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justin10mm
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Finally The Slump is Over
justin10mm
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It has been months since I shot a rifle last, I have just been doing other things that kept me busy. So this afternoon about 45 minutes before dark I grabbed the silver .243win. and jumped in the truck to take a little ride around the property. On my way back I spooked a small group of hogs at the edge of a field in some tall weeds. I bailed out of the truck and ran about 10 yards to get a clear shot around a misquite tree. Just before disappearing into the brush the last hog, a small boar, turned broadside and stopped, big mistake! He dropped at about 50 yards with an offhand shot. The 95gr. Ballistic Silver Tip hit him square in the shoulder and did not come out the other side. I'm going to go dig it out and see how it held up.
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The .243 is also a fond cartridge of mine. I'd like to see that bullet if you find it.
Justin I love those Ballistic Silvertips. I load them in my .250 Savage and my .257 Ackley Improved. I have also used them in my .280 Remington and my .270 in the form of factory ammo. The last hog I shot, we found the remnants of the bullet deep into the spine. The petals of the bullet base opened up like a rose in full bloom and wreaked havoc on that hog.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
― Douglas Adams
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I think I'm going to start carrying the CZ .223 for a while, the silver .243 has gotten enough love for now. :jester:
Did you find the bullet?
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
I didn't recover any from the other two, the small pig was a spine shot and the bullet exited. The big sow was shot sharply quartering to me (see the entrance hole in pic) in the top of the shoulder. It busted the shoulder and broke some ribs going in, went through the lungs and was lost in the guts.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
This morning at 250 yards. He has a belly full of pork. :tooth:
Nosler CT .243 95gr Ballistic Silver Tip
That looks about the same as the bullet I recovered from the hog I killed with the .250 Savage with 115 grain Combined Technologies Ballistic Silvertip. Those bullets ROCK!!!
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Um, no. I feel the faster .22 centerfires have a definite advantage over the .223rem. It will kill them, but I want more zip.
Vic, a lot of people hunt them with .223s around here, but that's no sign it's a great rifle for them. However, since they are more of a nuisance than desireble, I don't worry. I will use what I have handy at the time. But if you have a .223 with a tighter twist that will shoot 65+ grain bullets and you are good at shot placement, it will work.
Having said that, the .308 is excellent for hogs. I have used my 8x57 Mauser with 150 grain bullets and this is very similar to a .308, and it dropped a hog in its tracks, Bang Flop!!!
Thats funny Six gun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and BTW you have the ultimate hunting weapon, an F-16,:rotflmao: No offense to you Sir, I am just ribbing ya a little, I admire and respect what you do for me, Thanks for the protection!!!!
Well, if the game warden was able to catch you, we would all have bigger problems...
They've been known to write down tail numbers and show up at the closest base, ticket in hand.
I doubt 20mm rounds are legal to hunt with in any state... Heck some states won't let you use a .223 nor an in line Black powder rifle.