most of the summer

 

[antlerradar]

We shoot a lot. She practices to 450 most of the summer

I was shooting a M77 243 with a four power scope. 450 yards with that set up would have been a pull the trigger and pray, not to mention the range would have been my best guess. I once missed a wopper of a buck because I over estimated the range by 100 yards.

 

[FREAK]

Wow! Congrats to you and your daughter. That’s a great buck!

 

[kansasdad]

More than twice my self limit on yardage, but I don’t shoot regularly more than 150. When you have a great setup and practice regularly I’m sure she was fully ready for a long poke.

Congratulations to the crew!

 

[brockel]

I was shooting a M77 243 with a four power scope. 450 yards with that set up would have been a pull the trigger and pray with that set up, not to mention the range would have been my best guess. I once missed a wopper of a buck because I over estimated the range by 100 yards.

I was a 25-06 shooting 85 grain ballistic tips as fast as I could with a straight 6x scope. 3” high at 100 yards. If I held top of back and it shot under the deer it was WAY to far. Still like the straight 6x scope but have switched brands of scopes and rifles

 

[PorterHouse]

Awesome buck. Congrats to your daughter and good work Dad!

 

[Walkathon]

Heck of a buck!

 

[Hunting Wife]

Wow. Beautiful buck. You have ruined that girl on deer hunting

Congratulations to both of you!

 

[Caseknife]

For those interested in bullet performance here’s what the 77 TMK did at 417 yards. Broke a rib going in and coming out and went through shoulder blade on exit and bullet was caught against the hide. Lungs were liquified

First picture is entrance
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Second is exit though shoulder blade
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Always just amazes me at the lack of fat on the bucks after rutting. Its a wonder how some of them make it through a long winter.
Good bullet performance and great shooting.