What to take deer hunting?

by Bob Hatfield , Saturday, November 26, 2016, 05:48 (2921 days ago)

You ever struggle with what rifle to hunt with? I did this year. So I grabbed a 98k I've had for years. Searched in my junk for dies, brass and bullets. I remember this rifle shooting 1inch groups at 50 yards with IMR 4064 and the 150 grain Hornady 8mm bullet. I was out of 4064 so I used Varget. Didn't have time to chronograph but did test fire at deer camp.

Quickest bang/flop I've ever seen. Around 40 yards an 8mm 150 grain Hornady Spire point over 50 grains of Varget. A raking shot from a front angle. Fog was thick enough to cut it with a knife. This time of year the does are smarter than the bucks.

Bob