Sako Rifles Afield (as intended)

[bloorooster]

Congratulations Rick! Super nice 8 Point buck? Hard hunted and well deserved! Drink a beer!

Bloo

 

[gunner620]

Very nice.

 

[stonecreek]

My hunting partner's son on my place on the Rolling Plains of West Central Texas, December 22, 2021. Taken with his Sako .30-06. Not too shabby, eh?

 

[Deleted member 14372]

Can’t see the pic for some reason. Oh, I had to tap it. Wow. Hell of a deer!!


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[stonecreek]

Here's the same hunter on the same field four years ago with another excellent buck taken with the same Sako. He's the most prolific of our group at taking wall-hangers.

 

[Deleted member 14372]

Next year put the Sako in the picture! [emoji6]


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[Spaher]

Well, a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. Finally
connected on what is probably the oldest buck we've
harvested, guesstimate 15 yo+. Was on harvest list &
8 pt last year.
Has every post-mature sign of discoloration behind
shoulder, multiple wrinkles on base of ear, only 1
incisor left. Wish I'd made a better shot as thick fog
& little low so trailed in thick thorny area & TSX (all
copper) bullet proving disappointing as good at
penetration but too much energy exiting and
dropping in tracks not working unless base of neck
Skull to be boiled out & proudly hung on the wall.
Old smart ones at times win, but his luck ran out &
## 122 out of 400 down.

 

[douglastwo]

Spaher, what grain and caliber? Congrats on getting him out of the pool!

 

[Spaher]

7mm-08, 140 grain Barnes TSX.
Been experimenting with all copper bullets & virtually all entry & exit versus no exit for Noslers, etc. I figure if find bullet under skin of opposite side means all the energy used on animal & expect it to drop versus exit, lots blood to trail but trailing takes time & more work than necessary with plenty thorns all over.

 

[Unclekax]

15 years old!?
You will have to grind the gravy!

 

[Spaher]

Inedible…. Jerky on hoof…& rank smell.
In past we knew a particular deer for 14 yrs & found him dead at a waterhole. At 5-8 he was a large antlered typical & went downhill, left to see how long he’d live.
This guy’s teeth looked worse so just a guess as post-post mature & on remove list but never seen on the hood & rarely on a camera.
this morning by himself being pushed around by 3-4 yo’s looking for does while he just looking for a meal….

 

[stonecreek]

Maybe the last of the 2021 season, which has been a great one for us: Here's my son with the Sako Deluxe .30-06 he's had since he was 15 and a feral boar on the Rolling Plains of West Texas, December 27, 2021. Taken with a single shot, DRT, at 175 yards.

 

[dustinga]

Along the same lines, I hunted this buck, as a 4 yr old, 4 yrs ago. He eluded me to the point that I stopped hunting the area. As soon as my oldest son, pictured, got pics of him, I knew it was him. Couldn't be more proud.

 

[dustinga]

And..... the terd head that shot him.... is the main reason I didn't harvest the deer. Had to take him to a confounded Christmas parade, while this buck was prancing around the food plot, in the daylight. Wouldn't trade it for all the rice in China

 

[Blip]

Maybe the last of the 2021 season, which has been a great one for us: Here's my son with the Sako Deluxe .30-06 he's had since he was 15 and a feral boar on the Rolling Plains of West Texas, December 27, 2021. Taken with a single shot, DRT, at 175 yards.

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Congratulations to your son! I love pig hunting! Great hog! Great rifle! Great hunt!

 

[Spaher]

A Classic 6x6 and a Classic 7X57.

Sako Deluxe L61R 7X57, story to follow…

 

[Spaher]

 

[douglastwo]

A Classic 6x6 and a Classic 7X57.
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Sako Deluxe L61R 7X57, story to follow…

Wow, that's what I've looked for a good 60 years. Maybe next season. How wide is that spread?

 

[Deleted member 14372]

Love that rifle. Good job on that buck, too!


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[Spaher]

Douglas2, 23 2/8 outside, 21 4/8 inside spread