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 I am fighting a migraine this morning so will add some details later. But here is how a matchup between a large sow and a 30-30 AI went late last night. Suffice to say, it didn’t end well for the piggie. The large sow went about 25 yards after the shot but wound up going downhill into some of the thickest stuff you can imagine. We had to wait for daylight to make the retrieval, but the temp was in the 30s, so the meat was fine for those couple of hours. My hands are absolutely pulverized from dealing with all the vines and thorns in that little jungle, and I even have some thorns in my scalp (not much hair there to protect it  ). I learned my lesson a couple years ago about trying to go in there in the dark as an old goat with mobility issues like myself has no business even attempting a stunt like that. Heck, that area is rough on a young person in good shape.Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | ||
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Nicely done. I'm trying to get a pig with mine. | |||
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That hog has apparantly been enjoying a good food supply. KB ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | |||
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Nice job as usual, Bobby! Congratulations!  "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Nice piggy - quite the fatty! I have a .30-30 AI, but in a 13" pistol barrel. I shoot 125 grain NBTs with very similar results. Interestingly enough, the only thing to stop one of those bullets so far was a ~100 pound pig. _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | |||
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Thats a nice one. Any idea how much it weighs? | |||
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It was not weighed, but because of its girth, the fact tht it was rolling fat -- not to mention carrying 11 piglets -- I'd have to say 215 to maybe 220 pounds. This hog, though, did not have much in the way of body length, another factor I considered in the estimate. The photo really doesn't show its exceptional girth, but in that jungle, that was the best I could do... Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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Like Bre'r rabbit of Uncle Remus fame, I thought you was "born n bred" in a briar patch. Anyhow, nice pig there Doc. Glad to see your're keepin at 'em. GWB | |||
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Congrats on another successful "Midnight Stroll"! Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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12 with one shot! The country needs more shooters like you Bobby! "It ain't lion hunting unless you get stitches." - John in WYO "It became aquatic, briefly." Ann ~ Aspen Hill Adventures The bear has to touch you to hurt you. Don’t let the bear touch you. | |||
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That's why he's the "whackmaster" himself. Best GWB | |||
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Great job Bobby, I hope I'm just like you when I grow up!!  | |||
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Nice sow. Good work. | |||
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