I finished a Jaeger back in April whose sole mission is to shoot deer in the Midwest.
Though I have worked up loads for it and practiced with it since I finished it, there is always apprehension about a gun's performance when it matters.
Opening morning of the Illinois gun season saw me in my old Muggy Bayou climber. It wasn't too cold at 25 degrees F. However, the wind steadily increased as the Sun started is rise.
An hour after legal shooting time 6 does where moving briskly towards me about 80 yards away. Undoubtedly, they must have spotted my pumpkin costume and started veering to my right.
I cocked the rifle and decided to take the lead doe. They weren't running flat out but they were not dallying. I shouldered the rifle and put my sights on the doe and followed her and shot. At that point she was 50 to 60 yards away.
While I was field dressing her, I inspected the heart and the .61 caliber ball had centered the lower half.
The gun proved itself and fortune smiled upon me.
