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Dads Krag KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 42 Location: NNY State Almost Canada eh? Joined: Sep 23^rd, 2014 Gender:	30/40 Krag Still Brings Home the Bacon Dec 5^th, 2015 at 1:18pm	Print Post
	(You need to *Login* to view media files and links) Not a pretty rack, but a mature buck none the less. From the spread at the antler bases I guess about 3 1/2 years old. Most challenging shot I ever made. 120 yds, 20yds inside the brush. Iron (peep) sights, facing almost straight on. All I could see was his chest, the top of his legs & the white spot on his nose. I had to study the sight picture for a few reference point on the tree that was next to him as when I looked through the aperture I had a hard time picking an aim point on the deer's chest. I hit him dead center through the windpipe just above the midpoint between his chin & brisket. 160gr Hornady FTX over 49.5grs of Rl-17. 2500 fps Mv At the shot there was dead silence & no movement where the deer was standing. After watching the spot for several minutes & got down from my tripod & walked to the edge of the brush before I could see him. From the way he was bunched up he must have pitched down nose 1st. The bullet never entered the chest cavity. It must have taken out the spine.I hope to find the bullet when we butcher him. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 30/40 Krag Still Brings Home the Bacon Reply #1 - Dec 5^th, 2015 at 1:57pm	Print Post
	Nice job by Dad's Krag, Hornady, and Dads Krag!


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Tom Butts KCA Forum Admin KCA Official Member Offline Krag enthusiast! Posts: 347 Location: New York State Joined: Apr 1^st, 2002 Gender:	Re: 30/40 Krag Still Brings Home the Bacon Reply #2 - Dec 8^th, 2015 at 2:27am	Print Post
	Yep, they keep doing the job. I got one with one of my Krags again this year. Best, Tom


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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: 30/40 Krag Still Brings Home the Bacon Reply #3 - Dec 9^th, 2015 at 2:45am	Print Post
	The rack may not be pretty as you say but the venison is certainly going to be good eats. My home country does not allow krags for hunting. I can use a .729 caliber rifle for deer. Plus I use saboted bullets. It is a good combo to a hundred yards if I do my part. Deflated an average sized doe on Sunday morning.

	Deacon in the Church of the Mighty Krag. Member of People Eating Tasty Animals (PETA). (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)
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Luke KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 5 Location: Alaska Joined: Jan 5^th, 2016	Re: 30/40 Krag Still Brings Home the Bacon Reply #4 - Jan 6^th, 2016 at 6:31pm	Print Post
	Thank You for the inspiration, it great to appreciate firearms, but it's better to actually get out and use them.


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