Recent content by M Jager

Dave, I hear ya buddy although its been awhile since we chatted last. Hope you get the time and hope I get a chance to get my old golden out just one more time. Shes on her last leg and I'm guessing its the last season for the ole girl. Funny though how one more hunt just is never enough. Matt

at the moment reloading is not an option as I have too many other piorities on the plate. Looking for something that puts the maximum "whack" on deer. Platinum Tips were impressive Gold Dots did ok but didn't blow my skirt up. Silvertips shoot good but are way too light for deer in my...

Looking for some suggestions on new rounds to test in my .41 Mag. Last year I shot 240 platinum tips. Only shot one deer but was very impressed by the performance. This year I couldn't seem to get decent groups with them which confused me as they seemed to shoot fine last year. Tried some 210...

Remander- Mostly likely it is a rip off, but it just might be worth that and more. There are many singling shots out there go for well over a grand in the wide world of trap guns. Matt

whiteknight, Slugs are big and heavy, once they get going they are hard to stop. Deer aren't that big so normally they don't stop. Take this for example. You get hit by a baseball going 100 miles an hour. (baseball represents a high velocity rifle bullet at high speed). Yes it might kill you...

As a general rule, a 12 gauge slug doesn't stop in a deer. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. From your description of the damage I wouldn't switch slugs. Unless you hit the shoulder or spine they don't normally drop in their tracks. Sometimes they just mill around and fall over...

Riverdog, I tend to agree with you on the silvertips, shot a coon and a cat that mother wanted killed with them. It worked but not nearly the drastic results I was expecting. Clemson, You are right, deer don't tend to drop in there tracks with slugs either unless you hit bone. Difference is...

Yep, Dad had three till he gave one to and one to my sister. I've since aquired two more so now I have three plus 5 barrels. You could say we kinda like them. Matt

Well, I whacked my first deer with a handgun today and it was pretty good but got me thinking. Shot was 25 yards on a huge bodied broadside buck. Round was a Winchester 240 grain platinum tip and center punched lungs. Deer ran approx 125 yards with a light blood trail at first that got pretty...

Ok, lets see we (5 of us) got 8 with shotguns, I also shot one with my 41 mag and 240 grain platinum tips. 6 does and 3 bucks. Bucks were nothing to right home about, we try to shoot only really big bucks or does but sometimes we find an excuse to shoot a buck. Mine was that I wanted to shoot...

Sounds good BJParker, let us know how it runs for you. Note Self: Never let SM anywhere near my Nova and don't let him in the same zip code as my HK 630, replacing that stock wouldn't be fun. Make him shoot one of the 37s. Hold on, scratch that. For the pleasure of shooting with SM he can...

What SM said, whatever one feels best. The BPS is a good gun, I had one for awhile. Some days I would shoot it really well and some days I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Currently have a Nova that serves as one of my backup guns. Its ok, shoot one before you buy because they aren't...

Dave, the last word is yours sir, and the diet Coke is waiting. BTW, I picked it up tonight, looks pretty much brand new so I'm grinning. Deer season in two weeks....

Now Dave, the appears that you have overlooked two minor details! 1. 3 37s and 5 barrels at age 21 averages out to 1 every seven years. Now to be more accurate I got my first at age 12 so we have 3 in 9 years or 1 every 3 years. Now if I recall correctly you are 54 so at my current pace by the...

A check of the FS forum will reveil an almost new ithaca 37. 3 inch chamber, smooth bore rifle sited barrel threaded for chokes, 3 chokes included (one x-full, one hevi-shot x-full and one improved cylinder) with a Leupold 1-4X shotgun scope mounted in leupold quick detach rings. All for $300...