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I thought a bigun was coming in but the old game cam would quit taking night pictures just wrong! Patterened him,thinking last night was the night. About 10:15 the deer took off, always a good sign. About 10:25 had a different shadow by the feeder. Kind of skiddish, took off once then twice. Third time was the charm. 230 yards, 150 Sierra Game King over H1000 out of a 7mm Rem Mag. (I do shoot normal calibers sometime!)In left shoulder, out right shoulder, turned to run made two steps. Not a drop of blood on the ground. Those heavy shields just seal right up. Dark stuff on the shirt is sweat. Very hot and humid down on creek.  | ||
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Nice hog. Congrats! | |||
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WTH? A 7mm Mag is a normal caliber IMO.  And, I'm sort of in S-central Tx myself--Seguin, 30 miles east of San Antonio--- An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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that's a brute...congrats!!! And see, those little varmint calibers can work, 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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Quite a hog for sure. Good shooting, one things for sure those 7mmags do shoot flat. Good to see you post Bobby, hope you're doing ok and still killing a few pigs yourself. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Thanks, George. I haven't ventured out of the house much lately and haven't taken a hog for a long while now. Trigger finger is quite itchy Even if the hogs were around, chances are they would not be seen. The place is badly in need of shredding. The old John Deere 850 needs a little work, and it is impossible to find anyone who will go out on location and work on it. And loading it up and getting it to town is not an option for me. How are things with you? 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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Decent for a change. Had a Radial Ablation two weeks ago. Seems to have reduced the back pains quite a bit. That's a laser burning of the nerves between the pain point and brain. Wasn't bad during but, man did it ever hurt for three days once the lidocaine wore off. Next day felt good enough to mow the lawn, day after I paid for it though but, doing much better since. Hang in there, it'll only get worse as they say. We all hope not of course. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Yes, I know what you mean. After a few rough days, you get a rare good one and then do things you pay for afterwards. Sorry to hear the after-procedure pain was rough. But I am thrilled that it seems to have helped you overall. That is great news!!! 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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That pig is a brute 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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That is a brute of a hog! Bobby Tomek, WRT repairing JD tractor, I often see a JD service truck out in the country North and East of Dallas. These may be Ag Power (JD distributor)trucks and they do local service in north central Texas _ http://www.yelp.com/biz/ag-power-inc-mckinney-2 If money is no problem, you may have that option from other JD distributors in your area. NRA Life Benefactor Member, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center,Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/ | |||
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Must have been exciting walking up on that boy. How old do you think he was to get that size? | |||
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Hard to say if this is the same pig. I had one that looks very similar on game cam for 2 and a half years now. Both were deeper chested ( short front legs) than most. Both cutters were broken and he was getting thick. Takes a thick hog to break 300 lbs. I call it my "drag factor" can I drag it by the leg without it slipping out of my hands, less than 250. Do I get the short piece of chain with the hook, over 250. Had to use the chain on him! Guessing 270 to 280 lbs. | |||
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Now, that's a pig! Congratulations! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Now that is a big slab of bacon! 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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. . Congrats on a brute of a pig ! Well done and t "Up the ladders and down the snakes!" | |||
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