Reeder Custom Guns - I chambered it in a custom XP-100 years ago

Gary Reeder
I chambered it in a custom XP-100 years ago
Thursday, April 30, 2020, 13:03

for an antelope hunt in Montana. At about 150 yards I hit the antelope just behind the front leg. He stiffened up and started walking off. I hit him again at about 175 as he stopped and turned broadside to me. Again he started walking off. I ran a Texas Heart Shot up his ass and that finished him. He was an old buck and had been doing a lot of fighting. His hooks were almost totally gone on his horns. The 7 TCU is a good cartridge but just not a one shot killer on a deer or antelope size critter. We were allowed a doe on the hunt too and it worked fine for a small doe at about 35 yards. I rechambered it to 7-08 and that almost doubled the power.

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7mm TCU - I was stunned to see a full length article.... - Huey, 2020-04-30, 11:56
- The 7 TCU start me in handgun hunting - Gus S., 2020-04-30, 12:43
  - geez., its a miracle I can speak Engrish with the way I type (nm) - Gus S., 2020-04-30, 12:47
- Yep , not a bad round but there are many better nowaday's. (nm) - Sean Harper, 2020-04-30, 12:22
  - I always leaned towards the 30 Herrett... - Huey, 2020-04-30, 13:25
    - 30 Herrett - Clint H, 2020-04-30, 13:43
    - I started Kase off with the 30 Herrett. By the time he was - Gary Reeder, 2020-04-30, 13:34
  - I chambered it in a custom XP-100 years ago - Gary Reeder, 2020-04-30, 13:03
    - XP-100 - Rex, 2020-04-30, 13:27
      - sure, we have a couple here now for customers (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2020-04-30, 13:34
        if I remember right we did a custom XP-100 for Blake - Gary Reeder, 2020-04-30, 13:36
        Yep it’s a tack driver. The most accurate gun I have - Blake, 2020-04-30, 18:07
  - Really efficient, was it not initially a target round - WB, 2020-04-30, 12:42
    - I used to annoy some of the gun writers - Gary Reeder, 2020-04-30, 13:19