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Here in South Texas, I have known hogs to be killed with 22LR.shotguns and all sorts of guns. I've known one to take 3 solid hits with a 300 mag. before it died. I use a 30/06 or 308 and feel I have plenty of gun. I try to take my shots from the front shoulder to the head. At times it is bang flop and sometimes you run into one that hangs onto life a little harder. Shoot 'em right and they're usually dead, wound one or corner it and things can get a little nasty. | |||
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Hello everyone, this is my 1st post here!  I shot a hog down here in South Florida with a 165gn 30/30 The shot went through the sholder and out the side. 160Lb sow ran 15 yards into cover. Also use my 30.06 and my compound bow. Will be hunting hogs with my 44 Mag and 445 Supermag soon  | |||
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i use a 22-250 with x-bullets. pre lead free day 60 gr nosler. never felt the need for more. | |||
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Iam taking my 416 taylor on my next hog hunt in april 350g mag tips at 2450. Why because I can One of the guys the last time had his 460wyb. I can't top that besides I've only killed deer and bear with it. Have to use it for something. | |||
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As was said on another thread, a well placed shot the first time will take care of 99% of the problem. The 1% can cause some incidents that one would not care to write home to Mother about, but a properly constructed bullet placed properly into the target on the first shot will have the best results. JMO. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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p dog -- that Taylor will make for great hog medicine! My .416 Remmy has put the hurt on a number of piggies! "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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Shot a Boar just behind the ear with my hotly loaded 270 WSM 140 gr Accubond. Pig started bang its head up and down like a Punk Rocker while he rolled down a hill spurting a stream of Blood.Boar didn't like that bullet so next time I try some thing else. How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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I've taken hogs with all sorts of calibers, but my favored rounds are the medium-capacity 6.5s with 140 grain Sierra GameKings or 130 grain Accubonds. Given 24-2700 fps with the 140s or 26-2800 fps with the 130s affords one excellent hog medicine to the outer limits of the ranges most folks should be shooting anyway. The 6.5s in various flavors, a .308 WCF using both 150 grain Ballistic Tips (2780 fps from a 20" bull barrel) or a 150 grain Sierra GameKing at 3000 fps (28" Encore)) along with a 7mm Bullberry using 130 grain Sierra SSPs, the old-style 140 grain Nosler SB spitzers or the 120 grain TSX and TTSX have accounted for the vast majority of my rifle kills. In handguns, most have fallen to the ol' reliable .44 Magnum launching 320 grain Cast Performance bullets at 1350 fps or 250 grain Partitions at 1400 fps. But I've also taken them with 10" 6.5 and 7mm TCUs, a 14" 6.5 JDJ, a 15" 7mm International Rimmed, a 14.5" 7mm BR and a 14" 6.5x308 (aka .260 Rem). 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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Here are a couple taken with the 129 grain Hornady SP -- a bullet I didn't even mention in my previous post -- when the Rem 700 VLS in .260 Rem first hit the market. This is another excellent bullet for hogs in the medium-capacity 6.5s. These were loaded to a mild 2770 fps in the 26" barrel. I remember this hunt very well. I was at the doctor the morning before with pneumonia but wouldn't cancel the hunt -- and that's why I look so ghostly pale in the photo! I was so weak that I couldn't even field dress the hogs without help, but it didn't stop me from trudging through the woods around Columbus, Texas.   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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Here's another sample of a hog taken with an oddball caliber: the 7mm International Rimmed. The bullet this barrel shot best was the standard Hornady 120 grain SP -- not the SSPs as I don't think those were available yet back then. This bullet was a little stout and required I shoot for bone to assure proper expansion, but it did work like a charm on this spotted sow taken on the famed Fessessy Ranch on the south Texas coastline.  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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I agree bullet placement is critical---but I can miss a "little" with this round  Never seen one take a single step yet     | |||
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600 oh yea its good pig medicine.  | |||
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I use a 375 H&H and agree with the miss a little and still make the kill, but some folks want to try the same thing with something that is not that forgiving when it comes to placement. It is either perfect or problems, and not everyone can or wants to shoot the big guns. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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I have probably shot no less than 50 feral hogs with a 243 Win and 95 gr Nosler partitions. Most shoot through both shoulds. Some run 50 yards some die on the spot. From 20 lbs to 250 lbs. I carry a little Ruger #1 243 around in my truck when on my farm near a large river bottom. We have lots of Pigs. They are good to test your big guns on! Their vitals are a bit lower and further forward as mention previously, but fellows, they are not hard to kill. Put a good bullet in the right spot and end of story. We shoot them on sight; They are murder on your pasture. EZ | |||
