A Doe and a “Buck”

[Okie Huntsman]

I’ll share a couple of photos. This first one is a doe I killed this past October during Muzzleloader season. I had been hunting all week with my TC New Englander but it was raining this day so I switched to my little New England Arms Huntsman so I could have a protected ignition cap. I bought this Huntsman (I have two of the 70’s model guns when it was still H&R in 58 cal) in the early 2000’s and have taken so many deer with it. It is a tack driver using Powerbelt 50 caliber (295 gr) hollow points pushed by 95 grains of 777.



This second picture I have posted in the Traditional forum. Long story short, the gun in the picture, a 50 cal Traditions Buckskinner, was given to me and I have been trying to work up an accurate squirrel load for it. It’s not quite there but was good enough yesterday that I took a walk to see if I could get a shot at something in season. Killed this buck with it. Thirty grains 777 pushing a patched round ball. I will continue to tweak things trying for more consistent accuracy.

 

[Smyrnagc]

Sweet! Great post!

 

[HC]

Congrats

 

[deermanok]

Nice.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I dont see very many laminate stocked Traditions, but when i do they really look great. Good shooting! That bucks a wall hanger for sure.

 

[brad502a]

Where are the horns on that buck?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Where are the horns on that buck?

Those only get a single ‘lower horn’.

 

[Okie Huntsman]

Where are the horns on that buck?

The only time I’ve seen antlers on this type of buck is after they’ve visited the taxidermist.

 

[smokepolehall]

Fantastic hunts n game kills, congrats. Bet you slobber knocked that antlerless Buck