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Here a couple of pics from my hunt last week. This monster weighed 480 lbs & was an old scarred beast. He took 1 round with a 900gr Woodleigh. I don't have time right now, but will post details & observations later after the Packers beat the Giants :-)   | ||
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Holy hog crap! That is a big ole boar! Congrats.. | |||
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That is a HOG! Beer can sized hole through it? I suspect the bristles are concealing it. | |||
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To give an idea how big this little guy was, I'm 6'6" 285. Look at it compared to me  The Woodleigh hit him 2/3 up from the bottom right behind the right shoulder in the middle of his massive gristle plate, pulverized the inurds and STOPPED under the offside plate & DIDN'T EXIT. Time for the Kodiaks of X-style | |||
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Picture of recovered bullet please!  | |||
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That is a BEAST! Bigger than most black bears. Congratulations! SCI Life Member DSC Life Member | |||
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SPECTACULAR!!! Looks Pure Russian and like the one the gave Ulysis his scar Awesome and amazing!! That is an animial of a life time!! jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Good show!! NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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WOW! That is one big 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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900-grain Woodleigh Weldcore RNSP pancaked, eh? By what velocity? | |||
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Helluva pig!! Congrats! Where were you hunting? Mad Dog | |||
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Way to go Joe! That's an awesome boar! How far did he go after the shot? Sounds like that is "par for the course" performance for the Woodleigh softs in the 600OK... Betcha the Kodiaks would have exited with a nice big ol hole... Matt V. ______________________ Sometimes there is no spring... Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm... | |||
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600 Overkill that is an awesome hog. I've heard estimates of 400 lb pigs but when you see the pictures you always wonder how they weighed them This hog is the real deal. Congratulations. Take good care, Dave | |||
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I'm so glad you honoured that old warrior with an appropriate calibre! Fantastic boar!! Cheers... Con | |||
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OUTSTANDING! Looking forward to the detail as to where this beauty was taken. 577NitroExpress Double Rifle Shooters Society Francotte .470 Nitro Express  If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming... | |||
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On that beast, I wouldnt actually call it "overkill" at all!! Maybe; "Cleankill"!  *Treat problems like a dog; Take a sniff ..... If it can't be killed, eaten, or fucked? Just pie on it, and walk on!:-) Arild. | |||
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Holy mackeral !!! That's a lot of bacon! I definitely want to see more of the beast and of the bullet that took him as well as the story that went into his taking. As I wait for AHR to build my 600 OK (Granite Mountain action, 26" barrel, upgraded wood and fancy checkering), I have been searching the AR archives for anything and all on loads for the 600 OK, photos of the rifle and bullets and pics of the game taken. Ed mentioned that he put some "stuff in the mail" to me - I am hoping dies and components to whet my whistle while I wait. Looking forward to the story and bullet pics. Good job ! Paul NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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That is one monster of a boar and I sincerely hope that you mount that beast as it is certainly worthy! 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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Great looking beast!!! Tell me more about the rifle and where you shot it! | |||
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WOW. That beast makes you look 5' 6" and 180!!  I've never seen a boar that size (we don't have to many up here )...all the sudden I am interested in hunting them though!Cheers and congrats, Canuck | |||
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Hey, I almost resemble that remark !!! I wish it were me taking a photo next to that thing. I AM 5' 5" and 170lbs and that would be one hell of a picture - no one would believe it could be real. Where did you get that boar? NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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What a monster!! Where did you hunt it ? How did you find it? Did you track it? or was one of those "right moment, right place, right guy (and of course right rifle & bullet  ) ?------------------------------------------  Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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That hog is UNREAL! Please tell us the story! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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The thought of a Boar hunt never crossed my mind until you posted that big ole bugger! I tend to use more than enough gun | |||
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damn! what an incredible boar! ps that belt looks heavy 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Fat lady is singing, now let's see some gore! | |||
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Don't know why every hunter doesn't hunt boar. It's more fun in my opinion than deer hunting, and there is no season and no limits. Year round fun! "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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Uh ... How about because theres none around here for 2000 miles. NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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Plenty of folks have to travel to hunt. Obviously they aren't indigenous to every part of the US, but they are plentiful and if your state doesn't have 'em, then you just need to travel -- like many of us do. I don't have them too close to where I am either but that doesn't stop me. So, Mike, book a boar hunt! Hell, I would have have to head North to your neck of the woods for Grizzly!"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 take it that you suscribe to the "Use enough gun" theory. Nice, I like it, someone actualy using their 600 OKs for more than just plinking. Sympathy please ,I have champagne tastes and beer budget | |||
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The Packers lost, now give us all the details. STAY IN THE FIGHT! | |||
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Thanks for all the comments guys. There's so many let's start with the load. It was the 900gr Woddleigh @ 2100 fps. He dropped at the shot. As Trophyhunter5000 says, I do think it failed somewhat as it failed to penetrate fully. While it did tremendous damage, it should have @ OVER 8K FT LBS. It is apparent this bullet can't hold up to these speeds on tough game. I will experiment with Kodiaks and the AHR mono x- type as I think they would fully penetrate. As to how far he went after the shot--again, straight down flat. So you could say it performed perfect. But I want full penetration on tough stuff in case you need to track. The entrance wound was caliber size but bled very little. Again, an exit would have been better if tracking was necessary. This guy was taken at Bear Mountain in the U P of Michigan. I did not recover the bullet as the skinning was done by their butcher and as it was well below zero, I let him do his job :-) | |||
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600, do you have a web address for the place you hunted? Great job! "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've got a buddy that ph'ed with a 577 ne .. at 2065 he nearly never recovered a woodleigh bullet, no matter what he hit, other than ele and hippo we had TWO of the same bullets, at 2350, openup huge and not penetrate an eland ...awesome damage, but a solid or x would (and did) go through.... fell to the shot is awesome opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Congratulations on one heck of a porker. It really staggers my imagination, thanks for sharing. IMO the bullet would have been as much of a trophy, bet you are dissapointed at its loss! Dr.C At Home on the Range-Texas Panhandle | |||
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Somewhat but not as much as you might think Doc as I have quite a few that are turned in-side-out although not from this guy :-) | |||
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Details please!! What load were you using. My 600 has a 26 1/2" barrel and I can get 2320 to 2330 ft/sec with 165 grains of H4350. | |||
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Let's see if this works: http://www.bearmountainquest.com/ | |||
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The load ws 160grn H-4350 for 2120 fps from my 20" barrel | |||
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