Go Back  HuntingNet.com Forums > Firearms Forum > Guns
 444 For groundhogs >

444 For groundhogs

Community
Guns Like firearms themselves, there's a wide variety of opinions on what's the best gun.

444 For groundhogs

Thread Tools
 
Old 04-28-2003, 07:10 PM
  #1  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WESTERN PA
Posts: 42
Default 444 For groundhogs

I thought I would take the 444 for hogs this spring,, I figure even if I miss .. I could declare them dead , cause , I`LL never see them again.. Kinda like the bad guys over there in the desert [:@] but I will have my special forces GREAT DANE on the look out for any escapees should they surface [&:]
N3YWV is offline  
Old 04-28-2003, 08:11 PM
  #2  
Boone & Crockett
 
bigbulls's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

You know. the 444 is a little light if you want my opinion. Those critters can be tough to put down sometimes. I' m thinking something along the lines of at least a 460 Weatherbe mag as a minimum. Come on if you are going to do it then do it right.[8D]
bigbulls is offline  
Old 04-28-2003, 09:23 PM
  #3  
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Posts: 2,584
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

would look worse than this .17 hmr shot hawg.
TREEDOG is offline  
Old 04-28-2003, 09:45 PM
  #4  
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: KUNKLETOWN PA United States
Posts: 872
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

how on earth did the .17 hmr do that [] , hell , my .22 never even comes close to anything like that , , did you put nitro glyserine in the hollow point tip or something ,

P.S.- that' s pretty damn impresive , that' s for sure
whelen36 is offline  
Old 04-28-2003, 10:06 PM
  #5  
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 917
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

I' ve seen that before. If the hawg was standing on rock or hard dirt, the bullet hit just in front of him and the rock fragments did most of the damage. Ive seen this with a .300 Wby Mag on a prairie dog at 400 yards. Unbelievable!
seattlesetters is offline  
Old 04-29-2003, 12:20 AM
  #6  
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Posts: 2,584
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

This photo is off of dogbegone.com. Its nothing i did but trust me ive seen more than 1 varmint blown in half from these little pills, they are EXPLOSIVE. go to the site and download the video clip and watch it happen. [8D] Ive blown one or two in half myself but at a fairly close distance.
TREEDOG is offline  
Old 04-29-2003, 12:23 AM
  #7  
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Posts: 2,584
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

[link]http://www.dogbegone.com/video.htm[/link] watch the maximum carnage snippet or whatever, its the last one. In the videos they only used 3 calibers a 223. a 22-250 and last but not least the 17 hmr in an new england firearm. I realy dont know if it was a 17 hmr used in the picture, but hey there is a chance but trust me the little pills are explosive, they hit harder than u would think sorry i should of had my facts together before posting the picture. after watching the video tell me if u think its the 223 or the 22-250 being using the clip cause i want one
TREEDOG is offline  
Old 04-29-2003, 05:50 AM
  #8  
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dedham massachusetts USA
Posts: 1,361
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

well that was rather disgusting. seesm like they take great pride doing that.
Quilly is offline  
Old 04-29-2003, 02:38 PM
  #9  
Boone & Crockett
 
bigbulls's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

That was interesting to say the least. I wish I could shoot an elk and have it gutted instantly like that.I think they were using explosive bullets.
bigbulls is offline  
Old 04-29-2003, 04:04 PM
  #10  
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: KUNKLETOWN PA United States
Posts: 872
Default RE: 444 For groundhogs

well,
the website says " there' s a reason nobody has images like ours " and i can see why , but, if you really wanna see disgusting , you should see a tractor trailer semi hit a deer on 33, or 22 , or i80 , or 222 . especially when the deer runs out in front of them and they hit it broadside at full highway speed , the way they fly apart is really groce.


how would you go about getting bullets like that legally? , if they are legal ? i don' t think i' de want to try that myself to be truthful
i' ll stick to good old fashioned hollow points
whelen36 is offline  


Quick Reply: 444 For groundhogs


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.