Hunting & Fishing Savage draws first blood.....

[el gordo2]

After a range session the other day I got to see the terminal performance of a 168gr A Max out of this new Savage. At 100 yards under a full moon, the lighted TMR reticle worked like a champ.

he cleaned up real nice.....

Smoked backstrap, that's what's for dinner!

 

[WillAdams]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

Were those factory loads or your reloads ? If reloads what did you use ? My current favorite (using 168 AMAX) is N150 in LCLR brass and a CCI BR2 primer.

 

[jackh]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

looks yummy. hope your wore some gloves when you cleaned him. after reading about that guy getting brucellosis i gladly will.

 

[el gordo2]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

It was a handloaded A Max behind 44.0 grs of R15 with fed brass and 210 primer doing appx 2650.

Nowdays, we get so many that I just cut the backstraps out and feed the buzzards with the rest.

EZY breezy lemon squeezey takes about 3 minutes and you're done.

 

[-=boone=-]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: el gordo2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It was a handloaded A Max behind 44.0 grs of R15 with fed brass and 210 primer doing appx 2650.

Nowdays, we get so many that I just cut the backstraps out and feed the buzzards with the rest.

EZY breezy lemon squeezey takes about 3 minutes and you're done.

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How about donating that meat instead of leaving it to the buzzards.

 

[el gordo2]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

We consider them as a pest and deal with them accordinally.

We can sometimes find folks that want them. I have family that have a business that kills them by the 1000's. They are a known carrier of Brucelosis.Food banks, children homes etc will not take them due to the state's food laws.

 

[WillAdams]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

Depends on which property I am hunting that the choice applies about saving /donating or leaving carcass for bait for other targets like coyote !! Absolutely true about some charities not taking pork. At least fresh killed pork !!

 

[josephberry]

Re: Savage draws first blood.....

Id get some handles back on that smoker.