Weight Guess?

16 May 2025, 05:48

Bobby Tomek

It's always hard to tell without a solid frame of reference, and this angle is particularly challenging. But he seems massive in the shoulders and appears to have better-than-average length, so I am going to guess that his weight will the the same as what you may shoot him with: 223.

16 May 2025, 13:25

M.Shy

264

16 May 2025, 16:29

Fjold

257

Frank

"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
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17 May 2025, 10:39

custombolt

187

18 May 2025, 00:07

Overland

240

19 May 2025, 07:11

Bobby Tomek

I hope you're out there hunting tonight. I have a gut feeling about hog movement. I might even check outside a time or two.

I actually intended to do so yesterday, but then a scorpion changed my plans. I thought a leaf or twig fell from the oak tree in the front yard when something hit me in the back of the neck. By the time I reached around to brush off whatever fell on me, my neck was on fire from the venom. I hate those things.

19 May 2025, 07:50

dustoffer

Bobby--had family here over the weekend and only got the scope mounted this afternoon. Need to get to the range and zero tomorrow, then here I go.

22 May 2025, 04:26

jeffeosso

140? ground shrinkage is real

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24 May 2025, 03:02

dustoffer

Well, discovered that the scope is far mor complex than my simple mind and got so frustrated trying to zero and verify I gave up and came home. Was going to return it and found out they all are complex. I don’t need pictures, videos, picture in a picture, Bluetooth , etc, etc. So I relented and it is now remounted and awaiting a return trip to the range. Also discovered my old eyes struggle to read the icons, etc on the screen. I will study the manual thoroughly and hopefully solve my problems and be able to go punch some hogs.

24 May 2025, 03:55

Bobby Tomek

I was just about to message you and see how things were going with the thermal. I hate all of the bells and whistles as well.

The SightMark Mini Wraith thermal seemed to be as simple as is available out there, and it has worked well for me. I got mine from CameraLandNY when Doug had a factory refurb for about half price. I looked at a number of options but quickly eliminated brands/models that require you to "connect" to your phone or the internet for upgrades, ballistic tables, rangefinding capabilities, etc. I don't want or need any of that!

As to hogs, I haven't seen any since the boar I took 4 or 5 days ago. I hope you get sighted in and can find some spare time to get out into the woods soon. It'll be a few degrees cooler next week, so that may put the odds in your favor with the piggies.

26 May 2025, 03:44

custombolt

Bobby,

Got the Model number handy for the Sightmark you have? How's the clarity?

Thanks.
CB

26 May 2025, 04:38

Bobby Tomek

quote:
Originally posted by custombolt:
Bobby,

Got the Model number handy for the Sightmark you have? How's the clarity?

Thanks.
CB

It's the SightMark Wraith Mini, and below I will include a link to all the product specs. As to clarity, it won't match the $4-5K models but is more than adequate for my usage. It's good enough to be able to tell the difference between a fox and coyote (or 'coon and ' possum) out to 200 yards.

The only real gripe I have with it is that in full darkness, the display is too bright for my liking, even on the lowest setting. I actually thought about trying to find a neutral density filter with the correct thread size to screw on, but I never followed through with that.

Mine has been on a couple different rifles and has earned my trust.

specs for thermal

The unit isn't overly-huge like some, either:

26 May 2025, 08:56

custombolt

Thanks for your experience and the link for the 16X max unit. I was looking at the ones that sell for like $600. because I like the looks. But, they are only 1-4X.

26 May 2025, 10:45

Bobby Tomek

Since it's not an optical zoom like a traditional scope, what you get is a degradation of the image with each successive increase in power. I've never used the full magnification potential on mine.

Prior to the unit I now have, I ran an ATN Thor 160 LT 4-8x and killed a number of hogs and coyotes out to around 175 yards. I'd consider that about the max effective range of the unit, though under good conditions and a larger hog, 200 may be doable. But the SightMark Wraith Mini thermal allows me much quicker target definition and provides a better-detailed image.

03 June 2025, 07:24

custombolt

Glad it does what you need it to do. Nice and compact.

14 June 2025, 08:49

custombolt

dusthoffer, Still no luck on trail cam hog?
CB

14 June 2025, 21:52

dustoffer

Custombolt--Been waiting on a friend coming this next week--gonna sic him on the boar. It is still a frequent visitor so most likely just a matter of going for a sit and doing him!

15 June 2025, 16:48

georgeld

Bobby:

That black hog sure cleaned up nicely.
How much did that one weigh?

I wasn't aware you owned any fully stocked rifles.

Am mighty happy to hear those flood waters didn't hit your place. Thanks for the updates on the info. Nothing in our local new about it.

George

15 June 2025, 19:07

Bobby Tomek

quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Bobby:

That black hog sure cleaned up nicely.
How much did that one weigh?

I wasn't aware you owned any fully stocked rifles.

Am mighty happy to hear those flood waters didn't hit your place. Thanks for the updates on the info. Nothing in our local new about it.

George

Thanks, George. Yes, we were lucky: We had a nice, soaking 3+ inch rain but no flooding like San Antonio got. I think the death count is now 13, and virtually all of those were swept away with their vehicles on Perrin Bietel Road.

As to the hog, I'll look back in my notes one day. I did a quick search on the forum but don't think I ever posted this one.

Some of them look nice, clean and slick like this one. Other can be a little on the rough-and-rugged side LOL...

17 June 2025, 12:03

georgeld

quote:
Originally posted by Bobby Tomek:
quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Bobby:

That black hog sure cleaned up nicely.
How much did that one weigh?

I wasn't aware you owned any fully stocked rifles.

Am mighty happy to hear those flood waters didn't hit your place. Thanks for the updates on the info. Nothing in our local news about it.

George

Thanks, George. Yes, we were lucky: We had a nice, soaking 3+ inch rain but no flooding like San Antonio got. I think the death count is now 13, and virtually all of those were swept away with their vehicles on Perrin Bietel Road.

As to the hog, I'll look back in my notes one day. I did a quick search on the forum but don't think I ever posted this one.

Some of them look nice, clean and slick like this one. Other can be a little on the rough-and-rugged side LOL...

21 June 2025, 21:35

dustoffer

Took my Tennessee friend out for a sit last night and the boar followed his usual schedule--bang-flop!

Don't know if this is the same one, but pretty substantial one.

Bobby--the new thermal doesn't have quite the detail as the other one but it clearly does the job--

21 June 2025, 21:52

Bobby Tomek

Nice one!

With the thermals, the image will also vary quite a bit depending on the atmospheric conditions. It was fairly humid here last night, and I could tell that it certainly degraded the image compared to what I see at other times.

Did you get to weigh this one?

21 June 2025, 22:26

dustoffer

Bobby-never thought about the impact of humidity although I have been out it foggy weather and saw the decline—

Didn’t weigh this one but used the on-line calculator based on length and girth to get a weight guess which was 144

21 June 2025, 23:38

Bobby Tomek

That's a solid hog for sure. I don't think it's the same one from your game cam photo. It's hard to tell, but I think that one has more depth to the chest and maybe a bit more overall length. I hope y'all get to go back out there tonight. If so, good luck!

22 June 2025, 00:53

dustoffer

Bobby—that’s the only one that is coming to that feeder on anywhere near a regular basis. One sounder of 8-10 that are there about every 2 weeks. We just checked the traffic at my place here locally and will be going out to “intercept” some tomorrow night. They are pretty regular and seem to be there every morning as well even though the feeder only feeds at night.