.54 cal Lancaster scores a big doe tonight

[Sidney Smith]

Shot my third deer with my TVM Lancaster style flintlock rifle tonight. 25 yard standing broadside shot. 80 grains 2fg under a home brewed .530 round ball and pillow ticking patch. Not sure of the patch thickness, .018 or.020 dont remember. Deer was hit through the heart but still managed to run aboit 80 yards. Dropped into a small stream bed and couldnt climb out. I only gave it about ten minutes after I shot it until I went after it. Deer was shot right around 4:30 and sunset around here right now is like 4:40. I didnt want to track a deer after dark hence why I didnt wait long. Only took like 5 minutes to walk to where I last saw it. I could have sworn it made it up the creek bank but I found it lying 2 feet from the stream. The bank was about six foot high where it tried to climb out but it mustve run out of steam by then. Stone cold dead by the time I got to it. When I gutted it, its heart had a huge hole in it. So that deer was dead on its feet for that 80 or so yard run. Was pumping on pure

adrenelin no doubt.

BTW the photo is right as we drug the deer out of the creek to my deer cart. I had to wait for my buddie to show up to help me drag it. Thanks to Steve for the help. Id have never gotten it out of there without his assistance.

 

[Bob McBride]

Very very nice Sid. And a great yarn. I got shivers. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Roundball2319]

Congrats. Now you got to make it through the hanging and getting it cut up and in the freezer.

 

[Hermit Tim]

Good job on that hunt. Will be good meat for sure.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Congrats. Now you got to make it through the hanging and getting it cut up and in the freezer.

I dont cut my own deer, so Ive got to wait until Monday until my butcher opens. They are closed Sundays. Itll keep in the back of the truck til then. Goimg down into the low 40s tonight so will be perfectly refrigerated.

 

[Greg Blackburn]

Congrats on a perfect hit.

May you enjoy the good eating!

A .54 TC Renegade is on my list.....

 

[Skychief]

Congratulations Sidney!!

 

[Ames]

Nice shot! Looks like you didn't waste any meat on her.

 

[Nazgul58]

Good eating for sure!!

Don

 

[Hammond79]

Outstanding! Good meat for sure!

 

[Squatch84]

That's a good shot.

 

[olskool]

good shootin brother! i will guarantee you right after you lowered the gun from the shot that deer was stone dead on the ground. it probably took her 3 sec. to cover 80yds,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[MountainSmoke]

Well done. Congratulations!

 

[Sidney Smith]

good shootin brother! i will guarantee you right after you lowered the gun from the shot that deer was stone dead on the ground. it probably took her 3 sec. to cover 80yds,,,,,,,,,,,,

I would say it took her probably 5 or 6 seconds to cover that distance. I knew when I saw her front right leg go down that she was hit. Had it not been for that creek bank, I think she'd have run farther than she did. I did find an exit wound. It was no bigger than the entrance hole. I guess at the distance she was from me, the ball didnt have time to expand. Complete pass through from right to left.

 

[olskool]

i shot this doe Friday with my 54 southern rifle. she ran a bout 70yds the ball entered where you see and it exited on the last rib on the others from a hard quartering shot. amazing how they can run off hit like that. i was using 75gr. of 2f goex ol eynsford and a Hornaday .535 ball. the exit hole was the same as the entrance, no expansion,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Cherrybow]

Well done congratulations!

 

[deermanok]

Congrats.

 

[Okie Hog]

Congrats on the doe.

 

[Shooter1]

Nice deer. Does sure make good eating. Never did like horn soup.

 

[Percy]

Well done guys. Can't beat venison in the freezer.

Percy