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Did you ever try taking the little bitty ones, the ones that will live weight go about 6 or 7 pounds, down to about 5 pounds, and try chicken fried baby oinker???? Need to shoot them with a 22, preferably in the head. After gutting and skinning you end up with a 2 to 4 pound carcass. Depending on how you cut it up, you end up with about a dozen pieces. Season them up good, roll them in flour, and deep fry them like chicken. It is out of this world Great. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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No doubt you can use a wide range of chamberings for piggies. I like to test rifles I'm going to travel with on them. Thus have used a number. I think my favorites have been the .338 Win Mag, 9,3x62, and 9,3x74R. These are MORE than enough and provide considerable latitude in the "perfect" shot. They'll knock one over and he won't get up! Haven't had to chase any into the mesquite and cacti. Small calibers users should avoid trying to shoot through the gristle plate. First and foremost ... take what you enjoy and want to use. Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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  Really good advice all the way around. Feral hogs are fun to hunt, and are a good testing ground for calibers and loads. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Down south here in SC we have discovered that my 50 B&Ms are doing a jam up job on hogs. I have the 50 B&M Super Short and the 50 B&M. The Super Short is fantastic, rifle is Win M70 WSSM 16 inch barrel-38 inches overall length-6.5 lbs-385 gr .500 caliber bullets at 2150 fps. I have a buddy that shot 9 hogs last fall from 150-250 lbs--1 shot down on the spot, end of story! Not too bad, not to mention the rifle is so easy to carry! http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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Yup! And isn't it a whole lot more interesting doing it with a big-bore? Every time someone posts about using a large caliber rifle on hogs, it sparks a debate about what is necessary and what is "enough" gun for the job at hand. I have a few big-bores and I love to shoot 'em, but I love shooting live targets more than paper. Hogs are perfect for this activity. Is a big-bore necessary? Nope. Is it more fun than a .243? You bet your ass! "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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Whitworth 100% in agreement. I apologize to all you small bore guys up front--But I see no point at all working hogs with anything less than 40 caliber anything! Ranges are going to be close, or should be, and if not what is the point? I have little interest in anything under 40--I really start to get interested at .458 and with my .500s it is a hoot! Things start happening when you bust them with 458 and up! Hit'em well-Hit'em hard-Hit'em big! Michael http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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Well ok big bullets is cool. But I like to experiment with high velocity stuff. Hydrostatic shock is cool.I wouldn't mind getting a 338 ultra Magnum and blast them with 300 gr bullets at several hundred yards. Its just I can't justify buying a 460 Wby to shoot only Boar with. Unless I win the lottery I'll never make it to Africa to shoot the big 5 How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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In my experience they are not overly impressed with velocity, but they sure do take notice when you hit 'em with large diameter, heavy bullets. I've shot enough of them with my .338 win mag, and my .475 Linebaugh seems to get their attention more despite the 1,400 fps that separates them. Just an observation. Hit 'em in the right spot with just about anything and tey die -- as long as your bullet actually reaches the vitals. "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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I hearing in Texas your over run with boar.How much would it cost for a Raider fan to hunt and help you thin them out? I guess I'd need a outfitter right? How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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IronWorker, there's some good hog hunting out your way. Go to www.boaring.com -- the guy who runs this outfit posts here often -- his name is Kyler Haman (sp?). He runs an operation on the central coast that I have heard nothing but good things about. "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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He wants $700 bucks a Boar.No way besides I'm more of a predator/varmint shooter because more shooting is involved and less work.Also pork isn't all that good for ya.Its a personal thing. But for the sake of depravation I'd like that. How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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If you kill it, you should eat it, but that's just me....... Yep, it is a bit expensive to hunt hogs in California, but those hogs in Texas aren't free either. What do you mean pork isn't all that good for you!?! It's the other white meat! I know of a pretty inexpensive hog hunt in Florida if you are interested......in fact we are going on an AR group hunt their next month, but you'll need to use a handgun. "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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Whitworth Under most circumstances I would agree with you-eat what you kill. But there are several things I have killed that there is no way I am eating! I have taken a few kittys in my day, and 15 yrs ago when I still would occasion a "Chinese Eatery" then I am quite sure I tasted kitty, and probably some other rather "distasteful" items! Have not been to one of those places in a long time! I have also taken my share of baboons, and I don't think I would care to try one of those either. So there are a few things I think I would pass on. Michael http://www.b-mriflesandcartridges.com/default.html The New Word is "Non-Conventional", add "Conventional" to the Endangered Species List! Live Outside The Box of "Conventional Wisdom" I do Not Own Any Part of Any Bullet Company, I am not in the Employ Of Any Bullet Company. I do not represent, own stock, nor do I receive any proceeds, or monies from ANY BULLET COMPANY. I am not in the bullet business, and have no Bullets to sell to you, nor anyone else. | |||
