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« on: June 21, 2012, 02:08:48 am » |
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Me and my dad were riding through our deer camp and we jumped some hogs. We saw which direction they were going so we went ahead and drove to were they would be coming through. So I get all situated and hogs just starting flying out the brush. And this one big stops about 30 yards out. I put the crosshairs on his shoulder area with my 243 and boom. Sets him down pretty good. I start focusing on thebother pigs and while this is happening the boar starts spinning around and pulling himself up. Somehow he sets back up and takes off. We try looking for him but blood was very little. I hit him good I thought. But someone told me they had a tough peace of fat there. Is it really that big of a deal???
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Reuben
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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2012, 05:37:07 am » |
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it gets thick and pretty hard...but a boat tail or hollow point might blow up before making penetration...you probably need to use a bullet that has a controlled expansion so it can penetrate deep or come out on the other side...or it could be that you missed a vital spot with your 243...
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2012, 06:17:27 am » |
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I shot a big boar with my 7mm-08 this year he dropped got down there to where he was blood was every where started looking for him well blood went about 30 yards across the pasture and just stopped and it was good pink lung blood half his lung was on the ground where I shot him at and I no I hit him where I was aiming cause I killed a big 8 point the next day with the same gun hogs can do some amazing things
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2012, 08:31:50 am » |
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Last Thanksgiving my cousin shot about a 200 lb. boar and we found two different broadheads in that tough piece of fat. I will see if he still has the picture.
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 09:02:05 am » |
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I shot a sho nuff big ol boar just a couple years ago in the neck from 10 yards with my 30-30 and he hit the dirt stone cold out. As I was climbing down from my treestand, he just got up, shook it off and went back to eating. When I tried to chamber another round, he heard it and ran off.
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2012, 10:04:17 am » |
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243 is not a big round and can be deflected easily by a bone or stopped. It is like those fast Japanese cars when they hit something going over a hundred miles per hour and the car is detroyed and some stuff is tore up bounces all over. But a mack truck at thirty miles per hour tears up more stuff and goes right through. Now obviously that is an extreme difference but the physics are the same. The lighter something is makes it easier to deflect. Speed keeps it going straight instead of mass. Speed is the other factor. The 243 counts on speed instead of mass. So the bottom line is you are going to need a bigger bullet. (Take off of "you are going to need a bigger boat" from Jaws) The 243 can do the job I just would not try to put it through the shoulder. The 3/4 away just behind the shoulder would be a perfect shot.
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2012, 10:18:35 am » |
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I've killed a few hogs with a rifle and I've learned that 99 percent of the time its poor shot placement that results in a hog getting up and running off. They're not bullet proof.
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2012, 10:50:12 am » |
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I've killed a few hogs with a rifle and I've learned that 99 percent of the time its poor shot placement that results in a hog getting up and running off. They're not bullet proof.
Yep, if u hit em they drop it their tracks, big or small. I killed 4 a few weeks back with my .22, I dont waste time with body shots, always aim for base of ear and they will crumble "the sun is shining somewhere in texas" -Jason Boland |
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2012, 11:40:00 am » |
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never had many problems on my end, behind the ear or between the eyes
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chestonmcdowell
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2012, 11:45:30 am » |
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Yeah I could've made a better shot if I knew he was gonna stay there as long as he did. But ive had a 243 go all the way through a 150 plus hog on a real titight quartering away shot. I guess its just real good shotplacement.
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Until recently all my pigs been bow shot never killed a pig with gun until dogs use 22mag now when dogs get hog its worked up to around 200lbs so far.IT all comes down to location ,location ,location I not the best shot sometimes it may take a few shot to find that location. If these cats get one over 200 they might be own their just jokin .everybody knowns cats cant find no big hog
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tought to kill behind the shoulder. id try a head shot next time works for me with a 22 mag. two weeks ago i shot one runnin at 100 yards with it and folded her up she weighted about 150
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22 mag full metal jacket will drop them in their tracks if you hit the right spot...I unloaded my 22 mag using hollow points and he trotted off...the gun barrel was about 5 feet from the hogs head and I saw where the bullet split the skin and traveled straight down along the skull...I could see the skull, he just shook his head after each shot...the solid bullets will drop them in their tracks just shoot between the eyes and an inch up...some people make the mistake of shooting too high on the side of the neck and I was one of those until I skinned a hog and looked at the spinal column...nothing but solid muscle on the top half of the neck...
I have dropped quit a few with a solid 22 LR bullet...
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22LR can drop just about anything. I never tried a rhino but it might just drop one of those. It is all about hitting the right spot. With a hollow point the skull ain't it. I don't normally put any 22 in the skull because it is too easy to ricochet. Depends on the animal but the ear and the neck are good because no bones to deflect the bullet.
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Ive killed several from 10-15 yds away with my 357 lever action. People say to not shoot me between the eyes but after that bullet I through with em it's a done deal. I've also killed em with .22 s behind the ear
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We got a big ol hog that was damn near 400 one day, drug it out with a winch and wheeler, and took it back to the house. Strung it up to take the head off and cape it, and the armor cartalidge plate was almost 3 inches thick. I've never seen something like that until then... we also found two bullet wounds in him right under the spine one that had gone all the way through and made huge scare tissue lumps. That was some of the craziest stuff Iv'e ever seen that those animals are capable of.
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ive dropped a big boar with my 223. double lung. you have to miss the plate and some hogs have thicker plates than others...once the plate was so big my knife got stuck lol but it does depend on the bullet you have
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I've killed a few hogs with a rifle and I've learned that 99 percent of the time its poor shot placement that results in a hog getting up and running off. They're not bullet proof.
Yep, if u hit em they drop it their tracks, big or small. I killed 4 a few weeks back with my .22, I dont waste time with body shots, always aim for base of ear and they will crumble "the sun is shining somewhere in texas" -Jason Boland X2. them ear shots work great with small bullets or big bullets. they are sure enough kill shots, unless you are wanting to keep the head. you may have to peice it back together again if you can find all the bone frags.  |
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