Smoothbore makes meat…

[smo]

I saw this buck around 08:30 this morning he crossed 75 yards or so out along the edge of a thicket only too disappear into a deep hollow..

I hit my grunt call a few times & threw in a few doe bleats just for good measure and settled back thinking he had wandered away..

Well at 08:45 he just had too come see what the excitement was all about..

25 yard shot with my Tip Curtis 16 gauge smoothbore..
70 grns fffg Goex & a patched .626 roundball.
This was my fist smoothbore deer.

 

[JEBMs]

Good story, good deer, nice gun now it is time for some good backstrap

 

[The Crisco Kid]

You nailed him! Good shot placement, no gutshot mess to deal with!

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Good shot.

 

[Oldbloke]

Bloody grouse

 

[jtkerk]

I saw this buck around 08:30 this morning he crossed 75 yards or so out along the edge of a thicket only too disappear into a deep hollow..

I hit my grunt call a few times & threw in a few doe bleats just for good measure and settled back thinking he had wandered away..

Well at 08:45 he just had too come see what the excitement was all about..

25 yard shot with my Tip Curtis 16 gauge smoothbore..
70 grns fffg Goex & a patched .626 roundball.
This was my fist smoothbore deer.View attachment 269691View attachment 269692View attachment 269693

Nice buck. I’m hoping to break in my smooth bore too.

 

[Dutch7]

Well that is a stellar first smoothbore deer! And with a Tip gun to boot!!

 

[ORBushman]

Congrats on the dandy buck! How far did he travel after getting hit with that boulder?

 

[smo]

Congrats on the dandy buck! How far did he travel after getting hit with that boulder?

Zero yards…it done what it was supposed too do.

 

[ORBushman]

Zero yards…it done what it was supposed too do.

Nice!

 

[2 shots]

good on you

 

[smo]

Well that is a stellar first smoothbore deer! And with a Tip gun to boot!!

Rifle season opens here Saturday!
So my other Tip gun will get the call.

42” Colerain barrel with radius bottom rifling 54 cal

 

[azmntman]

 

[2 shots]

 

[trackpin]

That is great! No waste there! Damn fine buck...the gun too!

 

[Stykbow]

Nice buck and nice gun, @smo. I’m proud for you.

 

[Daytime Smoker]

That’s a dandy buck! Congratulations!

Anthony

 

[zerosprk]

Nice! And DRT to boot, what's not to like. Beautiful rifles BTW!

 

[smo]

Thanks Guys

 

[Skychief]

I saw this buck around 08:30 this morning he crossed 75 yards or so out along the edge of a thicket only too disappear into a deep hollow..

I hit my grunt call a few times & threw in a few doe bleats just for good measure and settled back thinking he had wandered away..

Well at 08:45 he just had too come see what the excitement was all about..

25 yard shot with my Tip Curtis 16 gauge smoothbore..
70 grns fffg Goex & a patched .626 roundball.
This was my fist smoothbore deer.View attachment 269691View attachment 269692View attachment 269693

Excellent smo, excellent!!!