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Author:  TScottW99 [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:04 pm ]
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I have enjoyed reading everyone's hunting stories, pictures and posts this fall. My season started out very slow with only a bear and her cub being seen in bow season.

During early muzzleloader I passed on several younger bucks and had one mature buck chase some does by me in the national forest but he would not stop. Once rifle season came in I took vacation and hunted the Jefferson National forest. On Black Friday I killed a fat little 3 pointer for the freezer in Bland County. Not thinking to well on that one as I was in a wilderness area and it was a pretty good drag. Andrea and I needed meat so I was plenty happy for that young buck. Sorry, no pictures that day.

On the national forest doe day, the day after Black Friday I decided to hunt with my Encore pistol for the first time. I got this pistol 4 years ago this January. I have practiced with it a good bit and thought I was ready to use it last year when I broke my arm. So I took it out on doe day while hunting with Dale. We set up on set of finger ridges that are known to bed deer. Right as legal shooting light hit this young buck came through giving me a perfect broadside shot at 12 yards.

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T/C Pro-Hunter Encore frame with a 12" .480 Ruger barrel. I was shooting a handload with a 325 grain Rainer plated hollowpoint.
Author:  Doug [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:50 pm ]
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Great job TScott and smart move taking Dale along to help drag :lol:

Doug
Author:  STRIKER1300 [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:16 pm ]
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GREAT JOB !!! :smt004

Brian
Author:  Econo [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:57 pm ]
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nice
Author:  Dale [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:42 pm ]
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Have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for the story to be posted up here on VATurkey. It's about time. I know the pistol deer has been high on your list. Ever since the first time I witnessed you shoot the Ruger .480, I couldn't wait to see you deer hunt with it. Glad I was there on the fateful day that the pistol met a deer. Congrats my friend on an accomplishment 4 years in the making. High Fives all Around!

P.S. I'll drag a deer for ya anyday!
Author:  vabirdhunter [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:44 pm ]
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Nicejob!
Author:  huntingwhoas [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:46 pm ]
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Congrats! Taking one with a pistol is awesome!
Author:  Vic [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:09 am ]
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Very nice. .480 Ruger, how does that thing recoil? I have a .44 Mag and it isn't too bad. Just wondering. I would assume that it took that spike quite nicely. That is a big slug with considerable power behind it.

Congrats!

Vic
Author:  barry [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:57 am ]
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Congrats!
Beautiful woods you're huntin'!
Author:  Bigmeat [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:04 pm ]
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Nice job, congrats!
Author:  caddis [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:51 pm ]
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congrats...that is awsome..way to go... :)
Author:  Roy S [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:38 pm ]
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Very cool
Author:  TScottW99 [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:03 pm ]
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Vic wrote:
Very nice. .480 Ruger, how does that thing recoil? I have a .44 Mag and it isn't too bad. Just wondering. I would assume that it took that spike quite nicely. That is a big slug with considerable power behind it.

Congrats!

Vic


Pressure is even with the .44mag and recoil is similar. This load is a pussycat in the big Encore. However another load with H110 and a 275 grain Gold Dot is killer on both ends. :smt003
Author:  HODY [ Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:57 am ]
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Congrats again man. Pretty cool to kill one with a pistol.
Author:  HokieGobbler [ Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:17 am ]
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Congrats Scott! Killing one with a handgun is something I would like to accomplish as well one day!

How far would you feel comfortable taking a shot at a deer with that gun?
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