A couple of firsts for me

[missionary5155]

Congratulations and well done !
It does the heart well to be well prepared for your future hunting.
Bet you could line up 8 more of those corn crunchers using that slug / velocity and punch them all.

[Rightbrained]

Yeah, that slug bounced right on through . 👍🏻

[Rightbrained]

I hadn’t hunted for a long time and got back into it along with just beginning to cast .
The adrenaline rush ( buck fever ) hit me pretty hard. That deer looked at me off and on for about 8 minutes . It was tough getting the rifle into position between him looking at me and eating corn ( legal here).

[koger]

Outstanding job, thanks for sharing the pic and taking us along!

[Hickok]

Happy for you! It is something you will never forget!

[Rightbrained]

That’s a fact .
Now I need to get one with cast in a 44 mag revolver !

[T-Bird]

That's great man! I know that satisfaction of killing a deer with a bullet you actually made. I started this addiction 20+ years ago and don't remember the last deer I killed with a jacketed bullet. I probably hunt in places like you do since I'm from Ala too there isn't any need for screaming velocity etc at ranges at, or under 100yds. Where I hunt, the only place you can see more than 100yds is straight up! Congratulations!

[Rightbrained]

That's great man! I know that satisfaction of killing a deer with a bullet you actually made. I started this addiction 20+ years ago and don't remember the last deer I killed with a jacketed bullet. I probably hunt in places like you do since I'm from Ala too there isn't any need for screaming velocity etc at ranges at, or under 100yds. Where I hunt, the only place you can see more than 100yds is straight up! Congratulations!

Thanks ! You are correct . I’m usually hunting in places where 50-60 yards is a long shot . I haven’t shot a deer out in an open field in nearly 30 years.
Two weekends left in this season and I’m hoping to get a decent buck .
Good luck to you as well.

[Hook]

Glad to see some more Alabama guys shootin' cast!

[Rick R]

Congratulations!

I took my second firearms deer (a doe) this year using my Marlin Guide Gun with a .460” 360gr boolit from an NOE mold. I’ve shot several with that load over the years and using boolits I cast just seems to make the burger taste better.

[Rightbrained]

I’m sure it does. I’ll find out soon !

Hook, I have transitioned to cast in all my hunting firearms except one and hope to swap it over pretty soon.

[Hook]

I’m sure it does. I’ll find out soon !

Hook, I have transitioned to cast in all my hunting firearms except one and hope to swap it over pretty soon.

Rb, I have 4 30 cals, a 9mm (or 35cal if you will), and a 45-70 now as dedicated cast rifles. At least at this time I do not plan to do so with any more calibers/cartridges. You might say I'm a 'switch hitter' when it comes to projectiles. I still enjoy shooting them all! I do have to admit that this project of the last several months developing the powder coated cast bullets has been great fun and very satisfying. As has been stated earlier. there's something eminently satisfying about taking game with a bullet you made yourself!

[Rightbrained]

Rb, I have 4 30 cals, a 9mm (or 35cal if you will), and a 45-70 now as dedicated cast rifles. At least at this time I do not plan to do so with any more calibers/cartridges. You might say I'm a 'switch hitter' when it comes to projectiles. I still enjoy shooting them all! I do have to admit that this project of the last several months developing the powder coated cast bullets has been great fun and very satisfying. As has been stated earlier. there's something eminently satisfying about taking game with a bullet you made yourself!

No doubt about it. I started casting and powder coating just prior to this hunting season. That made it even more satisfying when I finally had the opportunity to take a deer.

[VariableRecall]

Everyone knows a cast boolit will just bounce off a deer! C'mon, man! Good kill.

I've got a feeling that deer aren't going to evolve bony plates around their vitals anytime soon.

[Iwsbull]

Congrats on the deer and casting. We need to get several of us from the area and go do a range day after season.


Owls Hollow.

[Rightbrained]

Congrats on the deer and casting. We need to get several of us from the area and go do a range day after season.


Owls Hollow.

Thanks !
That sounds like a good idea. I don’t know anyone local that casts and it would be nice to meet some like-minded folks.

[missionary5155]

I understand what you mean about not knowing anyone who casts.
Our local club in east ILL-nois has 230 members and I am the last lead melter I know about.
But most fellers are into fast shooter competition. Maybe 2-3 others who shoot muzzleloaders. Few lever rifles. Some revolvers.
But I still enjoy shooting cast in everything we own. You should see the looks when when the 50 Alaskan barks or a 375 H&H gets touched off ! At roughly 12 cents a shot I am all smiles.

[shampine]

Congrats , that is something to be very proud of .

[Rightbrained]

I understand what you mean about not knowing anyone who casts.
Our local club in east ILL-nois has 230 members and I am the last lead melter I know about.
But most fellers are into fast shooter competition. Maybe 2-3 others who shoot muzzleloaders. Few lever rifles. Some revolvers.
But I still enjoy shooting cast in everything we own. You should see the looks when when the 50 Alaskan barks or a 375 H&H gets touched off ! At roughly 12 cents a shot I am all smiles.

Haha, casting and loading your own sure makes shooting those a lot more economical .

[EMC45]

Thanks guys , it is a feeling of accomplishment when you cast your own boolit and get meat for the freezer.
So many people think you have to buy the latest/greatest high tech super duper technology to put meat on the table. I’m not in that camp .

Neither am I.