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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 22, 2018 7:30:55 GMT -5
My buddy got permission to bring me hunting with him to his secret honey hole. Got the biggest deer of my life, 194 pounds dressed out. Had a nice 7 point rack. That was Muzzle loader season. We went up to my farm in WV Friday-Tuesday. I got the biggest deer we have taken off the farm since my Dad and Uncle bought the place in the early 70's. The WV deer was a pretty 8 point that weighed 130 pounds, taken with my 1912 Savage model 1899H in 22 HiPower with the original 1912 Malcolm scope, Joe. Muzzle loader deer.  WV deer.  |
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Post by jbowski on Nov 22, 2018 10:47:32 GMT -5
very surprised that 22 hi power is legal cartridge for deer hunting anymore. I know most states used to allow 22 center fire rounds, I just figured the anti-gun lobby would have put pressure on politicians to outlaw the round. good hunting, good meat.
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 22, 2018 11:44:29 GMT -5
very surprised that 22 hi power is legal cartridge for deer hunting anymore. I know most states used to allow 22 center fire rounds, I just figured the anti-gun lobby would have put pressure on politicians to outlaw the round. good hunting, good meat. I know it's legal in MD, PA, and WV. I do like the 22 HiPower better than the newer .224 cartridges because it's a little bigger at .228, and on a necked down 30-30 case it rolls right along. This was my first deer with it, and it was Bang Flop. It was on my list of must do's. Arthur Savage developed 4 cartridges, the 303 Savage in 1893 I think, the 22 Savage HiPower in 1912, the 250-3000 Savage in 1914, and the 300 Savage in about 1920. For the Savage guys to take a game animal with each of the 4 Savage cartridges is the Savage Slam. That was my third. All I have left is the 303. I'm getting my right knee replaced in two weeks, and I'm hunting the MD opener in a shot gun only county, so I may have to wait till next year to try for the 303. We do have a late buck season in January, so if I can get around by then, I have a farm I can rifle hunt on. Keeping my fingers crossed. |
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Post by stillsawing on Nov 22, 2018 17:42:24 GMT -5
Took care of using up my buck tag, might stay at home long enough to get back at the saws. My buck was down by 9:45 AM opening day. Stayed at camp until today, helped my friend get his. We have more tags to fill, will donate to the needy. That is one sweet model 1899, what a nice couple of deer. Happy Thanksgiving to all.Attachments:
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 22, 2018 18:20:14 GMT -5
Took care of using up my buck tag, might stay at home long enough to get back at the saws. My buck was down by 9:45 AM opening day. Stayed at camp until today, helped my friend get his. We have more tags to fill, will donate to the needy. That is one sweet model 1899, what a nice couple of deer. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thanks, that's a pretty critter your holding up too. Saturday is MD opener for firearms and we are going back to where I got the muzzle loader dear. The land owner said there are bigger ones there. |
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Post by baker6x6 on Nov 23, 2018 21:37:40 GMT -5
taken with my 1912 Savage model 1899H in 22 HiPower with the original 1912 Malcolm scope WV deer. Love your Savage!!! Nice deer. I hope to take a buck on my dad's Pa. farm later this year.
I have (3) Savage Model 99's (F,F,EG) all in .300 Caliber. Mine (1951 F), my Mom's (1956 F) and my Grandfathers (1939 EG). My 1951 has the same schnabel forearm as your 1899.
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 24, 2018 19:14:53 GMT -5
taken with my 1912 Savage model 1899H in 22 HiPower with the original 1912 Malcolm scope WV deer. Love your Savage!!! Nice deer. I hope to take a buck on my dad's Pa. farm later this year.
I have (3) Savage Model 99's (F,F,EG) all in .300 Caliber. Mine (1951 F), my Mom's (1956 F) and my Grandfathers (1939 EG). My 1951 has the same schnabel forearm as your 1899.
Good luck in PA. I have several friends that live, and others, that hunt in PA. I think I have 10 1899/99's now. 4 250's, 2 303's, 2 300's 1 22 HP, and 1 30-30. I had a 68 DL in 308, and I'm really hooked on the pre WWII models, so I gave it to my hunting buddy for his birthday. |
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Post by baker6x6 on Nov 24, 2018 19:23:14 GMT -5
My Mom got her Savage 99F in 1956 for her 16th birthday... this is her a week after her birthday with her 1st deer.  |
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 24, 2018 19:30:04 GMT -5
Now that is cool. The guys over on the Savage Collectors would love to see that pic. I have a friend that is looking for parts for is Studebaker Weasel.
