LOL....it’s always cool to have the horse on hand, if we’re gonna talk about him.
When you can pick your angles and shots, most stuff works. There’s types of hunting where angles/shots happen fast, and stuff moves fast. For that, there’s a balance between power and speed, that each has to figure in.....and the 30-30 realm is a great place to start, it would seem.....and the HAMR appears to actually get there....finally.
not really sure how far they were. i was sneaking up on some other hogs and these came out of the brush right in front of me. i wasn't ready and we startled each other. by the time i got some shots off, the close ones were probably still under 100 yards. the far shots had to be several hundred yards because they were on the edge of a big circle. granted that one was a lucky shot, but the 125gr tnt still had enough punch to knock one ass over teakettle!!.
i hate to admit this, but i zero at 100 paces on a steel plate rather than paper. on the last batch of 500 rounds i only checked to see if they were still on the plate. might have been a bit high. i don't get greedy with the standing shots and aim for the ear like some of the marksmen hunters do with their 'moa - all day long' rifles. i try to get a drt shot on the first pig and figure all the running shots are just luck anyway.
to that end, i'm minute of pig at about 100 yards. but my scope is also probably 2.5 to 3 inches over the bore line. i'm sure that skews the dope chart some, but i don't have time to think about that even if i did know the drop and distance. i just look to see where the dirt is flying and adjust.
not really sure how far they were. i was sneaking up on some other hogs and these came out of the brush right in front of me. i wasn't ready and we startled each other. by the time i got some shots off, the close ones were probably still under 100 yards. the far shots had to be several hundred yards because they were on the edge of a big circle. granted that one was a lucky shot, but the 125gr tnt still had enough punch to knock one ass over teakettle!!.
this outta just about wrap up the ham'r vids for now
Would hate to have to try and run from you!! Nice shootin' for sure......
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no brake. suppressed with a thunder beast ultra 7. some shots might sound louder than others, i guess, depending on where i am and the wind??
nebraska, where did the time go. that vid was almost a year ago. after re-seeing it though, i remember it like it was yesterday. oh wait, i can't remember what i did yesterday...
shot this hog at a buddy's place. he said the feeder was 225. seemed far so i measured it on google and it showed 115. not sure exactly where i was standing though, since it was dark, lol. so i guess it isn't really much help to say it was between 1 and 2 hundred yards.
he only wanted to take out one hog each. it was killing me to watch them trot up the hill and not shoot!! thought i missed the first shot, so i fired again. turns out the first shot blew his heart out the other side. fyi, he was shooting a 223 and didn't kill his. actually, i think his bullet bounced back and whizzed by us.
Thanks for all the clips DJones. Great to see. You get better as time goes on when you shoot a large number of shots in a year. I was an Ok shot as a youngster but I don't shoot a thousand rounds a month as I did then. Not many places I can do that in Misery these days. I need some ground of my own. Be Well and keep posting those night shoots, Rustyzipper.
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i may have mentioned earlier that hogs have a funny way of deciding for themselves when they go down. some of these took quite a beating before giving it up. gotta hit the central nervous system for a drop shot.
got on a few hogs last night. forgot to open my brass catcher bag and had a jam on the last pig. fortunately i was able to clear it and wipe them all out
Those are some great videos! Others may have already asked, but do you use a shooting stick when you set up for the shoot-out or is it typically an offhand situation? Nice shooting regardless.....
always use sticks when i can. i like the trigger stick tripod because i'm on uneven ground a lot and prefer the 'on the fly' adjustment. you can usually tell from the vid if i'm using them or not. if the scope bounces badly i'm probably freehand or resting the mag on the top, hood or just shooting out the window.
only screwup is when i swing so far left or right that i have to move and bump a tripod leg with my foot
