Shaky
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Hello all,
The group hog hunt I was on last weekend in Texas was a roaring success. There were 13 hunters and we killed 19 hogs. We hunted Friday and Saturday evening. We went out about 2 hours before sunset and stayed out till 2am.
Five of the hogs were killed using my new bullets.
I loaned a 257 Roberts loaded with my 101gr EXP Bullet to another hunter. The shot was placed in the base of the neck, quartering on, and exited the right shoulder. The shot was about 65 yards. That hog weighed about 150lbs. The exit hole was about 1 1/4" in diameter. The hog dropped in its tracks.
I killed a 250lb hog at 135 yards with my 7mm mag at 12:30am. The hog was broadside, the bullet entered the left leg, high, went through the hog and exited the right shoulder. I was using my 127gr EXP bullet. At the shot, somehow the hog turned and headed towards me, it went about 10 yards then stumbled backwards and fell over dead. It had tusk's that are about 6" long. The exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter.
Dave killed 3 hogs. One being a red colored one that went around 300lbs. He hit it high and slightly back from the shoulder, broadside. He was using my 159gr EXP out of his 300 win mag. The hog was fairly close - less then 60 yards. The exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter. That hog dropped in its tracks.
He shot 2 other hogs of about 175lbs. One he hit broadside directly in the shoulder and the bullet exited the offside shoulder, again, the exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter and that hog dropped in its tracks.
His 3rd hog he hit broadside, double lung shot. The bullet went through 2" of grissle/fat under the hide and exited the offside. The exit hole was about 1 1/4" in diameter. That hog went about 30 yards into the bush before expiring.
All 5 hogs shot/killed using my bullets had complete pass throughs. None of the hogs stopped any of my bullets.
To give an example of how well the bullets did another fellow hunter shot a 150lb hog, double lung shot using silvertips out of a 300 RUM and the bullet did NOT pass all the way through. We recovered the bullet and it was really mashed all to hell. That hog did die but the bullet never exited.
The hog shot with the tiny 257 Roberts and my 101gr EXP bullet went all the way through and the same size hog stopped a bullet shot from a 300 RUM. Interesting data for sure.
All in all we all had a great time and most are ready to go back.
I will send a picture to Mooise for him to post of the hunters standing behind 18 of the hogs. One hog was butchered before the picture was taken so it wasn't included in the picture. The red colored hog is the 300lb one killed by Dave. The hog laying to its left, looking at the picture, is my black 250lb hog.
If anybody is interested in premium performance on tough critters, let me know, I have just the bullet for you.
All the myths about needing a heavy bullet to kill tough critters just went out the window. Drive my bullets at high velocity and get better penetration then those heavy, slow moving bullets.
Have a good one,
Don
The group hog hunt I was on last weekend in Texas was a roaring success. There were 13 hunters and we killed 19 hogs. We hunted Friday and Saturday evening. We went out about 2 hours before sunset and stayed out till 2am.
Five of the hogs were killed using my new bullets.
I loaned a 257 Roberts loaded with my 101gr EXP Bullet to another hunter. The shot was placed in the base of the neck, quartering on, and exited the right shoulder. The shot was about 65 yards. That hog weighed about 150lbs. The exit hole was about 1 1/4" in diameter. The hog dropped in its tracks.
I killed a 250lb hog at 135 yards with my 7mm mag at 12:30am. The hog was broadside, the bullet entered the left leg, high, went through the hog and exited the right shoulder. I was using my 127gr EXP bullet. At the shot, somehow the hog turned and headed towards me, it went about 10 yards then stumbled backwards and fell over dead. It had tusk's that are about 6" long. The exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter.
Dave killed 3 hogs. One being a red colored one that went around 300lbs. He hit it high and slightly back from the shoulder, broadside. He was using my 159gr EXP out of his 300 win mag. The hog was fairly close - less then 60 yards. The exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter. That hog dropped in its tracks.
He shot 2 other hogs of about 175lbs. One he hit broadside directly in the shoulder and the bullet exited the offside shoulder, again, the exit hole was about 1 1/2" in diameter and that hog dropped in its tracks.
His 3rd hog he hit broadside, double lung shot. The bullet went through 2" of grissle/fat under the hide and exited the offside. The exit hole was about 1 1/4" in diameter. That hog went about 30 yards into the bush before expiring.
All 5 hogs shot/killed using my bullets had complete pass throughs. None of the hogs stopped any of my bullets.
To give an example of how well the bullets did another fellow hunter shot a 150lb hog, double lung shot using silvertips out of a 300 RUM and the bullet did NOT pass all the way through. We recovered the bullet and it was really mashed all to hell. That hog did die but the bullet never exited.
The hog shot with the tiny 257 Roberts and my 101gr EXP bullet went all the way through and the same size hog stopped a bullet shot from a 300 RUM. Interesting data for sure.
All in all we all had a great time and most are ready to go back.
I will send a picture to Mooise for him to post of the hunters standing behind 18 of the hogs. One hog was butchered before the picture was taken so it wasn't included in the picture. The red colored hog is the 300lb one killed by Dave. The hog laying to its left, looking at the picture, is my black 250lb hog.
If anybody is interested in premium performance on tough critters, let me know, I have just the bullet for you.
All the myths about needing a heavy bullet to kill tough critters just went out the window. Drive my bullets at high velocity and get better penetration then those heavy, slow moving bullets.
Have a good one,
Don
