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Hey Dan...NICE BUCK! Congratulations.

WN

OK, I hope you guys feel better, I took the muzzle loader barrel (the one with the see throughs) off of the Encore and put the slug barrel on it. Gun season comes in on Saturday. I know there's a lot of bad azz rifles out there, but a 12 gauge slug is just plain nasty. I've got a Nikon Slug Hunter 3-9x40 with BDC retical and has a 5" eye relief so you don't get the crap knocked out you.



I shoot these Breneke Magnum Crush 3". It's a 1 1/2 oz. slug designed for rifled slug barrels. For some reason, the rifling goes the opposite direction as slugs for smooth barrels.





I went to the range yesterday to make sure everything is good to go. This was at 100 yrds. Don't pay attention to the one at 3 o'clock, that one was operator error but still a dead deer. There's 4 rounds at the top.



They don't go far when you hit'em.



I shouldn't tell you this because I'll never here the end of it, but when they came out with those damn Butt Out tools, somebody gave me one as a joke for Christmas. So I tried it and the damn thing actually worked but it was "a pain in the azz". Personally, I don't worry about the azzhole. I don't hang them long enough to worry about it.

The butt-out tool should go well with your see-thrus and bubba-buddies Only thing you are missing now is a cough silencer...or are you?



You were right. You should have never told us about the butt-out tool.....

I'll also be carrying this. Ruger .480 SRH. I got it about 10 or 12 years ago. When I did, I put this Leupold 2X extended eye relief on it. It's very difficult to use. You have to have it in the precise position to see through it. The other problem is it won't work during the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes of daylight.



So this year I took the Leupold off and put an Ultra Dot on it. It's a huge improvement. It's so much easier to see through and I can actually hit the target with it. It looks like this now.

No, the the cough thingy deal ain't in my bag.

AHH, I'm not worried about the butt out info., I can take it. I'm always good for a laugh, even if I am the "BUTT" of the joke.

Are you gonna shoot a pig with that revolver?

Alright all of you ballistics experts. Tell me this, you're gonna say I'm crazy, but the hole in that deer is the Entrance wound. The Exit wound is the size of the slug. Why is the Entrance wound so big? I've always noticed it and wondered why.

No deer...starting Saturday. I carry both, the Encore and the 480. I use the revolver for the close in "bow" shots and the longer (over 40 yrds.) shots are reserved for the 12 gauge.

I don't have the scientific explanation,( but I should...) but look at wound channels in ballistic gel, they are ALWAYS bigger at the beginning of the wound channel....


We just call it.......magic!

The Poobah has spoken. Grin

Hydrostatic Shock could be pulled from the mothballs.

so, will we be needing to send deposits soon, for next year?

Kinda what I was thinking...


Of course, Im sitting here encased in snow with big time cabin fever and I have nothing else to look forward to....

Ok just talked with the outfitter and got deposit situation ironed out. I will collect all deposits made out to me and then just write him one check rather than him having to deposit 26 checks. Deposits should be sent to me and arrive no later than Jan 15th. deposit will be 1/2 which is $375

again here are the details of the hunt

2016 Campfire hog hunt 3/9/16-3/13/16(Wed-Sun)
Arrive Wed. Afternoon hunt Thurs.-Sat. and depart Sunday a.m.
All meals and lodging, 3 hogs on 14,000 acre ranch(5000 high fence 9000 low)
45 blinds so no doubling up unless you choose to.
3 to a room each room has its own bathroom with shower
Cost for every thing(excluding license,butchering and tips) is $750.00
We will be hunting near Crystal City TX once again
There WILL be hogs to shoot!
We will have a max of 26 hunters,and again previous attendees will have 1st dibs.

Here is a link to the ranch
http://www.pricklypearoutfitters.com/lodging/index.htm

PM me for deposit address and lets start the list so we know who is attending and if there are any opened spots for new guys.I spoke with Derek our guide from last year and he and Lois are coming and hunting with us!

1.dvdegeorge
2.Derek
3.Lois

Check in the mail.
Thanks Dan!,
Joe

Attendees


1.dvdegeorge
2.Derek
3.Lois
4.Ingwe
5.stxhunter
6.ltppowell
7.tex n cal
8.roof
9.Wtxj
10.CrimsonTide
11.Tide Jr.
12.Ready
13.Folically Challenged
14.isaac
15.rockchucker
16.Gremlin1104
17.Ed M
18.Stonecutter
19.Steelhead

Add tjm10025.

bgcatty and son want to come this year. I'll call him in a bit.

Attendees


1.dvdegeorge
2.Derek
3.Lois
4.Ingwe
5.stxhunter
6.ltppowell
7.tex n cal
8.roof
9.Wtxj
10.CrimsonTide
11.Tide Jr.
12.Ready
13.Folically Challenged
14.isaac
15.rockchucker
16.Gremlin1104
17.Ed M
18.Stonecutter
19.Steelhead
20.BullShooter
21.tjm10025

Some damn fine folks in that list.

Why aren't you on the list???