I think every one remembers there first deer.
My first deer I shot was with my fathers 30-06. My Dad had several 30-06 rifles. At the age of 10 and skinny it was more gun than I was able to handle so my dad made some light loads for me. My father, Uncle, Grand Father and a Cousin and I all went out to a farm where a friend of my Grandfather said the deer where eating his hey stack. It was fall but I remember it being really cold. I believe there was a little snow on the ground at the time.
When we got there we say about 20 deer all eating the hay stack. We drove right up to about 40 yards from them. All 5 of us picked different targets we where able to stand there and discuss which ones we wanted. The Farmer counted down from 10 and we all shot at once (more or less) 5 deer all dropped. The issue was so did I. In the excitement I forgot to take a strong stance and the recoil (even with the lighter load) knocked me on my butt. The slick ground may have played a roll as well.
That Christmas my dad got me my first centerfire rifle. Its a Marlin in 357 magnum (low recoil) that had the stock shortened and the barrel cut to 16.5 inches as well as had the action slicked up and the trigger lightened. My Grand Father was a Gun Smith at some point in his younger years and did the work on my gun.
Any way thats my first deer, lets hear about yours!
My first deer I shot was with my fathers 30-06. My Dad had several 30-06 rifles. At the age of 10 and skinny it was more gun than I was able to handle so my dad made some light loads for me. My father, Uncle, Grand Father and a Cousin and I all went out to a farm where a friend of my Grandfather said the deer where eating his hey stack. It was fall but I remember it being really cold. I believe there was a little snow on the ground at the time.
When we got there we say about 20 deer all eating the hay stack. We drove right up to about 40 yards from them. All 5 of us picked different targets we where able to stand there and discuss which ones we wanted. The Farmer counted down from 10 and we all shot at once (more or less) 5 deer all dropped. The issue was so did I. In the excitement I forgot to take a strong stance and the recoil (even with the lighter load) knocked me on my butt. The slick ground may have played a roll as well.
That Christmas my dad got me my first centerfire rifle. Its a Marlin in 357 magnum (low recoil) that had the stock shortened and the barrel cut to 16.5 inches as well as had the action slicked up and the trigger lightened. My Grand Father was a Gun Smith at some point in his younger years and did the work on my gun.
Any way thats my first deer, lets hear about yours!
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