Pics are being developed (I'm one of those dinosaurs who still uses film...)
Buddy shot his first deer after three unsuccessful hunts. He did good: Took a nice clean shot, and dropped his deer in its tracks. Had a shot at a bigger deer, but it was screened by brush. Anyways his first deer was a little button buck.
Being the smart ass that I am, I had the rack mounted. Teh bullet passed through the deer and struck a small shrub, killing it too. I mounted that as well....
Load-44mag 180XTP,29.0gr of H110,CCI 350 primers 1.600 COL,2150FPS from marlin 20" barrel.Got this nice porcupine at about 5 yards,massive entry,about the size of fist,no exit.sorry about the bad pics,camera phone.
I got the yote on a downhill shot through the ear and out the mouth at around 200yards,lucky.I love this gun,kinda feel like a little kid again
Shot on 12/14/07 in northern Florida, Remington 700 in .270 Win., my handload, 130 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet at ~150 yards. Dropped at the shot, got up and walked off about 10 yards.
These were my two for 07. Neither was with the 1894 but I had a new rifle and I had to use it. I had prostate surgery between the two. I will try to post my 1894 Marlin kills in another post if this one works.
Here is one I used the Marlin 1894 with the adapted Ashley Ghost Ring with the vaccum tubing insert. It was also my 1st with a hard cast bullet, Beartooth 290 gr. LFNGC, I think.
It performed flawlessly. He was on the move at about 40 yds when he came in the open. He ran a semicircle around my tree of about 50 yds.
Here is a 24# Bobcat I took in '05. The gun is my 1894CB 45 X 24". I shot the cat at 8 feet. The rancher was elated to have removed this big tom cat from his sheep pasture. Papalote
Not a Marlin, but the mate to my 1894FG, a S & W 657 Hunter in 41 Mag. 210gr Speer JHP, through the neck at about 20 yds. Having her made into smoked and jalapeno/cheddar sausage!
Not a Marlin, but the mate to my 1894FG, a S & W 657 Hunter in 41 Mag. 210gr Speer JHP, through the neck at about 20 yds. Having her made into smoked and jalapeno/cheddar sausage!
Mark, great pics! My son and I really hope we can get to Australia some day for a hunt. Here are pics of my deer taken this yr. in Indiana. Up til last yr. it was shotgun/muzzleloader state. They passed a pistol caliber rifle season last yr. After 17 yrs. hunting with a shotgun, it was a hoot to get to hunt with a lever action rifle.
"brain fart" buck. long story, I thought he was bigger than he was.
The Billy would not be edible, however Kid goat is quite the opposite and one of my favorite meats.
Young pig taken in grain growing areas is usualy good table fare, but pigs from outback areas such as the ones in my pics can be very iffy, they eat a lot of carrion.
Thanks Mad, You and your son would have a ball here and be most welcome any time.
Mark, Water buff, scrub bulls, and lotsa hogs[I LOVE hunting piggies], would be on my hunt menu for Australia. ;D ;D ;D
Mad Dog
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