Second deer with my Mountaineer

[Omidv]

I was able to take a really nice doe with my Mountaineer in December. Just like the bucks I shot, this one also dropped at the shot. I can’t be more pleased with this rifle and the Fury SBT 265gr bullets.

 

[snapbang]

 

[deermanok]

Congrats on a good doe. Meat for the freezer. I think some backstraps and onions are in order.

 

[Omidv]

Congrats on a good doe. Meat for the freezer. I think some backstraps and onions are in order.

I did that very night.

 

[deermanok]

I did that very night.

Excellent!

 

[Pike40]

Congrats on a great season. Good looking rifle as well.

 

[Harley469]

Congrats, the dinner looks damn good. I have never had the energy after hunting and butchering to cook anything up that night.

 

[Harley469]

Beautiful rifle by the way, I have been looking at these in a .45 version-also curious about those Fury bullets. With my favorite bullet (Barnes 300gr Original Spitzer) being out of stock, and going up in price I will probably be trying some new ones out. What caliber did you get, and what sabot were you using, and what is the twist rate on your rifle?

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

Congrats!

 

[Omidv]

Congrats, the dinner looks damn good. I have never had the energy after hunting and butchering to cook anything up that night.

I like to skin my deer as soon as I hang them. It only takes me about 15 minutes to skin one when they are warm. Then I just cut the back straps and inner loins out right then. Takes me about a half hour to 45 minutes total.

 

[Omidv]

Beautiful rifle by the way, I have been looking at these in a .45 version-also curious about those Fury bullets. With my favorite bullet (Barnes 300gr Original Spitzer) being out of stock, and going up in price I will probably be trying some new ones out. What caliber did you get, and what sabot were you using, and what is the twist rate on your rifle?

Thank you. That’s a 45 1-20 twist. I don’t use a sabot, it’s bullet to bore with a veggie wad. You can pretty much get a one hole group with it at 100 yards. The Fury bullets are very reasonably priced and a bonded bullet. They expand great also but hold together with a stout charge of blackhorn. I bought a bow of the Barnes originals in .458 diameter and tried them in my 50 cal and they didn’t expand for me. The fury bullets are at .453 and I run them through a bullet sizing die to the point where they push down the barrel with ease.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

If i recall correctly, taking out the tenderloins and making them for dinner that night is(should be) required by the law(of the jungle). SO GOOD when they're that fresh.

 

[Harley469]

Thank you. That’s a 45 1-20 twist. I don’t use a sabot, it’s bullet to bore with a veggie wad. You can pretty much get a one hole group with it at 100 yards. The Fury bullets are very reasonably priced and a bonded bullet. They expand great also but hold together with a stout charge of blackhorn. I bought a bow of the Barnes originals in .458 diameter and tried them in my 50 cal and they didn’t expand for me. The fury bullets are at .453 and I run them through a bullet sizing die to the point where they push down the barrel with ease.

THanks for the info, good to know

 

[Omidv]

If i recall correctly, taking out the tenderloins and making them for dinner that night is(should be) required by the law(of the jungle). SO GOOD when they're that fresh.

Nothing better. I prefer it over loins that have been in the freezer.

 

[Hausser1]

I did that very night.

Heading to the freezer right now...

 

[toytruck]

If i recall correctly, taking out the tenderloins and making them for dinner that night is(should be) required by the law(of the jungle). SO GOOD when they're that fresh.

Not for me! I prefer the meat to at least be chilled with the body heat gone. Tried it, but

 

[Omidv]

Not for me! I prefer the meat to at least be chilled with the body heat gone. Tried it, but

I rinse it in cold water before cooking. It seems to slice much better before going in the oan

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I rinse it in cold water, too. They do cool down faster up here, i think, once they've been removed. November and December start to get a little chilly here.

 

[bdog]

Good lookin doe and nice gun, congrats on both

 

[Omidv]

Good lookin doe and nice gun, congrats on both

Thank you. She was a big old doe. That rifle is by far the most accurate muzzleloader I’ve ever shot.