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.243 Win....enough for hogs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sully2" data-source="post: 1227488" data-attributes="member: 31820"><p>Main reason I dont jump in with wanting to use a larger caliber is this. Many years ago ( way the hell back in them days) some friends and I went on a hog hunt. One of them "guided" deals and we had talked to the management of the place plenty of times prior to arriving. We were advice to come heavy gunned..???...cause th hogs were big and touch to kill..??</p><p></p><p>My weapon of choice was a Rem 760 in 30-06 caliber. And to make sure Id anchor one I took withme 220gr Silvertips! That out to kill a big hog!</p><p>To make a long story short...we caught a pack coming out of a cave one morning....and this monster ( he definately was a biggie) was dumb enough to run out and stand broadside to me just a grunting away at me.</p><p></p><p>I aimed...fired and the whole world was filled with hog squeeling!! The slug caught him behind the shoulder....passed all the way thru...cause another hog running away right above his butt hole and went all the way thru him and came out his chest. By the time I finally quite shooting and the hogs that wanted a piece of me were dead...I had a mess on my hands.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine standing next to me stood there with his mouth open.....thinking the devil was coming to get him.</p><p></p><p>Hence...since that time YEARS ago...Ive leaned toward "just enough gun" to cleanly do the job of dispatching the quarry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sully2, post: 1227488, member: 31820"] Main reason I dont jump in with wanting to use a larger caliber is this. Many years ago ( way the hell back in them days) some friends and I went on a hog hunt. One of them "guided" deals and we had talked to the management of the place plenty of times prior to arriving. We were advice to come heavy gunned..???...cause th hogs were big and touch to kill..?? My weapon of choice was a Rem 760 in 30-06 caliber. And to make sure Id anchor one I took withme 220gr Silvertips! That out to kill a big hog! To make a long story short...we caught a pack coming out of a cave one morning....and this monster ( he definately was a biggie) was dumb enough to run out and stand broadside to me just a grunting away at me. I aimed...fired and the whole world was filled with hog squeeling!! The slug caught him behind the shoulder....passed all the way thru...cause another hog running away right above his butt hole and went all the way thru him and came out his chest. By the time I finally quite shooting and the hogs that wanted a piece of me were dead...I had a mess on my hands. A friend of mine standing next to me stood there with his mouth open.....thinking the devil was coming to get him. Hence...since that time YEARS ago...Ive leaned toward "just enough gun" to cleanly do the job of dispatching the quarry. [/QUOTE]
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