12-30-2019, 02:06 AM
81police Wrote:Sunday evening I was hunting a stand over looking the Colorado River. Approx. 400 yards to the south I see a sounder of 40+ making their way across the horizon. They turned and entered cover 300 yards out of sight. I happened to gaze down and 50 feet below me in the river bottom, at about 90 yards, was this brute! He was slow walking through mesquite & salt cedar, pausing, and catching the wind. I snapped a photo with my camera (not sure why I didn't shoot first!) then picked up my JP rifle & took a quartering away shot. Bullet entered behind the last rib and raked down into the chest cavity. He was momentarily paralyzed, but got onto his feet and staggered, trying to run, for approx. 15 yards before collapasing.
The 123 SST did not exit. Chest-girth tape measured 325lbs.
Was this factory or your own roll, if your what was your reload powder, amount and length of barrel as it sure as hell worked , just interested in the details , great job