One shot, one kill

[Jolly]

My 11 year-old niece killed her first deer this morning, a basket-rack 8. One shot.

207 yards.

[Klaus]

A deer has to be taken with one shot.

Well done, niece

[Mik]

Can I have the backstrap?

Congrats.

[taiwan_girl]

@jolly Wow! That is quite a long shot!! What type of gun is used to shoot that?

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl said in One shot, one kill:

@jolly Wow! That is quite a long shot!! What type of gun is used to shoot that?

In her case, a CVA Hunter Compact.

Hers is chambered for .243 Winchester (that's a .308 necked down to .243). Most common bottleneck deer cartridges will take deer at 250-300 yards, if sighted an inch or two inches high at 100 yards. That's assuming that the person doing the shooting can get a decent rest or shoot from the prone position (and can actually shoot).

She was hunting from a box stand, so she had a decent rest. Still, a pretty good shot for an eleven year-old.

[Larry]

For the Yankees and lefties, here's a breakdown of what she killed the deer with:

[89th]

@larry lol pew pew

@Jolly awesome shot, that is an impressive distance, especially for an 11 year old

[kluurs]

That's something she'll remember for a lifetime. Impressive.