Re: What will you be hunting with this Fall?

I don't know where everyone's gone, but I know the listserv doesn't
seem to like my e-mails. I've sent several in the past few weeks and
none of them have shown up. This one's being sent through Google. As
for your question:

Since I haven't worked out the bugs in my .308's scope, I'll be packing
my .30-06 for my elk/1st deer gun. It's got a good kick to it (7 1/4
lbs and a 40-year-old recoil pad), but I do 1" groups at 100 yds with
it. Assuming I fill out those tags, I'll probably use my .357,
although my .50 flinklock keeps calling for attention, too.

My goal is to be able to say I've taken game with every firearm I own
and those two and my .45 are the only ones I haven't taken anything
with yet. So either I'm doing well, or I need more guns.<G>

Jason

nordrseta wrote:
> Where has everyone gone? The Summer Solstice has
> passed...the days have begun to shorten...time to talk
> hunting. Perhaps we need a topic or two to prime the
> pump?
>
> So, what you are hunting with this Fall?
>
> If my tennis elbow permits I'll run the Hoyt Havoc for
> archery season. I'm tempted to build some heavier
> arrows and tune for cut on impact broadheads, but I'm
> not sure I'll have time. The mechanical tipped
> carbons went all the way through my ten pointer last
> year but a little extra momentum, and a broadhead that
> doesn't have to open in order to work, is always
> comforting.
>
> For the gun season I expect to run the 375 H&H with a
> 225 @ 2500 fps. It'll be my buffalo gun some day but
> if I don't make it a deer gun it'll never see the
> outside of the safe. If I get any doe tags I may try
> the 4 inch 357 and factory level 180 softnose
> hollowpoints @ 1100 fps.
>
> The muzzleloader season will see the return of the
> Tulle Fusil de Chasse smoothbore .62, which now wears
> a rear sight and a slightly prouder front sight than
> the historically correct sliver. If time permits I'll
> add a forward sling loop and a sling button toward the
> toe.
>
> So what about you all?
>
> "In religion and politics people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination." Mark Twain
>
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