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That is a cool bull! I am going to say he is a young bull with GREAT potential! He has awesome lenght, but virtually no mass for a bull of that size! Id still ground check him!

He can share with me You have some beautiful bucks coming in there!

If it makes it through the shoulder to the vitals, then it did its job! That highshoulder shot is a killer! I have killed 2 or three deer with it and they have all been bang flops, no matter what the bullet is! I think that shot shocks the spine, and catches the top of the lungs. (actually, I know thats what it does) and I love that shot if you can make it everytime! When I walked up on my December buck, I put another round through his front shoulder and found it at his right rear hip. Smashed the front shoulder, tore up the vitals and still weighed 90+ grains. If I recall correctly, that was 63 or so % weight retention.. Fired from a MV of 3,250 at a distance of 35 yards.. Not bad!

I just got th einvite today for a hunt up in 27!!! Woohoo!!! I am stokedddddd and I dont even have the tag!!! May the pack frames be H-E-A-V-Y!!!!

Last year I shot 3 deer, 1 antelope, and 1 javelina with 130 grain sierra game kings with a muzzle velocity of 3,550 fps. All 5 animals dropped in there tracks, and with the exception of the javelina none of the bullets exited the animal. The year before I shot a deer and a javelina with the same bullets and same results. I'm just curious why it would be considered a negative to have the bullet "explode" inside an animal and turn the chest cavity into soup? I personally look for a bullet that will explode inside the animal. That way the animal eats 100% of the bullets remaining kenetic energy, and in my experience never even moves another step. In my opinion they're performing perfectly. Not trying to pick a fight, just curious how you came to this conclusion? Everytime I see this discussed, it turns ugly for some reason or another! When it comes to me, I want a bullet that holds together, penetrates and expands. Controlled expansion is my friend. I know coues dont take much penetration at all to get to the vitals, but there is always the"what if" scenario... What if you have to drive the bullet from the last rib to the front shoulder? If the bullet basically expoldes on contact and doesnt even make it to the vitals, where does that leave the deer? With a blown up gut that may or may not kill the deer right there. What happens if the explosive bullet (lets say ballistic tip for example) hits shoulder bone? Does it penetrate? Maybe, maybe not. I shot my first coues at over 400 yards TWICE in the same shoulder with a 125 NBT from a 30-06. Neither bullet went past the shoulder blade, but caused sever damage. This is why I have been hesitant to use the VLD bullet.. They say it is designed for a few inches of penetration then RAPID expansion. On a perfect broadside shot, thats fine. Us Coues hunters (more than any other) should know things hardly, if ever go accodring to plan. Personally, I want a bullet that enters, starts to open at a controlld rate, turns the vitals to jello and exits. I have seen deer fall to different bullets including ballistic tips, Accubonds ( the most, recovered one. PERFECT even form 30 yards), TSX, regular cup and core Sierra Game Kings (recovered from an elk), Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (recovered as well, but lost that night), Nosler Partition, Regular PSP from Federal factory load.... In my experience, the Accubond has done everything I have ever asked it to do from 25 feet on my lion, to 531 yards on my dads last buck. All experience with that bullet as been caliber hole in, half dollar-silver dollar size exit. No matter the distance, or what the bullet has struck, it has performed flawlessly. Next best has been the TSX. I have only seen two deer fall to that bullet, but both of the were DRT. My perfect hunting bullet puts two holes in a deer. One in at caliber size, one out at 1/2" or so, is accaurate and has a high ballistic coeffiecnt. Turns innards to mush. I have seen the Accubond do this a number of times, and is accurate with a high BC. Other good choices include the Hornady Interbond, Swift Scirocco, Barnes TSX (and TSX). My $.02

+1 for any Leica (like always) I have the Leica 900 and love it. Have gotten readings over 1k piece of cake on rocks etc.

Muley. Look at the space between the base's.

IMO, SST's are softer than any Sierra boattail. Neither of those two bullets are bonded however. Jim, dont worry about those Accubonds, they are a fantastic bullet. I have seen around 8 or so head of game taken with them from 20 feet, to 531 yards... All results have been the same minus my headshot! (that one got kinda nasty!)

I love the picture of the cow laying there licking the salt!

15's all the way. I bought the Cabelas scope from here and its OK. Nothing like any of the top of the line scopes. They both serve their purpose.."Whats the white thing that looks like a tail a mile out there?" "Is that a tine or a branch?" That is when a spotting scope comes in handy!

Atta boy Jim! Onto a good bullet!!!!

Amanda, my dad is a salesman for Pepsi and I stock the shelves part time, so I have to disagree on the drink less soda!

Lets see the buck!

Thats awesome! A good thing to do is what Bank of America and I have set up.. Its called keep the change. If I spend $4.20 (or whatever) BOFA automatically rounds up to the nearest dollar and puts the $.80 in my savings account.... On the other hand, I hate to say it, but in two years $2,000 will probably NOT get you a pair of Swaros!

With a buck like him its not about score! He ranks as high as I have ever seen on the "cool factor"!

Like you said, couldn't have asked for more! That is awesome!

On a serious side, you all know Jim is a good guy. I have hunted/guided for/with him. Most outfitters get kind of "numb" to seeing animals getting killed. When our client killed the 100"+ buck, he was as excited as all of us! When I killed my little Mexico deer, he was just as pumped up about it as I was. I thought that was pretty cool!

Awesome! When are you going out of town again

I have a question: In your third picture, who are the co-guides? Especially the one on the direct right of the client? He sure is one good lookin' SOB!

So whats the plan Doug, "Court Jesture" at 0' sun up opening morning?????

Just today? helll, most of us have been calling you a moron since day one! Just as Mike!

Bob, the buck I was going to shoot at was perfectly broadside. The small 3x3 was looking at me, but was 5 yards to the right of my intended target... Oh, and it was 4 bucks

I think "Court Jesture" really needs to met the 6.5 wsm! He is a cool ole buck!

Gino, whats the difference of you shoting a deer at say 412 yards? Dont the Huskema have clicks in 25 yard increments? How is that different than gap shooting with the TDS?

In my ally at my house, I cut the weeds down out to 70 yards and I fling arrows semi often out there. I have practiced to 90. 80 is not my preferred shot, but there was no wind, the deer was 100% broadside with NOTHING between him and I and we were on the same level. If I had the shot, I would have taken it and not hesitated.