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.243 Win....enough for hogs?
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<blockquote data-quote="geo4061" data-source="post: 1228552" data-attributes="member: 81625"><p>Just got back from a hog hunt in central Texas. Shot one at 525 facing me with a 30 mph cross wind. It spun squealed and ran off. Buzzards found two days latter 50 yards away in cedar thicket. Next shot running at 260 yards hit in front of rear ham. Spun around and ran 50 yards to nearest cedar thicket. No blood trail and did not exit. These were shot with a 300 RUM 230 Berger at 3000 fps. We killed 14 more using thermals mounted on a 308 AR using 158 grain Hornady. None were DRT. Head or neck shots were out since the hogs were very nervous and moving. There were heart, lung, and anal to neck. Most ran at least 50 yards and most much farther They were extremely hard to find. Most were found a couple of days later by the buzzards. They run for the nastiest thickest thicket on the place filled with cactus. 243 I don't think so. If you have not been on a thermal hunt you need to go. It was a thrill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geo4061, post: 1228552, member: 81625"] Just got back from a hog hunt in central Texas. Shot one at 525 facing me with a 30 mph cross wind. It spun squealed and ran off. Buzzards found two days latter 50 yards away in cedar thicket. Next shot running at 260 yards hit in front of rear ham. Spun around and ran 50 yards to nearest cedar thicket. No blood trail and did not exit. These were shot with a 300 RUM 230 Berger at 3000 fps. We killed 14 more using thermals mounted on a 308 AR using 158 grain Hornady. None were DRT. Head or neck shots were out since the hogs were very nervous and moving. There were heart, lung, and anal to neck. Most ran at least 50 yards and most much farther They were extremely hard to find. Most were found a couple of days later by the buzzards. They run for the nastiest thickest thicket on the place filled with cactus. 243 I don't think so. If you have not been on a thermal hunt you need to go. It was a thrill. [/QUOTE]
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