Magwa45
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Out hunting Thursday, I bagged a big doe and then a smaller one. The remarkable aspect was a 100+ yd shot early in the day. Quite a few deer were moving through the trees up on a ridge across the creek from me. I set my eyes on a large doe and followed her as she moved along the ridge. For just a second, she stood in the clear. I set the cross-hairs at the top of her back and let fly with a Buckhammer. Usually I tune up for hunting season shooting at 50 yds. But this was probably just over 100 yds. The doe was recovered up on top of the ridge, shot up in the back. I knew Buckhammers were good out to 100 yds or more, but seeing is believing. Not to brag, but I was quite impressed with myself. I thought it was a good shot, but at such a long range, it could have been a miss. But everything seemed to come together. Later I made a shot on a smaller doe, probably 50 yds. It went down about 10 yds from the hit. One shot, one kill on two does. I use a Remington Express Magnum 870 with a 2x7 33 mm Leupold VX1 shotgun-muzzleloader scope. For ammo, it's Remington Buckhammer 12 ga. 2 3/4", 1 1/4 oz. I use a rifled slug barrel with a cantilever scope mount. Another hunt is scheduled for later next week. I really like my 870 and want to install the Shurshot stock. I have the old factory stocks and the recoil pad is as hard as a rock. I've heard the Shurshot is a great all-around upgrade. If anyone has an opinion, I'd like to hear it.
