Warning:Dead Animal Pics and a Bit of Disappointment

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fishshooter

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With taking nine hours this past semester, working fifty plus hours a week, and keeping up a house and a fish camp, I have had next to no time to get in the woods. Well, the semester ended week before last and last week I managed a couple days off with no obligations; I grabbed my little Marlin and headed out. As an added bonus, it was antlerless deer season last week. I felt pretty confident about getting something to make sausage out of. The first day was a bust, nothing. However, I saw plenty of small game and was debating about swapping the .35 for my .22 or .410 for the next day. I passed on that idea and decided to try for a deer again. I had only been on the stand a couple of hours when I heard a bit of commotion coming down the hill to the northwest of my stand. I turned to see three does bounding down the hill. Something had spooked them and they were hauling ass. I threw up my rifle and followed the first one, waiting until she passed through the cleared shooting lane about sixty yards to my left. She leaped across it instead of running, and totally screwed my shot up. Just the other side of the lane it was too thick for a clear shot, so I quickly shifted back to the second doe that had not cleared the lane yet. She stayed on the ground and when I saw her clearly, I let out a whistle, she stumbled just for just a second, but long enough to be sure I had the cross-hairs on her. The rifle report echoed through the pines and she folded, tried to get up, and fell again for good. I sat there a minute, making sure she was down. Knock on wood, every time I have hit one with that little .35 Remington, they go down within twenty yards. I climbed down, and approached her, but to my disappointment, I noticed something about the little doe. Can you figure it out?
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Oh well, the hams and shoulders are at the smokehouse, the tenderloins and part of one of the backstraps are in the fridge marinating, waiting for the grill, they will be supper tonight. Should be mighty tender and tasty. Although legal, if had noticed I probably would have passed on that shot and went for the deer behind this one.
 
Little buck.

Hard to tell stuff like that from a distance though.

Good meat right there.

Congrats.
SDS
 
Looks like your little doe may be a button buck. Still antler-less.

All I'm thinking is deer jerkey.....Mmmmm
 
I have to tell you, I am disgusted. Disgusted and appalled as well as outraged that you would take the life of such a beautiful living creature so senselessly.................and not share the meat with the rest of us!

Meat in the freezer. I have the same gun and love it. I shoot irons only on that one, no scope. I had the barrel cut to 17" years ago. Shoots nicely out to 100 yards or so and is easy to carry.
 
Ok. Fill me in on the .35. Rimfire or center? Specs on the round comparably? Saw that exact gun at my local shop a few weeks ago w/o a scope, used. Never shot or heard of a .35 though.
 
Oh... Nice harvest man, hard to tell when its on the run, and at that range. Meat is meat. Nice kill.
 
.35 Remington is a factory round that is a 30.30 Winchester necked up to .35 caliber and it shoots an up to 200 grain bullet.
 
Yup, that's about it.

Rimless cartridge, very similar to a 30-30 with a little more shock and awe at short range (out to 100 yards) Starts to drop off dramatically after that and anything over 150 or is really pushing it.
 
PrimitiveMan said:
Yup, that's about it.

Rimless cartridge, very similar to a 30-30 with a little more shock and awe at short range (out to 100 yards) Starts to drop off dramatically after that and anything over 150 or is really pushing it.
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Brush gun round then, with a little more punch. Im liking the sound of it. Might have to look into that Marlin then.:thumbup:
 
cmdr249 said:
J - here's a decent article I found on it.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/fryxell/35_remington.htm
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Great rticle Troy! Thanks for posting that.


from the article
5 shots into less than 2" at 50 yards all day long, which is about all that can be asked from the factory buckhorn sights that this rifle wears (especially with middle-aged eyes). A scope would probably help, but I'm partial to iron sights on leverguns.

Thats impressive. For an iron sight gun, sounds like a fun hunting rifle for mid ranges. Something about a levergun too.:cool:

Appoligies to OP for drifting.:o
 
j williams said:
Great rticle Troy! Thanks for posting that.


from the article
5 shots into less than 2" at 50 yards all day long, which is about all that can be asked from the factory buckhorn sights that this rifle wears (especially with middle-aged eyes). A scope would probably help, but I'm partial to iron sights on leverguns.

Thats impressive. For an iron sight gun, sounds like a fun hunting rifle for mid ranges. Something about a levergun too.:cool:

Appoligies to OP for drifting.:o
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Glad you liked it Jake!

I love the lever gun as well - the connection. I only actually have one. I also have a lever shotgun whenever I want it - just give my buddy the $. A repro Winchester 1887 (like Arnold had in T2). I have always loved that lever shottie.

I've been wanting a .30-.30 lately but maybe the .35 Remington may be the way...
 
Man I would love a lever shotty. Post pics when you get it!!

Yeah I thought about a .30-30 but I am liking this .35 round. Anyone know of price differance per box? I need a levergun. Always wanted one.
 
I had the 35 Remington in a lever gun and in the T/C Contender pistol barrel. The 14 inch one. I shot one elk with the Contender barrel as well as several deer. Ammo is not hard to find but it is not found everywhere like 30-30 ammo. For short range (out to 150 yards) both are very good guns and how can you beat the good old lever gun?

BTW, it's pretty easy to mistake a small buck for a doe in cover and/or poor light conditions. I have done it several times over the years. Good Eaten!!!
 
PrimitiveMan said:
I have to tell you, I am disgusted. Disgusted and appalled as well as outraged that you would take the life of such a beautiful living creature so senselessly.................and not share the meat with the rest of us!

Meat in the freezer. I have the same gun and love it. I shoot irons only on that one, no scope. I had the barrel cut to 17" years ago. Shoots nicely out to 100 yards or so and is easy to carry.
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Don't want to be greedy PM, would you like bacon wrapped tenderloin or Adobo and Sazon dusted backstrap?
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The .35 Remington is an ideal brush/swamp round. Great on deer and hogs, as well as black bear and isn't knocked off course by a little vegetation like some higher velocity-lighter weight bullets.This gun killed probably what was one of the last legally taken Florida black bears. The only reason I scoped this one is light gathering at dusk and dawn when used from a stand. For a walking gun, I wouldn't scope it, but either way it's fast handling. Hornady has Leverevolution rounds in 200 gr. polymer tips. Pushes the range a good 50 yards more than the traditional stuff, and hits like a mofo. I have been using that round for two years, before that I used Remington stuff which worked just fine. Price for ammo is around 30-30 territory, though not as prevalent. I usually stock up when I find a good buy on it.
 
Nice kill, either way. I happened to have some venison for lunch earlier today...best red meat in the world, imho.

I like your rifle as well! I've got a Marlin lever-action rifle in 45-70 and the thing is a dream...definitely my favorite gun. There is just something that's so appealing about a lever gun, and the Hornady LeverEvolution performance is remarkable, especially compared to traditional flat-nose rounds.
 
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