Couldn’t pass this one.

[killingtime 41]

Congrats on a great buck and double. Now you got double the work.

 

[Joe2Kool]

Congrats on a nice buck and the double!
Sounds like that area has a deer infestation problem. You did your part helping to reduce the population!!

 

[swampbadger]

Congrats on a great buck and double. Now you got double the work.

Man no lie. I had deer in freezers, some in coolers and some on the grill yesterday evening it's a beautiful problem!!!

 

[double browtine]

Congratulations on a fantastic buck!

 

[BARhunter]

Congrats!

 

[Knothead]

Congratulations on a double !! Sounds like a minute or two of major adrenaline rush. That's awesome!

 

[archer19]

Wow, that ended well!!!!!

 

[TNLynn]

Yeah it's a 220 savage. I've never had an issue with any of the ammo going click and not bang.

These are my favorite and most expensive shells. These are the 3in federal rifled slugs. They are expensive too.

That pic looks as if firing pin didn't hit primer hard enough.

 

[swampbadger]

That pic looks as if firing pin didn't hit primer hard enough.

I noticed that too, I opened and reclosed it in the chamber and it went click all 3 times.

I also held it up against a bullet of same make that did fire and the one that misfired looked to have it's blasting cap recessed. Hang on will do a comparison…

 

[swampbadger]

I noticed that too, I opened and reclosed it in the chamber and it went click all 3 times.

I also held it up against a bullet of same make that did fire and the one that misfired looked to have it's blasting cap recessed. Hang on will do a comparison…

 

[swampbadger]

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Anyway the primers don't look the same the primer on the misfire was recessed.

 

[JXB0805]

Boated in and found a tree and climbed up. 15 minutes into the hunt, I see him coming to me. Here he comes!

I never reached for my gun, I reached for my phone. He's a nice 8 point but he needs another year. View attachment 257204
I hear blowing and see 2 doe's running in front of me. Not sure what's spooked them but things settle and 3 does do an extremely slow loop by me. They feed on honeysuckle and chill out just out of eyesight. In comes a big doe. I'm not sure she's with the other 3 or different. She is alone and beds down facing me 60 yards away. There were no other deer with her but she looked very content with the spot.

In comes another doe definitely a different doe than the one bedding in front of me. She came in from the same direction as the young 8 point. I'm watching her then caught movement behind her.

It's a good buck! I can't pass him! I've got 3 shells in the gun. I gave him the first two and he crashed under me. Then i turn on the doe to shoot her too. The last shell goes click. I re-rack the bolt and squeeze. click again! bullet is no good!!! she's still behind me looking around trying to figure out what happened. I drop the magazine and remove the dud. I fish my last shell out of my chest pocket close it in the chamber line her up and the last one goes bang!

she ran 40 yards and flopped! Double it is! I got them together and propped up my phone and made a video of the deer that God has blessed me with today. He's got really tall browtines, most of the swamp bucks in this area usually have very short and sometimes non existent browtines. I'm pumped to have him! Awesome day and finished up in time to beat the rain. View attachment 257211

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Awesome, them brow tines .

 

[fairchaser]

Not bad for an off the wall hunt. Sometimes it's hard to beat the element of surprise. Congratulations

 

[themanpcl]

Boated in and found a tree and climbed up. 15 minutes into the hunt, I see him coming to me. Here he comes!

I never reached for my gun, I reached for my phone. He's a nice 8 point but he needs another year. View attachment 257204
I hear blowing and see 2 doe's running in front of me. Not sure what's spooked them but things settle and 3 does do an extremely slow loop by me. They feed on honeysuckle and chill out just out of eyesight. In comes a big doe. I'm not sure she's with the other 3 or different. She is alone and beds down facing me 60 yards away. There were no other deer with her but she looked very content with the spot.

In comes another doe definitely a different doe than the one bedding in front of me. She came in from the same direction as the young 8 point. I'm watching her then caught movement behind her.

It's a good buck! I can't pass him! I've got 3 shells in the gun. I gave him the first two and he crashed under me. Then i turn on the doe to shoot her too. The last shell goes click. I re-rack the bolt and squeeze. click again! bullet is no good!!! she's still behind me looking around trying to figure out what happened. I drop the magazine and remove the dud. I fish my last shell out of my chest pocket close it in the chamber line her up and the last one goes bang!

she ran 40 yards and flopped! Double it is! I got them together and propped up my phone and made a video of the deer that God has blessed me with today. He's got really tall browtines, most of the swamp bucks in this area usually have very short and sometimes non existent browtines. I'm pumped to have him! Awesome day and finished up in time to beat the rain. View attachment 257211

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Awesome! I hope they both gave you 5 stars on their uber ride...lol

 

[Harold Money jr]

Love old school flat bottoms, especially with deer, turkeys or ducks in them!! Heck a nice fishing pic is nice too, just love the old boats. Thanks for the great story and pictures.