| Guns of Buck Mountain Chateau |
| Ruger 77-22 Mag |
| Ruger 10-22 |
| Italian black powder .44 caliber |
| Springfield M6 Scout 22 hornet |
| Lyman black powder rifle .50 cal patch & ball |
| Mini-14 |
| Rem 700 30-06 ADL Coyote and red fox |
| Winchester sawed off 20 ga Legal despite what you think |
| Knight Wolverine .50 cal black powder rifle |
| Colt AR-15 Heavy barrel with Krieger-Milazzo trigger |
| Desert Eagle .44 magnum semi auto Made in Israel |
| 870 Special Purpose 12 ga |
| M1 Garand 30-06 Date of manufacture February 1942 |
| John cleaning same pistol Enlarge photo & note hat |
| Swedish 6.5 mauser manufactured 1898 Pristine condition. Has dropped numerous deer |
| NEF 30-06 Handi-rifle |
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| Russian Mosin Nagant 7.62X54R Model M44 carbine manufactured 1945 with attached bayonet for sticking al-Quida pigs. |
| NEF 12 gauge 3" Pardner model 28" BBL modified choke. Receiver swaps out a host of different barrels including rifle calibers...at super low prices |
| Colt 10mm Delta Gold Cup 10mm is a legal big game round in Minnesota. I use a Hornady 200gr XTP bullet pumped to the max with 8.9 gr of Blue Dot Powder, unfortunately, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with a pistol. With a rifle yes...but for some reason not a pistol. |
| Ruger .22 magnum |
| Russian Mosin Nagant 7.62X54R Model 91/30 manufactured 1943 |
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| Rem 700 25-06 Sendero with bull barrel Col John Plaster sniper stock made by Choate topped off with a Schmidt & Bender 8x56 scope |
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| Rem 700 ADL 30-06 with Leupold VX-III 1.5-5X20mm scope This rifle is unique in some features. I dressed it in a H&S stock with a BDL floor plate and internal magazine. The scope has high rings to ease loading from the top. This gun is extremely accurate. The receiver was drilled and tapped for a scope base perfectly compared to all my other rifles, unfortunately, I am at the end of my reticle eye piece adjustment with my eyes. I've turned it out as far as it will go at this point. There is a remedy though, I'll send it in for a new recticle and get the heavy cross hair put in it. |
| NEF 30-06 with original stock and Aimpoint scope I took the pistol grip Choate stock off (in above picture's) due to just not liking it. The original stock makes it feel so much more compact. It is a heavy little rifle though. Inside the stock is a solid square steel bar to help cut down on recoil. I'm currently shooting max loads of Sierra 220 grain RN through it and it is indeed kicking like a little mule. |
| What I typically bring for a weekend When Chris is up alone he usually brings the same and lets loose with everything he has at night. There is an extremely funny story behind one of the late night volleys which I don't want to post on the www but will tell you in person if you ask me. Posting it would only embarrass a third party which I don't want to do, and no...it does not involve our good buddy Corky. |
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| Warning... Ballistics and the effects of bullets will be seen and discussed from this point on. Graphic pictures with the discussion of autopsies will take place. |
| "Old White Patch" Before A troublesome quill pig |
| "Old White Patch" After |
| I don't shoot as many critters causing trouble as I used to. I guess in my old age I'm more forgiving with the destruction they can cause. Porkys can be very destructive chewing through floors of cabins and tree stands. I've heard they're after the salt. That's why it might pay to leave a salt block on the ground by your favorite deer stand and or cabin yard. Don't feel sorry for "Old White Patch" above. A bounty had been declared on him after lots of damage. He had very distinctive markings and I was specifically hunting for him. "Old White Patch" died at the hands of a Desert Eagle shooting factory 180 grain hollow points. I kept shooting until he dropped and we noticed something bounce away from the body. It was the head. Porky's can take a tremendous pounding. I've used this gun at bowling pin shoots and a factory 180 grain hollow point always went through the hard maple pin. Surprisingly factory 240 grain 44 mag did not always go through. Once I started loading my own though the 240 grain hand loads did fine. If your going to use factory loads use a 180 grain. They have a 1000 foot pounds of enegy at the muzzle. |
| .44 mag |
| Nosler Partitions |
| Face shot with "Partition" Although I believe "head shot" is a more accurate description |
| Marlin 30-30 with 1.5x5 Bushnell Scopechief |
| My first deer rifle, unfortunately, I sold it to a friend cheap for his son. I was smart enough to keep the scope. Never sell firearms. This gun had a lot of memories and actually seemed to have less trouble killing than the 30-06 I replaced it with. I do remember it jamming open on me one time though with the lever down. Had to take it to a gun smith. For some reason I made a lot of heart shots with this gun on deer. This particular buck had a hawk sitting on the leg eating merrily away when I came back with the sled to haul it out He let me get very close before he flew off which I found unusual. |
I've used a lot of Nosler Partitions on animals. I've been pretty
satisfied. Certainly more so than the days we were using Federal
Hi-Shok 30-06. If you want an exit and lots of damage use the
Partition. They're not magic but they were the 1st custom bullet of its
kind on the market made by John Nosler after experiencing much of
what I did I guess. Good solid hits with game but no blood trail to
follow.
Lately I have experienced some disappointment with the bullet.
Definitely one deer comes to mine I can't say was all that bad of a hit.
But it went 100 yards with little blood. It was a broadside late at
sundown and I hit just inside the diaphragm solid into the liver and I
believe nicking the bottom lobe of one lung? The liver should have
been mince meat and the blood should have been heavy. It took an
hour to find and was still alive. The chest cavity was full of blood. Few
men could have found it in the dark tracking. It was very difficult. That
hit soured me on Partitions for sure although most of the others did a
spectacular job I thought.
I have about 100 loaded rounds of 30-06 in a 200 grain bullet loaded
with max IMR 4350 powder for hunting and plan on using them until
they are gone. But I am experimenting with Sierra 220 grain round
nose for giggles too. Time will tell which is better...maybe.
satisfied. Certainly more so than the days we were using Federal
Hi-Shok 30-06. If you want an exit and lots of damage use the
Partition. They're not magic but they were the 1st custom bullet of its
kind on the market made by John Nosler after experiencing much of
what I did I guess. Good solid hits with game but no blood trail to
follow.
Lately I have experienced some disappointment with the bullet.
Definitely one deer comes to mine I can't say was all that bad of a hit.
But it went 100 yards with little blood. It was a broadside late at
sundown and I hit just inside the diaphragm solid into the liver and I
believe nicking the bottom lobe of one lung? The liver should have
been mince meat and the blood should have been heavy. It took an
hour to find and was still alive. The chest cavity was full of blood. Few
men could have found it in the dark tracking. It was very difficult. That
hit soured me on Partitions for sure although most of the others did a
spectacular job I thought.
I have about 100 loaded rounds of 30-06 in a 200 grain bullet loaded
with max IMR 4350 powder for hunting and plan on using them until
they are gone. But I am experimenting with Sierra 220 grain round
nose for giggles too. Time will tell which is better...maybe.