Greased a doe with Grandad's rifle!!!

[UltraMax]

I posted a thread this morning about using my Grandad's rifle this season and how I was going to shoot a deer with his rifle and with his reloads. Well she was 80 yards away. Not the most perfect shot I've ever made, I'm sure a little excitement played a part in that. I bullseyed her liver but she only ran 30 yards and piled up. I knelt down over her, petted her and said a little prayer while thinking of ol' PawPaw.

Here she is. And the rifle.

[Fishndude]

Awesome. I read your thread. Neat story. Congrats!!!

[Beerkat]

Congratulations. I'm sure he would be proud.

[UltraMax]

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416785

[TXBowhunter11]

That sounds like a great story and what a great feeling!

[clayg08]

Good stuff !!! Happy for you

[westtexducks]

Awesome and really would be cool to hear the stories some of those old rifles could tell.

[HOYTPRO2001]

I did the same thing with a gun my uncle bought new in 1949, a Winchester 94 30-30. I loaded some 110 gr blunt hollow points and shot the only deer I believe that gun ever killed. That hunt was dedicated to my Uncle Jimmy.
Nice read, thanks for bringing back some memories for me.

[doghouse]

Great story and awesome ending. Congrats.

[Txdeerhunter243]

Great story and congrats!

[Fla Hunter]

Congrats

[JackFlash]

congrats. great memories there.

[JAB 1]

Congrats!!!!

[UltraMax]

Awesome and really would be cool to hear the stories some of those old rifles could tell.

The neat thing is, I have used my Grandad's Ziess binos (they were also willed to my dad) since I began hunting, I wonder if the last time those binos were next to that rifle it was on his last hunt. Kinda neat, I wondered if binoculars and rifles could talk if the rifle would've said, "hello old friend," to the binos.

[PROUDREDNECK]

It cannot be a better way to honor your grandpa brother, I`m really happy for you