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Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by tarbe » Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:50 pm

Friend took this buck last week on my place in MO.

One shot kill. Buck had been fighting with another over a hot doe.

Once again, the fellas get in trouble over the girls. :)

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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by JEBar » Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:00 am

really nice rack .... some folks still wonder about deer hunting with a 357, we lost all doubt about doing so many years ago
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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by Vaquero » Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:16 am

Nice buck, congrats to your friend, have any idea what ammo he was using?
Jim, it is very capable, like most calibers shot placement is King.
I did it many years ago with my Rossi 357, I was a steadier off hand shot back in them days.
Put one right through his neck, he might have went a couple of three yds. and feel right over.

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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by Hatchdog » Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:04 am

Congrats to your friend, that’s a dandy buck taken with a dandy Rifle. Winner-winner!
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Post by MuddyWaters62 » Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:14 pm

I also have no doubts about how effective the 357. Shortly after I bought my Bicenntinial Ruger Blackhawk in 357 with the extra 9mm cylinder, I shot 3 or 4 whitetails. All were shot between 10-50 yards away. I loaded 158gr HPs with Winchester 296 and CCI 550 mag primers. There was no doubt when you smacked 'em and they would fall between 10-30 yards away. I hunted in tree blinds back then.

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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by John E Davies » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:21 pm

I have never heard a Big Boy Classic called a Golden Boy .357, but I get your meaning. All the GB guns are rimfire…… But that is a nice deer.

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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by zara_puppy » Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:17 pm

Nice buck!! The .357 is indeed a deer killer.
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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by popdad » Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:27 am

Very nice! What ammo was he using?
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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by tarbe » Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:50 pm

popdad wrote:
Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:27 am
Very nice! What ammo was he using?
Federal 158gr factory.
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Re: Deer With Golden Boy 357

Post by Steve51 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:41 pm

Very nice buck!
Wish Illinois would allow deer hunting with straight wall cartridges in a rifle.
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