Scored on PA buck with handgun

Steve in PA · December 4, 2017, 06:28 PM

Scored on a nice 8-point buck last week using one of my handguns. T/C Contender in 7-30 Waters with handloaded Hornady 139g SST’s

GarandTd · December 4, 2017, 06:40 PM

Nice buck! Good job.

zoomie · December 4, 2017, 06:56 PM

There ya go for everyone not viewing the thread at a drive-in theater.

Nice deer. Congrats!

mete · December 4, 2017, 07:08 PM

Very nice !

There was a 14 pt around my friends place in Pike Co but some SOB took it before the season opened !!

VoodooMountain · December 4, 2017, 07:29 PM

How did the bullet behave out of that barrel?
I haven’t done much load development in my 7x30 yet

Steve in PA · December 5, 2017, 12:39 PM

Dang! My original photo was huge!!!!

The bullet worked great. I did not recover it, but I'm happy. I took a doe a couple of years ago using the same handgun, but I was using Nosler 120BT bullets. I wanted a little heavier bullet because I was also hunting bear.

bamaranger · December 8, 2017, 07:23 PM

NIce buck Steve! I also got a kick out of seeing the birch trees in the background.....been along time since I've seen some of those.

May I ask what county you were hunting???

Steve in PA · December 10, 2017, 10:58 AM

I was hunting up on state game lands in Luzerne County, PA. Up in the northeastern part of the state, on a mountain top. Lots of swamps, thick scrubs, some open woods, etc. This buck came out of a thick area, right across from a drained swamp.

My motley hunting crew!

LOL!

TracerTesterman · December 12, 2017, 12:14 PM

Sweet!

I was put in a particular awkward position a week ago, where I drew my carry Glock because I couldn't rotate my body to shoot my rifle. The doe was about 15 yards away and all I could see was it's ears as the rest of it's body was on a trail below a draw. It bolted before I could get a one handed shot.

Would have liked to see how my Corbon PowRball would have done...

ammo.crafter · December 12, 2017, 08:00 PM

Excellent!

I use the same Contender setup in the Waters. I find that round extremely accurate.

If you reload, try Barnes 140gr TTSX.

BIGR · December 12, 2017, 08:03 PM

Nice pictures of the hunting crew, Steve. We all have them generally if we are in a hunting club or at a hunting camp.

Wrought · December 14, 2017, 05:59 PM

Nice pics thats a sweet PA buck, the rack is near perfect. They love to hug the edges of those marshes

2damnold4this · December 15, 2017, 05:30 PM

Good job and nice buck!

December 4, 2017, 06:28 PM	#1
Steve in PA Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 756	Scored on PA buck with handgun Scored on a nice 8-point buck last week using one of my handguns. T/C Contender in 7-30 Waters with handloaded Hornady 139g SST’s __________________ Steve Last edited by Steve in PA; December 5, 2017 at 12:33 PM.

December 4, 2017, 06:40 PM	#2
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	Nice buck! Good job. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

December 4, 2017, 07:08 PM	#4
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Very nice ! There was a 14 pt around my friends place in Pike Co but some SOB took it before the season opened !! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

December 5, 2017, 12:39 PM	#6
Steve in PA Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 756	Dang! My original photo was huge!!!! The bullet worked great. I did not recover it, but I'm happy. I took a doe a couple of years ago using the same handgun, but I was using Nosler 120BT bullets. I wanted a little heavier bullet because I was also hunting bear. __________________ Steve

December 8, 2017, 07:23 PM	#7
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	well done NIce buck Steve! I also got a kick out of seeing the birch trees in the background.....been along time since I've seen some of those. May I ask what county you were hunting???

December 4, 2017, 06:56 PM	#3
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,862	There ya go for everyone not viewing the thread at a drive-in theater. Nice deer. Congrats!

December 4, 2017, 07:29 PM	#5
VoodooMountain Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2014 Posts: 179	How did the bullet behave out of that barrel? I haven’t done much load development in my 7x30 yet

December 10, 2017, 10:58 AM	#8
Steve in PA Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 756	I was hunting up on state game lands in Luzerne County, PA. Up in the northeastern part of the state, on a mountain top. Lots of swamps, thick scrubs, some open woods, etc. This buck came out of a thick area, right across from a drained swamp. My motley hunting crew! LOL! __________________ Steve

December 12, 2017, 12:14 PM	#9
TracerTesterman Junior member Join Date: November 9, 2017 Posts: 59	Sweet! I was put in a particular awkward position a week ago, where I drew my carry Glock because I couldn't rotate my body to shoot my rifle. The doe was about 15 yards away and all I could see was it's ears as the rest of it's body was on a trail below a draw. It bolted before I could get a one handed shot. Would have liked to see how my Corbon PowRball would have done...

December 12, 2017, 08:00 PM	#10
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	7x30 Excellent! I use the same Contender setup in the Waters. I find that round extremely accurate. If you reload, try Barnes 140gr TTSX. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

December 12, 2017, 08:03 PM	#11
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Nice pictures of the hunting crew, Steve. We all have them generally if we are in a hunting club or at a hunting camp.

December 14, 2017, 05:59 PM	#12
Wrought Member Join Date: February 11, 2016 Posts: 96	Nice pics thats a sweet PA buck, the rack is near perfect. They love to hug the edges of those marshes

December 15, 2017, 05:30 PM	#13
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Good job and nice buck!

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