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Went to my deer lease this weekend, getting everything ready for opening weekend, Nov. 6th. Went out early Saturday Morning for a set. It was cloudy and overcast. The wind was probably gusting 30 mph or so. This boar came out about 7:45. I watched him walk the creekbed under the cliff where I was set up. He headed to my far spin cast feeder, which is about a 165 yd shot. The wind was blowing almost at a 90 degree angle to my shot. I held a couple inches to the left in case of drift. I don't know if I pulled the shot or he nosed forward. Anyway, he was not DRT as I had planned. Hit him about two inches to the left of where I planned. He was able to paddle 90 degrees before he settled in for a dirt nap. Guess I'm losing my touch in my old age. Oh well, pulled pork is definitely on the menu this week. GWB   | ||
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Shocking! anyone would expect that pig lived for a second or two after the trigger was pulled.  | |||
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Nice work as usual, Geedubya!!  "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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Outstanding! Neat coloration too. Is that a Sako you shot it with? LWD | |||
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LWD, I have a number of Sako's. However this is not one. It is an old post 64, pushfeed Winchester that has been tweaked. It has been glass bedded, timney trigger, Shilen Barrel crowned at 26". It is chambered in 270 Win. GWB | |||
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Nice shootin' GWB! Had a chance to bloody the 454 yet? Andy 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'd say tht hog moved all of 24 inches after the shot. GWB is going to have to work on his shooting skills... All kidding aside, NICE GOING! And a nice-looking rifle, too...  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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Nice shootin', despite all the BS  Mad Dog | |||
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Sir, don't know if you are old enough to remember a movie with George Hamilton titled "Zorro, the Gay Blade"  A quotable quip delivered by the aforementioned Remember, there is no shame in being poor - only dressing poorly!” - Bunny Wigglesworth, Zorro: The Gay Blade Well, my retort, there is no shame in being a poor shot (missing by two inches at 165 yds. while shooting from a tripod at a 25 degree angle, in a gale), only describing it poorly. Remember, this is for fun! A little wit, some self deprecation and/or sardonic humor is always in fashion! Best GWB | |||
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Amen to that, Geedubya! "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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But at least there was a good blood trail! Nice looking gun too! LWD | |||
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LWD, Can you believe a 130 gr. Nosler ballistic tip out of a 270 Win. at say +/- 3,050 fps would actually do that! Mercy sakes! GWB | |||
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I finally broke down and bought a cz 550 in 270, after all these years. I justified it because I got a good deal, and my plan is to test it thoroughly and make sure it is a good one, then trade it to my Texas buddy for the poor shooting Ruger Hawkeye 257R POS I gave him. I feel badly about giving him that rifle. Friends with hunting leases in Texas are worthy of only accurate rifles as gifts. So, when I go to Texas for hog hunting next time, the 270 goes with me as a little surprise for him. In a way, I hope he says he doesn't want it, but then I also hope he does, and enjoys it. Could be that I'll have to get one for myself. I can't think of a better combo for the purpose of whacking Texas hogs. His favorite load has been 130gr bullets at about 3000 - 3100fps out of a 308, so he should adjust to a 270 real well. KB ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | |||
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Nuthin' wrong with a 308 Win for whackin hogs. Although I usually use 150 grainers over an appropriate load of Rl-15  This Weatherby super varmintmaster chambered in 308 win. put the smackdown on this porker in fine fashion. GWB | |||
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Two years ago, with a 7.62x39 cz 527, I shot a pig about 2/3 the size as that first one shown above, and hit it in very close to the same place. It went down immediately and I figured it was done. There were 18 hogs and pigs in the field, not counting maybe 15 piglets. About the time I was about to try my luck at a running shot, the one down got up, ran in circles, then made a bee line to the woods. I tried to put another bullet in him, but apparantly failed. I didn't recover that pig - buzzard feed. Last year I had great success with the 308, and firmly believe if I had hit that pig of the previous year, in the same place, with the 165gr 308W bullet, he would have stayed down. Since then I've sold the 7.62x39, and won't go back. The 308W is so effective on hogs, it's almost shamefully easy. A guy has to do something to make it challanging, but then if not DRT, I would just bitch about it. It's a quandry. KB ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | |||
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I feel your pain...... "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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Kabluewy, I've shot hogs with anything from 20 cal. to 45 cal. My conclusion, you can kill with all. However, for a DRT shot you need to do one of two things. Destroy the CNS or sever the spinal column. I find it very effective to use a round of sufficient caliber and velocity to sever the spinal column. Although I have 6mm, and 25 cal, I favor 6.5 and up. My "go to" shot is based on an imaginary line between the ear and shoulder, two inches below the ear. Hit a porker there with a 100 gr. plus bullet at sufficient velocity to destroy the spinal column and they drop and paddle. You've not destroyed the CNS or the heart or lungs, but they can't go anywhere. They may paddle for a minute or so, but you don't have to track them. Shot a ton of hogs there and have yet had one to run when I do my part. Best GWB | |||
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How'd you kill a hog who's color matched your rifle? Neat trick. The Hunt goes on forever, the season never ends. I didn't learn this by reading about it or seeing it on TV. I learned it by doing it. | |||
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Hey, George Hamilton has nothing on me. He may have a Lavender Zorro rig, but not just anyone can color match their game and game gitters! Best GWB | |||
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Shocking!  "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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tell me about it, the big one I shot last week succombed to the exact same combo. Maybe it is just a coincidence Difficulty is inevitable Misery is optional | |||
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Definitely coincidental!  "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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Next time, please see if you can get your pig to rotate counter clockwise please Mike Legistine actu? Quid 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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