How much lead on a running hog?
I had a debate with a fellow club member about how much lead would be necessary for taking a shot at a running animal, like a hog. I realize this subject may draw discussion from folks who will talk about this not being ethical, or wounding, etc. Hopefully I can stay away from most of that talk and try to gain a perspective on the leading issue so I can have more support to make my case. Neither of us were shooting at running hogs, they were in the woods before we even had a chance to get out guns out of the truck but it opened up the debate about whether you can realisticly make such a shot on a somewhat predictable basis. I suggested you would not need to lead a hog by much distance b/c the bullet travels at 2500 fps or more, so a hog at 125 yds would not cover that much ground in the small amt of time it would take the bullet to get there.
Where would you place such a shot if you had hogs running full speed at 100-125 yds?
I should have added, my friend said, lead them by 1 foot.