Author Topic: ALBERTA HUNTING SUCCESS (Read 7715 times)

walt53 · « **on:** November 27, 2011, 07:18:10 AM »

First of all I would like to thank every one who gave me help and susgestions threw out the year.Because this after noon I shot a 4/6 whitetail with my new 54cal GM drop in barrel. 120 grns of 3f grafs and apatch over the powder and a denem patch lubed with HOPES ''9 AND a
224gr rb.One shot at about 50yds is all she wrote .ill try get a picture ,
again thanks so much. walt

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2011, 09:24:07 AM »

Well done Walt. I congratulate you on a clean kill.

lakehopper · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2011, 04:11:08 PM »

What a great ending to a year of trial and error. Congrats Walt

glenn

wattlebuster · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2011, 04:38:42 PM »

Congratulations. Glad you got er done

smylee grouch · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2011, 05:11:18 PM »

Good shooting Walt with what sounds like a very effective load. I have a couple of the GM drop in barrels for my loaner gun and they shoot great too. Smylee

Daryl · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:51:56 PM »

Glad it worked, Walt - way to go.

jamesthomas · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2011, 06:24:02 AM »

Man, 120grns of 3fff? whew!

thats a stout load! but if that what it takes to be accurate use it.

Daryl · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2012, 02:44:41 AM »

Here are Walt's pictures.

mountainman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2012, 05:20:03 AM »

Congratulations! That's a heavy bodied buck, thick horns wow!

Skychief · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2012, 06:24:11 AM »

Congratulations Walt!

WaterFowl · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2012, 06:27:16 AM »

That's great..Good shooting and nice buck...did you get a pass through with that load?

walt53 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:01:06 AM »

Sorry it took so long to get them but i'm a working progress that needs lot's of work.Yes i got a threw shot,just above the front shoulder threw the spine.Needless to say he hit the ground right where he stood.I don'thave all that many shot's threw the 54cal gm barrel yet but I have lot's plans for this spring.I'M making jerky now and has turned out very well,in fact so good my fussy ole girl even commented on how good it was.This fall I got a relacement stock for the hawken and the guy's at pecatonica reshaped the butt for me to stand a bit more recoil ,hope to have that done for spring. Maybe next fall some thing alittle bigger like a moose.Again I would like thank every one for there helpfull infirmation , comment's and 2cent's worth this special site and the knowledge in it.AND VERY SPECIAL THANKYOU TO DARYL for helping me with the pictures,hope you enjoyed them .hopefully next time they well of better quality as it was getting dark . -36TODAY AND COLDER TOMMOROW - C that is.AGAIN thankyou all. WALT

Gene Carrell · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2012, 07:39:37 PM »

Congratulations, great buck and great shot.

Daryl · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:37:00 PM »

Nice young 4 point, Walt. (they've started counting the brow tines here, hense 4 points) I do hope you get a moose next year. Your load, even in 2F is perfect and if your accuracy & the accuracy of the load holds up, has 150yard capability.

hanshi · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2012, 12:21:46 AM »

That is a nice buck. Congratulations.

FRJ · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2012, 10:00:44 PM »

Smoking load!!!! That would be hot even with 2f!!!! Good luck on the moose, that load should really work well on one, if anything works well on moose. FRJ

Osprey · « **Reply #16 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:27:14 PM »

Congrats, great buck!

What's all that white stuff? Haven't seen any of that yet this year, even went to Iowa the other week and it was 60 degress there.

Hudnut · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:39:51 PM »

White stuff? Check the current Alberta weather. Big windy deepfreeze.

alsask · « **Reply #18 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:26:11 PM »

It was -40 two nights in a row here. Now it has warmed up to -24. Anxious to get out with my .32 flinter and try some more loads.

Daryl · « **Reply #19 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:32:26 PM »

Dang balmy here too. Only went below -40 with wind chill - -38 actual. We're sitting at -34 now. Stay in, stay warm, and congratulations.

We've found hunting in -40 to be quite hard on springs, both leaf and coil.

Supposed to be above freezing on Monday.

rudyc · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2012, 04:29:08 PM »

-40 would be pretty hard on my springs as well, I'd guess?

rudyc

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