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Grendelized 8 point - PA_Allen - 01-15-2012
The rut kicked in here in north Alabama yesterday, and bucks were on the move. I was walking along a flooded ditch row when I jumped this guy and his doe. They ran about 50 yds and stopped to look back. The grass in the grown over field was so high that I could only see the bucks head and the outline of his neck. One quick shot through the neck with the 100 TTSX put him straight down.
![[Image: IMG_1643.jpg]](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m214/NASA_45/Hunting/IMG_1643.jpg)
Good hunting to you all,
PA
Grendelized 8 point - kbarnes12 - 01-15-2012
Very nice.
Grendelized 8 point - Deezil - 01-15-2012
yummmm! Nice buck!
Grendelized 8 point - Variable - 01-16-2012
Cool, congrats on a nice buck and a clean kill!
Grendelized 8 point - stokesrj - 01-16-2012
Congrats, nice buck, nice shot.
Bob
Grendelized 8 point - Sojorboy - 01-16-2012
Nice buck. How does the season run in Alabama ?
Grendelized 8 point - Whelenon - 01-16-2012
That the way to do it, congratulations!
Grendelized 8 point - txgunner00 - 01-16-2012
Nice!
Grendelized 8 point - LRRPF52 - 01-16-2012
Congrats again! I didn't see any deer on my trip last weekend, although guys were shooting all over in the area we were in.
Grendelized 8 point - Smoke - 01-16-2012
Thats a rack to be proud of ..congrads
Grendelized 8 point - sneaky one - 01-17-2012
Nice buck- PA. Isn't it great to take deer with a 100 grn. mid. cal. rifle?
Grendelized 8 point - PA_Allen - 01-17-2012
Thanks all. Combine my son's first buck this year and this nice 8 pt, and this has turned out to be a great hunting season for my house. Between my boy and me, the my Grendel has taken 10 deer the past 2 years with the 100 TTSX. I'm impressed with the performance of this little bullet!
Best,
PA
Grendelized 8 point - StoneTower - 01-17-2012
What kind of sling do you have on your rifle? What does your rifle weigh with an empty mag and scope mounted? I have been thinking of having my 20" LW (CSS) barrel fluted, but I hate to to mess with something that works so good
Thanks,
David
Grendelized 8 point - SChunter - 01-17-2012
Congratulations on your buck!
Grendelized 8 point - Zach987 - 01-17-2012
Nice buck! Interesting, the rut just kicked in down there, but here in north central Idaho, I found a matched set of fresh sheds last weekend.
Good shooting!
Zach
Grendelized 8 point - PA_Allen - 01-17-2012
Zach987 Wrote:Nice buck! Interesting, the rut just kicked in down there, but here in north central Idaho, I found a matched set of fresh sheds last weekend.
Good shooting!
Zach
Welcome Zach! Yes the rut is strange in Alabama. Reproductive studies conducted on the farm where I hunt indicate that the majority of the fawns are conceived mid. January to mid. Feb. Traditionally around January 15th is The time for the rut to kick in here. In south AL many complain that the rut does not even start until the season is over (end of Jan.). As I understand it, the genes of the deer in this part of north Al are a result of a restocking effort years ago with deer from south AL. In contrast, about an hour north in Tennesse, where I grew up hunting, the peak of the rut is around Thanksgiving weekend.
-PA
Grendelized 8 point - PA_Allen - 01-18-2012
StoneTower Wrote:What kind of sling do you have on your rifle? What does your rifle weigh with an empty mag and scope mounted? I have been thinking of having my 20" LW (CSS) barrel fluted, but I hate to to mess with something that works so good
Thanks,
David
David,
I have a TAB sling on my rifle. It is not lightweight, but it is well made with lots of nice features. I occasionally shoot high power rifle with my RRA 5.56 NM, and in a similar manner, the TAB sling lets me quickly "sling up" for prone or sitting if I want to in a hunting situation.
https://www.riflesonly.com/pro-shop/tactical-gear/tab-gear-sling.html
My rifle weighs around 8.5 lbs unloaded with 20" LW barrel and Vortex Viper HS 4-16x50mm scope in Burris PEPR mount. It is no lightweight, but the stability is nice for field shooting.
Best,
PA
Grendelized 8 point - StoneTower - 01-18-2012
PA_Allen Wrote:David,
I have a TAB sling on my rifle. It is not lightweight, but it is well made with lots of nice features. I occasionally shoot high power rifle with my RRA 5.56 NM, and in a similar manner, the TAB sling lets me quickly "sling up" for prone or sitting if I want to in a hunting situation.
https://www.riflesonly.com/pro-shop/tactical-gear/tab-gear-sling.html
My rifle weighs around 8.5 lbs unloaded with 20" LW barrel and Vortex Viper HS 4-16x50mm scope in Burris PEPR mount. It is no lightweight, but the stability is nice for field shooting.
Best,
PA
I have a similar setup
http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?502-A-hog-from-Tejon-Ranch
but when I put it on the scale when I built it, it came in at just a hair under 10 pounds. It has a Bushnell 6500 Tactical scope 2.5-16 which is suppose to weigh 17oz but they list the same weight for the one that does not have the target knobs so it is probably heavier. The scope is mounted in a GG&G FLT
http://www.gggaz.com/flt-scope-mount.html
Which adds 5.5 oz.
I am thinking of trying some sort of double shoulder single point sling like:
http://www.rstacticalgear.com/pd-bds-tactical-double-shoulder-single-point-sling.cfm
and some type of load bearing vest that will fit under my daypack.
I currently use a Vtac padded sling and find myself wanting more.
Grendelized 8 point - parallax - 01-21-2012
Congrats! What is your rifle? The flashider looks like my Dan Young.
Oh, I see. I shoot a 20" LW too.
Grendelized 8 point - hydrotech - 01-30-2012
Sojorboy Wrote:Nice buck. How does the season run in Alabama ?
Yes I'm interested to know too. It came right around thanksgiving here in southern Mo. Ruts getting later I think with the last several warm winters. ???