S.C. Hunting / .260 with a 140 Amax "Very Successfull"

[DGD6MM]

We just got back from S.C. deer hunting for the weekend. I had great success with my .260 that I built on a Mauser action. 3 shots 3 DEAD DEER, 140 Amax. I've killed deer with Noslers Ballistic Tips and the Amax will do the job just as well. I went to Longerange Hunting and did a search for post on hunting Amax bullets. There are hundreds of post and not 1 negative. I'll use the Amax's with confidence in all my calibers. ;)

[teele1]

3 dead deer???? Pictures???? Did you shoot them off a porch??? No Savage???
Sound like a great trip, Snowman!!! Congrats. Now your chef son-in-law can cook you some delectable venison dishes.
Hopefully my turn in November. Same Mauser setup since they were made in the same old man's shop.
have a great day
Bandit

[DGD6MM]

I forgot my camera, but my brother Ronny didn't forget his. When he e-mails them to me I'll send them to you. Ray's 74 year old father inlaw that had never killed a deer got a big doe. He shot it with a 116 .270 Winchester Savage. Ronny and Ray passed on a lot of deer. I wanted to see what kind of damage those 105 Amax's do out of Ronny's Savage. It will have to wait till next time.

[Jamie]

What area of the state did you hunt? I miss hunting back there. Season runs from Aug 15 through Jan 1 with no daily or yearly limit if you are on private land. Only "tags" or for does, all you need for bucks is just your liscense, last time I bought one there it was $20 for hunting and fishing liscense for a year. Please post up pics and give as much info as possible.

[DGD6MM]

Jamie, still waiting on the pictures. We were hunting in Sumter.

[Jamie]

Nice area to hunt. I never hunted that area as I had my places to go but I knew some that hunted in Manchester forrest. I lived in Sumter for about 5 yrs while stationed at Shaw AFB. I grew up right across the lake, out side of Santee. Tell him to hurry up with some pictures.

[SuperChuck]

October 5th Buck my brother took.. 180lb 11-point - 4x5 frame with two "stickers"..... Berkeley County, SC down near the Francis Marion National Forest.. Things are picking up and I'm stuck at work all week :-(


It was 140 Gr. 7mm-08, but really close brother/sister to a .260


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