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Built this rifle a few years ago on an Aero upper and lower with an Alexander Arms 16 inch barrel with the intent of creating the ideal lightweight, handy rifle for the kind of deer hunting I do, which generally results in shots well under 100 yards. I'm shooting 120 grain Hirtenberger bullets loaded to around 2450 fps. Goal is balanced penetration and expansion without unnecessary meat damage.
First blood was a big heavy 4x6 whitetail two years ago that I rattled in, shot through the lower shoulder while it was quartering toward me, busting up some heavy bone and wrecking both lungs, bullet appeared to come apart (not surprising given the amount of bone it plowed through) and stop between a couple of ribs without quite exiting although I did not recover it. Must have fallen out while field dressing.
Didn't get a shot last year, but this morning I ran into this buck following a doe at first light. Gave me a nice broadside shot at around 35 yards. Took him high behind the shoulder; he ran maybe 35-45 yards and dropped. Bullet left a nice wound track through both lungs with an exit wound probably somewhere between a nickel and quarter in size. Did everything it needed to do including leaving a pretty decent blood trail. No complaints here, I'm getting what I wanted out of this little rifle.
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First blood was a big heavy 4x6 whitetail two years ago that I rattled in, shot through the lower shoulder while it was quartering toward me, busting up some heavy bone and wrecking both lungs, bullet appeared to come apart (not surprising given the amount of bone it plowed through) and stop between a couple of ribs without quite exiting although I did not recover it. Must have fallen out while field dressing.
Didn't get a shot last year, but this morning I ran into this buck following a doe at first light. Gave me a nice broadside shot at around 35 yards. Took him high behind the shoulder; he ran maybe 35-45 yards and dropped. Bullet left a nice wound track through both lungs with an exit wound probably somewhere between a nickel and quarter in size. Did everything it needed to do including leaving a pretty decent blood trail. No complaints here, I'm getting what I wanted out of this little rifle.
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buck3696.JPG
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