THE 7-30 WATERS SCORES at 193 YARDS !
One down, one to go.
The wife, grandkids and I ventured south of the US Dam Road down into the Mud Lake Bottom this afternoon about 3:45PM. I drove over to a spot south of a patch of willows. These willows are about 50 yards at the thickest north to south, and about a quarter mile east to west. We set up next to a tree a couple hundred yards south of the willows towards the west end. The wind was blowing out of the northwest.
At about 4:15PM or so I spotted a nice sized doe headed right for us. I got the wife in position and we waited and waited. All of a sudden I realized that when the Deer came out from behind the scrub trees she would be directly down wind from us. I no more than thought that thought the Doe was running back towards cover east of us and disappeared into the willows on the east side.
I quickly decided that we were in the wrong spot so at 4:30PM I moved. There are some scrub trees a hundred yards or so south of the willows and I headed for a little scrub tree at the farthest southeast corner.
We had sat there about a half an hour when I spotted the doe again. This time she was coming east to west north of me right up against the south side of the willows. I quickly ranged the doe at 193 yards, flipped the legs of the bipod down and rested on the hood of my Blazer while kneeling on the ground beside it.
When everything looked right I thumbed the hammer back and touched the trigger on the G2 Contender. The sound of the hammer striking down (a misfire) sounded like a blacksmith banging a hammer on an anvil. The Doe snapped to attention and started walking. I was committed so I thumbed the hammer back again and when the doe stopped and the crosshairs were right on the spot I again touched the trigger on the G2 Contender.
This time the 7-30 Waters came to life and the sound of the 120gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip striking the doe was unmistakable. At the shot the doe's chest hit the ground but she was quickly back on her feet and back tracking to the east. She covered about 20 yards and tipped over. When I got to the doe she was stone dead.
In my haste to get her dressed out, loaded up and out of there before dark set in (you have to remember I had the grandkids with me) I didn't see where the bullet entered but there is about a 25 cent piece size exit hole through the off side ribs cage, centered directly on a rib bone.
To say I was pumped would be an understatement. I have only had previous experience with the 7-30 Waters out of a 10" Contender, and now I know that the cartridge works also out of a 14" Contender.
Thanks for reading.
Larry
PS, sorry there are no photos. In my haste to leave town (I knew I was going to have the grandkids with me) I totally blew off taking the digital camera with me that was in the work vehicle (where it usually is).
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