Coues Sniper

Like i said in the other post, Congrats on a deer of a lifetime. No matter where he ranks, he's an awesome deer.

That is an awesome, awesome deer. Congrats on a trophy of a lifetime. No matter where he ranks in some book, he's a stud of a buck man.

Good stuff Congrats on a successful hunt!

Congrats on a great deer. You definitely earned that one!

Good luck Joe. You're right, deer or no deer it's sure to be a good time. But a big 'ol buck would be nice too!

I saw one in Mexico last year. Kinda freaked me out as i had no idea what it was. We were heading back to camp in a Polaris Ranger and it ran down the road in front of us for about 20 yards. My buddy didn't see it as he was looking off to the side and I just pointed with my mouth open trying to figure out what the heck it was. I described it to him and he knew what it was, smart dude.

wow dude Good luck on whacking one of those

Thanks man! And sorry bro, there are no pictures of that deer, lol. Let's just say that they over-estimated that buck- by a long ways. He was a little disappointed since he had passed on several deer bigger than that and forgot to take any pictures. He's about a 150" buck with a 4" drop off his left side.

You guys are nuts! NO SPOTTING SCOPE??? For Coues? I'd rather go out there without pants on than my without my scope! I have the Sawro 80mm HD and it's worth it's weight in gold if you ask me, and that thing's dang heavy! I would pick the 15's over the scope if i could only have one but I sometimes spot stuff far enough away that I need that scope to even tell what kind of headgear he has, or whether he has any at all. To answer you question archer, i had the doubler but found it to be more of a pain in the butt than anything else. Jimmy must have better eyes than i do, because i very much depend on my spotting scope to tell as much as i can about a buck, especially at long distances. If i spot a buck at 1500 yards or more, i have to have that to tell anything. Honestly, hunting without a spotting scope seems just silly to me. The old saying "buy the best you can afford" is very true. Quality costs more, and it makes a difference in the field. The top brands are obvious, but Leupold and Nikon both are good buys for the money. Alot has been said about Vortex lately, but a few guys i know have had some issues with them. One guy had his focus knob stop working on him in the middle of a hunt! It was pretty much worthless after that till he could get back to town. Take Doug up on his offer and pick his brain, but if there is any way you could go with one of the big names (swarovski, Leica, and Zeiss) DO IT. You won't be sorry you did.

Josh that is just a perfect story. That's awesome man congratulations. Having your boy find that shed as his first shed, man that's just icing on the cake. Oh and one more thing... What were his mass measurements!!!

Wow, looks like you guys had an awesome hunt! Congrats on some fine bucks!!!

Hahahaha! Holy crap! I just spit my soda everywhere! The pic on the left loaded first and i thought that was a Coues deer! LMAO Nice buck man, it was a flipping TOAD for about 2 seconds, LOL! Where's some paper towels...

Very, very cool.

dang dude . Heck of a buck for your first Coues deer! Congrats for sure.

Absolutely gorgeous deer. He's just perfect. And I agree with Red; you have any more pictures of that guy? Would love to see a few more angles on him.

Sounds like a great idea to me! Amanda, i was also thinking that you could put a name on there like "Mr Mass" along with a score or maybe the year harvested just to add some info to the shirt. Just an idea. (?)

Atta kid Josh! Awesome, awesome deer man, you sure earned that one. And a T-shirt to boot! That's freaking awesome bro, congrats to you and post up some measurements!!!!

Great buck on any day of the hunt! Thanks for sharing and great story too.

Great buck man, i love character like that. Congrats to your dad on a great buck too, especially for his first. Good work!

I have a 300 ultra mag from Christensen Arms (built off a Remington action) and absolutely love it. I wanted an all around rifle that i could hunt Coues, carp, and elk with and also extend my effective range out to 700 yards or so and boy has this rifle delivered. I shoot 180 grains Nosler ballistic tips out of it and they perform really well for me. And since it has that carbon fiber barrel, it weighs less than 7 lbs scoped. Just an awesome rifle in an awesome caliber. As far as your rifle goes, that is a great Coues gun. I used a 300 win for a lot of years before i got my 300 RUM, and I killed plenty with it. I changed because i didn't have the confidence in it to shoot as far as i wanted to, but that was the gun not the caliber. The 300 RUM has a little more punch and velocity than the 300 win does so i went with it. My dad uses a 270 short from HS Precision for Coues and it shoots lights out. He loves it, and has killed more than one Coues over 500 yards with it. What i found when researching for my last rifle is that most calibers are accurate and any of the ones mentioned will make great Coues rifles. I also found that caliber choice is a surprisingly personal preference, and many people are passionate about which calibers they like and dislike. But often times it wasn't for very good reasons. If you are confident with your 300 win, then i wouldn't change. If you aren't or just have an itch for a new rifle then the 270 WSM is a great choice. Shoots well with light recoil and will kill a Coues deer just as dead as anything else out there. I just like to shoot far and wanted one all around gun with plenty of power so that's how i settled on the 300 RUM. Good luck with your decision, hope i helped you with it. By the way, you can search back past 30 days if you change the option on the bottom of the page when you are looking at the list of threads for a certain topic from 30 days to 90 or "show all".

Good looking buck! look forward to seeing some close ups.

Great work Jim, and awesome video. I use a very similar shooting setup as well, works great!

Wow, now that's an accomplishment. Huge congrats to you sir. Awesome deer.

As usual, Red is all over it. I would recommend the 180's for that caliber as well especially since you mentioned shooting long distances. I shot the Winchester Supremes out of my old Browning 300 win (180 grain) and they shot great, and my old man still uses them and he doesn't miss much. (Or ever.) My longest shot was a one shot kill at 560 yards. Dropped him where he stood. That's about as far as i practiced with that gun. I now shoot a 300 ultra, and shoot custom ammo with 180 grain Nosler ballistic tips (essentially the same bullet) and they shoot great out to 900 yards. Actually, there are companies who will manufacture reloads for you. They will fit your rifle, and will be accurate. That's true, and if you don't reload (like me) this is a great way to go, however i don't think he has the time to send the gun off and have them play with it. My advice is try the Winchester Supremes with the Nosler Combined technologies bullet (ballistic tips). They shot very well for me and my dad, and performed excellent on game as well, but of course each gun is different and your gun may not like them. But they are definitely worth a try IMO. If you can't find a bullet that works as well as you'd like, you can send the gun off to several companies who will do load work for your rifle, but that will most likely have to be for next year. Hope that whole schpeal helped...

I agree with 90". Nice tines but no brows or mass.