In the stand

[Ibgreen]

Wish me luck!

[Black River Smith]

Hope you did have luck, with a presumed Spencer hunt.

[Ibgreen]

Yes, with the Spencer.  The deer had other places to be apparently.......

[Abilene]

Patience is a virtue. 

[Black River Smith]

Very nice.  Thanks for an 'image' of your view.

[Ibgreen]

Very nice.  Thanks for an 'image' of your view.

I could not for the life of me figure out how to attach the picture via phone in the stand.

[Two Flints]

How much damage does a Spencer round do on the deer  .  .  . must be substantial.   Two Flints

[Ibgreen]

How much damage does a Spencer round do on the deer  .  .  . must be substantial.   Two Flints

Less than my .577 P58 Enfield.  I basically keep in bow hunting range.  I still have the hat you sent me for my first deer a while ago.

[Big Goose]

Very cool Ibgreen,
  did you see any deer yet. I think the Spencer is very big medicine for deer hunting( at least within 100 yards)
 I carried one of Spencers quite a bit this past rifle deer season, didn't see a legal buck whilst I was carrying it, but did get lucky with the 1866 Winchester. In the words of Buffalo Bill Cody-- thats a pop gun compared to the Spencer... 
 Good luck!
 Big Goose

[Ibgreen]

I have an engraved spencer as well.  The top scroll on the M1860 rifle says:  Capt. Joseph Blackburn.  Bottom says 5th Tenn. Cav.

[Big Goose]

That is awesome.. engraved with the name and unit, that is special... this one of mine is a 1865 Burnside, it is very much like the engraved Burnside Spencers detailed in Marcot's book. But no provenance, just very pretty, with a near perfect bore. ...
   I've gotten a number of deer with my Spencers, but have yet to  recover a bullet. On one  buck it went in his left shoulder  and exited the right hip. Though none have been further than 80 yards...