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.284’s First Blood
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1739185" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>I was able to get it done this evening during West Virginia's early antlerless rifle season! My .284 I built this past winter/spring did the job. For those that aren't familiar with this build, it's a Remington 700 LA, Remington ADL Laminated stock I bedded and installed pillars in, tuned Remington trigger, 26" Bartlein #3 1-8 twist 5R barrel, Hawkins 3 port brake blended to the barrel, Leupold rings and base, and a Vortex HS-T 4-16x44. My load is 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, 54.2gr of RL23, Peterson brass, Federal 210M, seated at 3.175" 0.050 off the lands. My muzzle velocity is 2855fps, single digit SD's, and 3/8 MOA or less groups. It was also chambered with the 284 Norma Match reamer with 0.208 freebore and that's designed for Norma brass, but also works with Peterson. I turn my necks as well. </p><p></p><p>On to the hunt. I watched a couple heavy deer trails in the woods and headed to watch over some hay fields around 5:00 PM. Just as I got to the woods edge, I spotted 4 deer towards the back of the field. I slowly moved towards a small rise in the field to setup for the shot. After crawling and easing my way to the spot, I got in position with my bipod and homemade rear sand bag <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</p><p></p><p>I ranged the deer I picked out with my SIG and got between 340-350 yards multiple times. I dialed 4 MOA for 350 yards on my Vortex, made sure I had a clear firing lane through the grass, and prepared for the shot. I placed the reticle just on the back of her shoulder. She was quartering towards me and I slowly squeezed off the shot. I watched her get hit through the scope, saw dirt fly behind her, and heard the thump of the bullet smacking her. She dropped down for a second and started trotting and I thought she was going to go down any moment. She managed to run 75-100 yards before expiring. </p><p></p><p>When I got up to her and examined my shot placement, I realized she was more quartered towards me then I had thought. The bullet hit about 2" behind the shoulder and about 2" above center. It exited on the second to last rib on the offside and left about a golf ball sized hole in the hide, but there was about a 2-3" hole in the ribs and in one of the lungs.</p><p></p><p>The shot placement was off a few inches from where I wanted it, but I think the angle she was on just threw me off. Nonetheless, I'm happy with the shot and happy with the bullet's performance. A larger blood trail would have been nice, but I only destroyed one lung, the other lung had a few cuts on it, and the stomach was destroyed as well. I'm happy with how the hunt went and how the Berger performed. This was my first deer taken with a high power rifle using something other than a Hornady bullet and the first time I've ever used a Berger on anything other than paper and rocks. I'll continue to use them. </p><p></p><p>Below is a picture of the entrance hole, and a picture of the deer. I forgot to take a picture of the exit wound though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]154760[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154759[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1739185, member: 69478"] I was able to get it done this evening during West Virginia’s early antlerless rifle season! My .284 I built this past winter/spring did the job. For those that aren’t familiar with this build, it’s a Remington 700 LA, Remington ADL Laminated stock I bedded and installed pillars in, tuned Remington trigger, 26” Bartlein #3 1-8 twist 5R barrel, Hawkins 3 port brake blended to the barrel, Leupold rings and base, and a Vortex HS-T 4-16x44. My load is 175gr Berger Elite Hunters, 54.2gr of RL23, Peterson brass, Federal 210M, seated at 3.175” 0.050 off the lands. My muzzle velocity is 2855fps, single digit SD’s, and 3/8 MOA or less groups. It was also chambered with the 284 Norma Match reamer with 0.208 freebore and that’s designed for Norma brass, but also works with Peterson. I turn my necks as well. On to the hunt. I watched a couple heavy deer trails in the woods and headed to watch over some hay fields around 5:00 PM. Just as I got to the woods edge, I spotted 4 deer towards the back of the field. I slowly moved towards a small rise in the field to setup for the shot. After crawling and easing my way to the spot, I got in position with my bipod and homemade rear sand bag :D. I ranged the deer I picked out with my SIG and got between 340-350 yards multiple times. I dialed 4 MOA for 350 yards on my Vortex, made sure I had a clear firing lane through the grass, and prepared for the shot. I placed the reticle just on the back of her shoulder. She was quartering towards me and I slowly squeezed off the shot. I watched her get hit through the scope, saw dirt fly behind her, and heard the thump of the bullet smacking her. She dropped down for a second and started trotting and I thought she was going to go down any moment. She managed to run 75-100 yards before expiring. When I got up to her and examined my shot placement, I realized she was more quartered towards me then I had thought. The bullet hit about 2” behind the shoulder and about 2” above center. It exited on the second to last rib on the offside and left about a golf ball sized hole in the hide, but there was about a 2-3” hole in the ribs and in one of the lungs. The shot placement was off a few inches from where I wanted it, but I think the angle she was on just threw me off. Nonetheless, I’m happy with the shot and happy with the bullet’s performance. A larger blood trail would have been nice, but I only destroyed one lung, the other lung had a few cuts on it, and the stomach was destroyed as well. I’m happy with how the hunt went and how the Berger performed. This was my first deer taken with a high power rifle using something other than a Hornady bullet and the first time I’ve ever used a Berger on anything other than paper and rocks. I’ll continue to use them. Below is a picture of the entrance hole, and a picture of the deer. I forgot to take a picture of the exit wound though. :rolleyes: [ATTACH=full]154760[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154759[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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