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With hogs in mind, I built a 358 Win on a Classic M70 Featherweight. I like to use 225 grain Sierras. Lou **************** NRA Life Benefactor Member | |||
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Florida no I'm afraid there have been too many "Elvis" sightings lately How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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Point well taken. But I was thinking hogs -- I love pork! "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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You know, I lived in Florida for a spell and have hunting there extensively, and not once did I see Elvis. Now I've seen Jim Morison on a number of occassions in the grocery store, but no Elvis -- I think he's dead or living in a retirement community in Boca....... "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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if i bother to hunt pigs during the day around my property, i use a FA 454 Casull with a scope. most of the ones i kill are shot at night with a Beretta 9mm and lasergrips, shot in my yard where they are rooting up my landscaping- a hardball round through the head and no tracking needed. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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Awesome let a hunter like my self pay a fee and harvest a boar on your land? How about coyotes? How does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul | |||
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I used my 7mm Mag for the boar I killed in N. Carrolina shooting a 160 partition. The one I killed in Africa a wart hog I used a 300 RUM shooting a 200 partition. | |||
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I think one of the things that makes hog hunting interesting is that some pigs have a very thick gristle plate and some don't. Having taken a fair number of pigs with all kinds of calibers from 6.5x55 to 376 steyr and having seen a fair number of well hit hogs run into some very thick brush and leave very little blood trail I have been opting for bigger and bigger calibers as the years pass by... Lot's of calibers will work...I think a 270/7mm-08 is minimum with 140/150 premium bullets and my preferred minimum would be 30 caliber with 180 gran bullets... What do I grab mostly...376 steyr...or my 338-06 once it is finished Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I really like my Rem Model 600 in 350mag. Haven't used the 375H&H yet. Haven't seen the need. Maybe one day. Of course the pig that scares me into using the 375 will be the monster I go after with my Freedom Mod 83 454. Andy B We Band of Bubbas N.R.A Life Member TDR Cummins Power All The Way Certified member of the Whompers Club | |||
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I've been going to Texas for a couple of years on the invitation of a friend, to do some deer and hog hunting. It's some of the most fun I've had hunting, mostly because of the guys at the camp. But I could really get into the hog hunting. One thing I like about it most is the frequency of getting a shot. Generally I don't have to put in a lot of time to get shots. So that allows the opportunity to use several rifles. I can easily see the potential from 223 to 458, just for the heck of it. Although I limit my minimum to the 7.62x39, my maximum limit would be whatever big bore was available, and I could tolerate to shoot. But to be practical, when I was there last, in January, I found the opportunity to do some gun trading, and made a friend too, who had a Sako L57 action. He loves single shot rifles, so he was pretty easily talked into trading the Sako. Since he is a gunsmith too, we decided to barrel it in 308 Winchester, especially since I already had a Shilen SS .308 barrel in 12" twist. Now that may be a boring cartridge to some, but actually I think it's about perfect for hogs and deer. Anyway, that's going to become my Texas rifle, and I doubt that I will be dissappointed. Yet, it's going to be difficult to limit myself to just one rifle for Texas hunting, so I'll probably sneek in my 8x57, and maybe my 7x57, or the 6.5x55, and especially the 9.3x62. But that 7.62x39 is precise for those head shots at the feeder out there about 60 yards. Such a problem. KB ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | |||
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KB -- that .308 will work very well! Nothing wrong at all with your choice! Be sure and post up some photos of it when it's completed. "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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Ironworker...not sure where that number came from but Kyler's rates are $250/per day per hunter plus $300 kill fee. Minimum of two hunters. So that works out to $550 if you take a boar. Which is pretty much the going rate. When you look at the cost of travelling to Texas its a decent deal. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Is the 150 grain Partition or bonded core bullet in the .308 Win ok for heart/lung shots? I've got a good shooting load with that 150 Partition. | |||
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