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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.

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

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.

RP

Congrats to your friend, that’s a dandy buck taken with a dandy Rifle. Winner-winner!

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.

Muddy Waters 68

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.

John Davies
Spokane WA

Nice buck!! The .357 is indeed a deer killer.

Very nice! What ammo was he using?

popdad wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:27 am

Very nice! What ammo was he using?

Federal 158gr factory.

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