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Post by baker6x6 on Nov 24, 2018 19:39:05 GMT -5
I'm a member at Savageshooters.com, and Firingline.com, but am not active. I don't have any Weasel parts... dealing mostly with post-war Studes. I'm sure your friend knows about the Studebaker Drivers Club... That's the place to find parts.
A friend of mine who passed away last year had a Weasel... it was sold to a guy in Pa. recently.
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 27, 2018 19:08:45 GMT -5
Robby's Weasel is just a parts project, but it's still cool. I hang out on the 24hourcampfire/savagecollectors. A lot of knowledge there.
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Nov 27, 2018 21:32:59 GMT -5
Almost 200lbs dressed, that's a nice deer! Very nice 1912. Love that matching scope. A good hunt with great deer is enough by itself but taking them with rifles that are that special brings it to an entirely different level. Are you making your own ammo for that Savage?
I was hoping to be out there this year but it's just not in the cards, again. With any luck, next year, up north and with a traditional Pennsylvania Long Rifle my son & I have been planning to build, at least for black powder season. We'll see what this winter brings.
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Post by rowdy235 on Nov 28, 2018 20:16:30 GMT -5
You guys are having a better time then me! Due to some issues that have come up I have only gotten out 1 or 2 times this year, and didn't see anything either time. I am hoping to get out this next weekend as the season ends 12/7!
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Post by baker6x6 on Nov 30, 2018 0:45:40 GMT -5
The good thing about having a working farm... is that one can "hunt" year round.. We grow corn, and oats.. and deer do eat those crops...
We generally do not hunt out of season, but since I live 500 miles away.. I can hunt when I'm home.
One particularly interesting story about my mom- is that in 1974, She shot a deer from the roof of our garage.
We had added a garage to the old farmhouse- and the master bedroom was built above it. It had casement windows, and not the standard double-hung style.
It was "deer season" in Pa. and there was a good 5" of snow on the ground. I was in the kitchen fixing breakfast after getting my morning chores done (feeding, milking).. when I heard the sound of my mom''s Savage being fired. She came into the kitchen a minute later and told me to go get the deer out in the field that she had just shot. I threw my coat back on (it was snowing)... and I paced-off 305 steps from the edge of the garage to the other side of the ravine where the deer lay. I came upon a big 10-point, that may have moved 4-5 steps from it's position when mom fired.
She had seen the Buck that morning from her bedroom window, grabbed her Savage, climbed out onto the garage roof(in her bathrobe), and dropped the deer from about 195 yards (open sights).
I dragged the deer into the old barn, and hung it from one of the crossbeams. Mom had joined me, and we dressed the deer and let it hang until I got home from school (I was late getting to school). I took the deer to the local meat-processor, and he weighed it @ 205lbs. Even for PA, that was a big deer. My largest has only dressed to 178.
Dad says he's seen several big racks this year... so I may try to give mom's record a run this year.
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Post by sweepleader on Nov 30, 2018 7:28:58 GMT -5
What a great memory! My wife tells of her sons shooting rabbits across the road at night. They had climbed out a window with a light and a rifle onto the porch roof. She heard the popping of the .22 and then saw the glow from the light as they prepped for the next shot. She crept out on the porch under them and tripped off a shot gun round. She says they scrambled off the roof pretty fast and never did that again.
Good luck beating Mom, it is not gonna happen. Even if you find a 300 pounder, Mom still wins. :{)
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Post by rarefish383 on Nov 30, 2018 9:55:45 GMT -5
Almost 200lbs dressed, that's a nice deer! Very nice 1912. Love that matching scope. A good hunt with great deer is enough by itself but taking them with rifles that are that special brings it to an entirely different level. Are you making your own ammo for that Savage? I was hoping to be out there this year but it's just not in the cards, again. With any luck, next year, up north and with a traditional Pennsylvania Long Rifle my son & I have been planning to build, at least for black powder season. We'll see what this winter brings. Yep, no one makes ammo for the 22 HP in the states. Sellior and Bellot make it in Europe, it's still quite popular in stalking rifles over there. It's basically a 25-35 Winchester case necked down to .228, and the 25-35 brass is still available. But, the 25-35 is basically a 30-30 necked down to .25. I make all of mine from once fired 30-30 brass. The range I go to lets you scrounge the shell buckets, and just before hnting season you can pick up a couple hundred 30-30 cases free. There are a couple places making .228 bullets now, but the Savage has a relatively slow twist so it won't stabilize a long for caliber bullet. You pretty much have to scrounge the gun shows for old bullets, and they are still out there. I have enough to last me a life time. |
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