Rifle accuracy

[Noz]

I had the opportunity to shoot at a doe this morning.  She was standing broadside at about 50 yards outside of my yard fence.  The yard is fenced with cattle panels. If you are not aware of a cattle panel it is 52" tall and 16' long and suspended by steel T posts. The wire involved in these panels is hardened 3/16" steel wire, welded at each intersection,  forming 8" square openings.

Yep you are right. I hit the wire with 7-08 140gr bullet.  A vertical wire that I hit exactly center.  She left. Looks like I won't be eating venison again this year.

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

YOU MISSED?!?!

Back to the range for more practice.

No venison for you!!

Here's a goat instead.

 

Edited November 17, 2018 by Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

[Subdeacon Joe]

Goat - that's some good eating!  

https://www.bbc.com/food/goat

 

39 minutes ago, Noz said:

Yep you are right. I hit the wire with 7-08 140gr bullet.  A vertical wire that I hit exactly center. 

 

Forgot to correct for the Coriolis, eh? 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

8x8 grid, 3/16 wire, 7mm bullet, you have roughly a 1 in 10 chance of having the shot interfered with by the wire. Not your day.

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

I suspect that the wire was exactly what Noz was aiming for, just to scare the doe off. (Who wants to shoot Bambi?)

[Widder, SASS #59054]

I wouldn't buy a lotto ticket today.

 

..........Widder

 

[Pat Riot]

Did the round break through? You still may have hit her. Is there a blood trail or any evidence of a hit?

[Noz]

1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

Did the round break through? You still may have hit her. Is there a blood trail or any evidence of a hit?

It did go through but she showed no distress and left at a normal gait.  In addition, I did make a trailing attempt but found no evidence.

[Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129]

How far behind the wire was She ???

And How Small was She ???

Bet the Bullet did not hit exactly on center .... and deflected left or Right ....

 

Jabez Cowboy

[Ramblin Gambler]

5 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:

I suspect that the wire was exactly what Noz was aiming for, just to scare the doe off. (Who wants to shoot Bambi?)

 

Bambi is the tastiest of them all. 

 

 

[Widder, SASS #59054]

My guess is that if she was 50 yards 'outside of the yard fence', that bullet probably missed her

by a few feet.

 

..........Widder

 

[Noz]

3 hours ago, Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 said:

How far behind the wire was She ???

And How Small was She ???

Bet the Bullet did not hit exactly on center .... and deflected left or Right ....

 

Jabez Cowboy

She was 30 yards or so behind the wire and was my normal trophy size, maybe 60 pounds live weight.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

NOZ 

 

  I could poke fun at ya , but , at least ya got out 

 

 I AIN'T even done that ,  throw some corn out there it will be back 

 

  CB 

[Smoken D]

It was a tough shot. Noz probably had his spot light on it early in the morning around 5am. 

[Yul Lose]

7mm-08 is a great round for deer up to bison.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

11 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

Goat - that's some good eating!  

https://www.bbc.com/food/goat

 

 

Forgot to correct for the Coriolis, eh? 

By what country's definition?

[Subdeacon Joe]

22 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

By what country's definition?

 

Well,  that would be just about every nation south of the Rio Grande, most of Africa,  most of Asia,  most of Asia Minor.  About 2/3 of the world population eats goat meat. 

 

It is slowly gaining popularity in the US. Very lean, low in cholesterol and saturated fat.  Hard to find though.    

 

One time I found someone who raised goats.   When she was ready to butcher some I bought one.  Wrapped it in cheese cloth and soaked it in Italian dressing.   Two days later I grilled it.  Wonderful. 

[MizPete]

I think I ate goat on a stick in China.  No complaints here.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

My neighbor is selling their goats and alpacas

[J-BAR #18287]

Noz’s home is essentially a multi-room stand.  We should all be so lucky.  Keep watching, Bro, you will eventually tag out!!

[Chili Ron]

Howdy,

Vegetarian is actually a Cherokee word....

it means lousy shot.

Best

CR

 

[Noz]

8 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

Noz’s home is essentially a multi-room stand.  We should all be so lucky.  Keep watching, Bro, you will eventually tag out!!

True but you must admit viewing the hunting zone through the beveled glass of the front door is an almost insurmountable handicap.

I'm in hunting mode now and almost hope a deer doesn't come along.  I'd have to put shoes and socks on if I shot one.

[Yul Lose]

23 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

YOU MISSED?!?!

Back to the range for more practice.

No venison for you!!

Here's a goat instead.

 

The only dairy we eat is goat milk, goat yogurt and goat cheese. A farm nearby sells goat meat, they call it chivo and it is very good. If you have lactose problems goat milk is the way to go.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

1 hour ago, Noz said:

 

I'm in hunting mode now and almost hope a deer doesn't come along.  I'd have to put shoes and socks on if I shot one.

Such a bother.

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

13 hours ago, MizPete said:

I think I ate goat on a stick in China.  No complaints here.

 

You just thought it was goat.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

18 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Well,  that would be just about every nation south of the Rio Grande, most of Africa,  most of Asia,  most of Asia Minor.  About 2/3 of the world population eats goat meat. 

 

It is slowly gaining popularity in the US. Very lean, low in cholesterol and saturated fat.  Hard to find though.    

 

One time I found someone who raised goats.   When she was ready to butcher some I bought one.  Wrapped it in cheese cloth and soaked it in Italian dressing.   Two days later I grilled it.  Wonderful. 

Don't make it good to eat in my book.. Druther go hungry for a bit longer.

[Subdeacon Joe]

32 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Don't make it good to eat in my book.. Druther go hungry for a bit longer.

 

Bet you don't like mutton,  either. 

[Perro Del Diablo]

18 hours ago, MizPete said:

I think I ate goat on a stick in China.  No complaints here.

Street vendor can have tasty meat but you may not want to know what it is.

[Cholla]

1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Don't make it good to eat in my book.. Druther go hungry for a bit longer.

I'm guessing you don't go up to the Navajo Nation much. It's the breakfast (lunch and dinner) of champions up there.

[Cholla]

On 11/17/2018 at 5:57 PM, Noz said:

She was 30 yards or so behind the wire and was my normal trophy size, maybe 60 pounds live weight.

Aim for the wire next time. Then you'll hit the deer.

[Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129]

I cut off 50 pounds of Fat from the outside of my mulie Buck ...

It took 3 Men to load the Buck on to my truck ....

The buck had a chest measurement of 58 inches after field dressing ....

I use a rope hoist to lift my deer for skinning that gives me a 4 to 1 advantage, and I had to get my wife to help me pull him up ....

 

Live weights of our deer up here commonly exceed 450 pounds ...

 

Jabez Cowboy

[J-BAR #18287]

Bergmann’s rule;  thermodynamics and physiology.  

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

4 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Bet you don't like mutton,  either. 

I like mutton alright, just not well enough to ever let any get in my mouth... kinda like spinach.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

3 hours ago, Cholla said:

I'm guessing you don't go up to the Navajo Nation much. It's the breakfast (lunch and dinner) of champions up there.

I've been up there a few times. There's a Burger King not to far from the highway.

[Painted Mohawk SASS 77785]

23 hours ago, MizPete said:

I think I ate goat on a stick in China.  No complaints here.

Hey Pete..Musta' been a bloody big stick !!!..& you have strong arms