Reply With QuoteBobby, You best keep it up we only have till September to live vicariously through your stories.
By the way nice placement Bon
OK, you older guys will get the Bon Jovi reference: ""shot through the heart..."
Had a sounder come in a little before 1 a.m. Most seemed to be in the 30-45 pound range with the lone exception of this sow, and observing them in the brilliant moonlight told me she was definitely the leader of the pack, so to speak.
My intent was to harvest a smaller specimen for a whole-hog roast, but in this situation, taking out the sow left me with pretty good odds that the rest may return at some point.
As the shoats rooted around, the sow kept herself in the background, darting in and out of cover and making things a little tough for me. A couple of times, she did pause for a few seconds, but I didn't care for the angle of the presentation. Soon enough, though, I got the broadside look I wanted.
Tonight I was using the 23" MGM Contender in .223 with a 1:8 twist and loaded with 55 grain Barnes TTSX at 3294 fps MV. That load has done beautifully for me before on both hogs and deer, and I was eager to put it into use once again. So as the hog came to a halt, I put the red dot of the Zeiss Classic Diatal 7x50 where I hoped it would do the most good and sent the little Barnes speeding downrange.
The impact planted the hog in its tracks, breaking bone upon entry and leaving the leg on the entry side loose to flop around. The Barnes chewed through and demolished about 1/3rd of the heart and broke through bone on the opposite side before leaving a nickel-sized exit in its wake. Honestly, one couldn't ask for better performance than that.
The range of the shot was only 120-125 yards.
Below is the exit. By the time I removed the heart, my gloves were quite bloody and my phone was in my pocket, so I didn't get a picture of the internal damage. You'll just have to take my word that it was more than adequate -- if not downright impressive.
Bobby, You best keep it up we only have till September to live vicariously through your stories.
By the way nice placement Bon
What caliber, or did I miss it?? Nice rig and hog too.
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Thanks for catching that. I forget to mention the caliber! I used a 23"/1:8 MGM barrel in .223 with the 55 grain Barnes TTSX at 3294 fps.Originally Posted by Nor Cal Mikie
What caliber, or did I miss it?? Nice rig and hog too.
Thanks. Am hoping the rest of the sounder returns in a few days. Sure would be nice if they did so in daylight, though! I love sniping them in moonlight, but that's never an easy proposition.
Nice hog! Are you going to cook the whole animal? That is amazing performance for such a tiny little bullet. I have some GS custom bullers. They are solid copper bullets. I intend to send them to you. I have no need for them. You have to load some up. And kill a hog ok .
Oh, wow...THANKS! I've never tried those but will be thrilled to give them a whirl. This little Barnes has impressed me. I've taken several hogs and a doe with that load. All have been heart shots, and only the doe left its tracks -- and she only made 27 or 28 yards after impact.
I don't have the setup to cook a hog this size whole. Would need to be about 40 pounds or less live weight. But I did take the backstraps, hams and some meat off the shoulders.
Nice! You’ve sure been getting many opportunities lately following a little dry spell.
Thanks. Those dry spells were about to drive me crazy LOL. Am thankful that things have picked up.
Nice shooting. Curious as to what powder you used in your.223 load?
I’ve been having really good results using AA2520 lately for heavier bullets, H-335 for the lighter ones.
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Thanks. This load uses CFE223. My load with the 65 grain Sierra GK uses SW Precision.
I haven’t had any opportunity to try any of the Shooter’s World powders.
By the looks of that hog they work great.
That 65 grain Sierra bullet is one of my favorite go to in the Winchester 70.
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