It's just a sleeve made from leftover camo mesh material.
I wanted to cover up the polished band at the base of the can but ran out of time back when it got approved.
With max firing schedule of 2 rounds per day, it's lasting whole lot longer than it should.
I share your disappointment and tender/ tasty meat.
11/3/2023
After ammo failure on big doe earlier that morning, I was ready to take any deer if another deer stepped out. Ended up taking a small doe, hated myself for few minutes...
But work had to get done quickly. I've been collecting...
12/8/2023
700 5-R 300blkout
Sco Harvester 300
S&B 110gr TXRG
75 yd hit, drop/ expire on the spot.
She walked over the ridge 120 yds out. Stopped at 100 then slowly raises her tail. Figured she'd bolt, but lowers her tail and continue her path downhill. The instant she looked at my direction...
12/3/2023
700 5-R 300blkout
Sco Harvester 300
S&B 110gr TXRG
60 yd hit, deer ran 15 yd and crashed.
Popped a no-brow-tine fork horn out of the gene pool, he was chasing a tiny doe for no good reason.
Not my buck, older coworker who retired 4 years ago got him near Albany, GA.
In ultimate test of luck, he went out on last day of season and got a nice buck.
Started hunting in 10 acre backyard in Bartow last season. Saw a lot more deer than last season including a good looking 8 tending a doe.
Only have one doe in freezer. Out of desperation, sat 'til last minute of legal light and didn't see any deer...
On the way out thinking I went the whole...
Watched my favorite kind of deer, a 100 lb lone doe, move across 250+ yds and stop 100 yds out into an opening.
She took a step just as I squeeze the trigger. 168gr. 308 did what it does and dropped her at 5 yds.
Bring home the meat~ ☺
Previously posted on Dec/ 2020, my only attempt at subsonic kill to date.
18" 1:11 .308 bolt rifle + Harvester 300
185gr Winchester subsonic HP ammo
50yd hit through the neck, entered behind left lower jaw and exit behind right ear.
Doe dropped and expired in 20~ seconds. The exit wound was no...
My bs-like story is from Nov-19-2016.
Short version for busy folks: saw a drop tines 10 point buck at 45yds standing broadside and I let him walk...
Long version: Got the permission to hunt in 5 acre backyard (8.4 acre lot) in Suwanee. 120yds downhill with creek bottom. Unlike previous four...