Tom, Wayne & anybody else that wants a "FYI" on Abigail's hunt:
I sold the entire T/C rig after that hunting season for a variety of reasons:
A) Not very accurate
B) Not easy for a kid to operate with cockin' and un-cockin', etc. etc.
C) The "caliber"!!!
Yes: She shot that buck and he laid down and died....(& it's a good thing)...because:
A) She shot him a little high and broke his back
B) She shot him a little far back.
C) The inept 300 Blackout never exited the body.
....If that buck could have run off, we would have "never" been able to find it. With no exit hole and leaking way-high on the body, that buck would have covered a lot of ground before any blood (if ever) would have been found!
I'm an "06 guy". Y'all know that. I bought the whole rig so that a lefty could shoot it well. Abby can shoot! She has proven that to me, both on the range and with her (several) other does she has killed before this buck. 300 Blackout (In my opinion) is a 100 yard cartridge. I sighted it in with the Winchester "DEER" factory load for 300 Blackout. Quite disappointing!
Best, Capt. Chris