I shot a doe on the 16th with my 7400, 30-06, 150gr Hornady SST's. Several came running down the hill past my cousin and I, and he missed 3 times with his 30-30 at about 50 yards. I really wasn't planning on shooting a doe, but she looked too much like a bag of deer jerky running past, so I did. After he finished, I stood up and shot the doe offhand at about 80 yards, rear quartering shot. Must have nicked a twig and the bullet started to expand or the SST's really suck at close range, because I was a little too far left and caught part of the rear ham, and the entrance hole was literally big enough to put both of my fists in. Penetration was not good either, I got lucky and broke her pelvis, and enough of the remains of the bullet made it to the vitals. She wasn't big by any standards, she probably weighted 70lbs dressed. I'm glad it wasn't a 250lb buck. I should have waited for a better shot, I suppose. I don't have much time to hunt this year, so I had already decided that if it's brown its down, and in the excitement I couldn't help myself.
