stubborn shooters

dkhamner · 02-10-2005, 06:56 PM

this last weekend i made it out to do some spot lighting on some hogs. there were four hunters i had a .308, my dad a .308, friend a .3006, buddy .243. people say that shot placement is 75% of the battle on all game. we got 3 hogs bagged and 2 that got away. the 2 that got away were shot by the .243. why do people have to be so hard headed? if a person knows that a .30 cal bullet is better, why not use it?

mauser06 · 02-10-2005, 08:11 PM

someone else can take this.....im not touching it with a 50foot stick.....sounds like poor shot placement/poor bullet choice to me...

m.t.hands · 02-10-2005, 08:39 PM

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.....im not touching it with a 50foot stick

good move and

ditto!!!!!

timgrant_75 · 02-10-2005, 08:39 PM

well i shoot a 243 and i kill several hogs a year and drop them in there tracks. i live in texas and mostly deer hunt .my first gun i bought was a 3006 and man i mean to tell you it would drop a deer/hogs at any distance with any shot placement. as i matured as a hunter i found out that i did not need that big of a gun for the 60 to 120 pound deer and i finally bought a 243. i shoot coyotes to hogs and can kill all of them effectivly. mostly if you take ur time, do not rush, and make good shots you dont have the lost game. on all of my hogs i shoot for the head on deer i shoot at the neck that way i dont loose much meat. what really pisses me off is when someone you have hunting with you takes "pop shots" and dosent take time to aim but that is just me

vangunsmith · 02-10-2005, 10:38 PM

Not knowing were you llive or hunt,its illegal to hunt at night were i live for wild hogs,deer,bear,and most animals. There was an article not to long ago about hog hunting,and this person stated that one need a 375 H&H to hunt hogs. This one he shot was already shot 3 times with a 270 and was still alive so he shot it with the 375H&H,and killed the pig on the 3rd shot from the H&H. So Go figure. Some people have said they are hard to kill and so on. Maybe im just lucky,or the wild hogs i have shot,never had one go more than 20yds. The majjority of them dropped dead or withing 10ft. from were they were shot. I only shot 23 last yr,and 3 so far thhis year. Shots from 15yds to 228yds. Now gentlemen hold on to our seats.I am an ethical hunter,hunter safety instructor, ccw instructor,and a state certified gunsmith of 39 yrs. I SHOT ALL of them with my 223,with 70 gr. speer ssp bullets. And they weren,t blood shot either,so go figure,don,t know what to say. but better luck in the future . vangunsmith

James B · 02-11-2005, 01:15 AM

What is the rate of twist of your 223.? Mine won't shoot the 70 grainers

halcon · 02-11-2005, 01:56 AM

In my opinion it sounds more like a lousy shot than just the size of the gun .

greatwhitehunter101 · 02-11-2005, 06:50 AM

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ORIGINAL: halcon

In my opinion it sounds more like a lousy shot than just the size of the gun .

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In my opinion it sounds more like a lousy shot than just the size of the gun .

same here i got 1 and have no complaints

oldelkhunter · 02-11-2005, 08:18 AM

No Hog is going to get away if hit in a vital area with a 243. It may run a few yards but that is it.

Night Hawk 223 · 02-11-2005, 12:22 PM

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ORIGINAL: halcon

In my opinion it sounds more like a lousy shot than just the size of the gun .

i agree 100%

dkhamner, if this guy cant shoot very good with a 243 do you think he will shoot any better with a bigger gun? i think this guy needs to practice shooting to become a good enough shot to hit the kill zone or stay home. dont blame the gun. i think the problem is some where else.