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#23
Been hunting right out my back door a good bit this season. It’s 3 min out the door to the spot I’ve been sitting in my turkey lounger. Since Oct 1 I’ve let 22 walk back there. This one was #23 and there’s still a few others on camera I want a crack at
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Houndsmen are born, not made
Originally Posted by 2thDoc
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Well done!
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home. -Tecumseh-
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Excellent
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Nice single shot kill. Nothing like those backyard bucks
Last edited by Phone Man; 10-15-2021 at 08:33 PM.
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I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.
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Well done
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Congrats!
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Nice.
Few years ago it was the last day of the season and I needed one more deer for the freezer. Whenever I stepped outside onto the porch I noticed a doe in the corner of the yard. I usually don't shoot my "yard deer", but it sure made getting that last deer a lot easier.
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Yessir!
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Good deal
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Nice
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Make em bleed
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Nice!
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I like it.
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What brand and model of rifle is that?
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That's a Death Ray 1000 by Dead Right There Industries
Last edited by scatter shot; 10-17-2021 at 01:11 PM.
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Congrats on the buck.
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Nice looking rifle,what kind is that?
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Nice one!
“Duck hunting gives a man a chance to see the loneliest places …blinds washed by a rolling surf, blue and gold autumn marshes, …a rice field in the rain, flooded pin-oak forests or any remote river delta. In duck hunting the scene is as important as the shooting.” ~ Erwin Bauer, The Duck Hunter’s Bible, 1965
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Thanks fellas,
As to the rifle, it’s a Henry single shot chambered in .308.
A bit of a review. Overall I like the gun, great wood, well made as far as fit and finish goes and was accurate with the iron sights before I put a scope on it ( leupold vxr 3x9x50 with the fire dot). I’m shooting Hornady superpeeformance sst 165gr and it will put 3 well within an inch at 100yds. I’ve hunted with this gun intermittently for 3 season and have killed 7 with it. I don’t get the best blood trails with the sst but the ones that didn’t drop never ran further than 75yds.
The cons,
Factory trigger sucked, I ended up buying a different spring for it and cutting some of the coil off to get it to a decent pull. Still not as crisp as I’d like but much better and could probably improve even more if I’d get around to polishing/honing it.
The hammer is a poor design in my opinion. It sticks too far up which comes into play with mounting the scope. When I shot it the first few times with iron sights you could get a good cheek weld. When I mounted the scope, the way the hammer protrudes upward forced me to go with a medium height set of rings which causes it to be more difficult to get a quick and consistent cheek weld for looking through the scope. I have a leather cheek pad / ammo cuff on the stock for when I hunt which is a big help for getting settled in where I want to be when shooting. I think the only way to 100% remedy the problem would be to take it to a smith and let them cut the comb, making it adjustable. I plan to look around next year and see if I can find one willing to tackle that for me. I’ve even given some consideration to doing it myself with the help of a machinist friend
Houndsmen are born, not made
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