Longrange (pig) hunt.

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15-07-2013, 08:52 PM
kimjon

Longrange (pig) hunt.

I used to have a pack of pigdogs, and was mad keen on hunting this way. But now I only have a couple of old dogs that are pretty low percentage when it come to catching a pig...they tend to just chase them around and I fluke the odd one or two.

So a change in direction was needed, enter the mighty 7mmWSM!!!!

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps772fd172.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps52961bde.jpg
Pretty happy with this bad boy, He'd killed a few early lambs and was making one hell of a mess in the farmers paddocks.

My days of carrying out big pigs 5km's through native bush in the Coromadel are over, I'd just bone it out now...but luckily for me it was shot on a private property, so I only had to carry it a couple of km's and all down hill. The reward was seeing the relief on the farmers face when I saw it dead (coming into lambing), he was really stressing - but very happy now.

kj
15-07-2013, 09:15 PM
Toby

How far?
15-07-2013, 09:19 PM
Gibo

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Originally Posted by Toby

How far?

Oh just a couply K's man :wtfsmilie:
15-07-2013, 09:24 PM
Matt2308

More about the 7mmWSM please Kimjon...that is the caliber of my next build! What barrel length, bullets and speeds are you getting?
15-07-2013, 09:40 PM
kimjon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby

How far?

I had to take a rushed shot - so just a bit of Kentucky windage:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt2308

More about the 7mmWSM please Kimjon...that is the caliber of my next build! What barrel length, bullets and speeds are you getting?

26'' barrel, 162Amax @ 2980 to 3040fps (my chrony is doing my head in with ''consistently erratic'' results depending on what day you do it on????)

Does the job.

kj
15-07-2013, 09:42 PM
mucko

Nice effort love hunting pigs without dogs.
15-07-2013, 09:45 PM
mucko

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimjon

I had to take a rushed shot - so just a bit of Kentucky windage:)

26'' barrel, 162Amax @ 2980 to 3040fps (my chrony is doing my head in with ''consistently erratic'' results depending on what day you do it on????)

Does the job.

kj

when i get the forum chrony your welcome to pop out for a shoot to compare if you like.
15-07-2013, 10:02 PM
kimjon

Hell yeah, that would be awesome. I've just got no trust in my one anymore.

Kj
15-07-2013, 10:05 PM
mucko

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimjon

Hell yeah, that would be awesome. I've just got no trust in my one anymore.

Kj

i will get the gongs up as well. i will pm you when it turns up.
15-07-2013, 10:28 PM
kimjon

Sounds good to me, will be good to learn a trick or two off you.

Kj
16-07-2013, 08:53 AM
Gibo

Quote:

Originally Posted by mucko

i will get the gongs up as well. i will pm you when it turns up.

I could be keen for a jam too Mucko.
No longrange shooter by any stretch but be great to give my rifle more practise....Im fine its the rifle!:ORLY:
16-07-2013, 03:23 PM
bully

nice pig alright! hairy bugger.
I was wondering how far the shot was too?
how well did the amax perform? any wound pictures?
16-07-2013, 08:11 PM
kimjon

Quote:

Originally Posted by bully

nice pig alright! hairy bugger.
I was wondering how far the shot was too?
how well did the amax perform? any wound pictures?

Hi Mate, the shot wasn't ranged so I'd only be guessing at the actual range? The Amax certainly did the job, stopped the boar in its tracks! No massive exit holes, so nothing to take a pic of sorry...I've found that with most things I've shot with the Amax the exit hole isn't very big or it doesn't exit at all, but the internal damage is huge!

kj
16-07-2013, 09:04 PM
sneeze

that is a good chunck of pig.
16-07-2013, 09:19 PM
bully

yeah, I find the same things. I sometimes hear of a big exit wound but in the few animals iv hit, they didn't have one.
that goat I shot last in your goat thread... I recovered the projectile it was about 69 grains.
all in all then do seem to work well though aye.
16-07-2013, 09:50 PM
kimjon

Yeah, but 69gr is a heavy .223 if you think about it like that its no wonder they kill so well.

Kj
16-07-2013, 09:54 PM
Neckshot

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimjon

I used to have a pack of pigdogs, and was mad keen on hunting this way. But now I only have a couple of old dogs that are pretty low percentage when it come to catching a pig...they tend to just chase them around and I fluke the odd one or two.

So a change in direction was needed, enter the mighty 7mmWSM!!!!

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps772fd172.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps52961bde.jpg
Pretty happy with this bad boy, He'd killed a few early lambs and was making one hell of a mess in the farmers paddocks.

My days of carrying out big pigs 5km's through native bush in the Coromadel are over, I'd just bone it out now...but luckily for me it was shot on a private property, so I only had to carry it a couple of km's and all down hill. The reward was seeing the relief on the farmers face when I saw it dead (coming into lambing), he was really stressing - but very happy now.

kj

Fwaaaak!!!! awesome kimjon what a porker were did you hit him? ......youl have a private hunting block for ever now with that cocky aye. good work.
16-07-2013, 09:57 PM
Neckshot

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimjon

Hi Mate, the shot wasn't ranged so I'd only be guessing at the actual range? The Amax certainly did the job, stopped the boar in its tracks! No massive exit holes, so nothing to take a pic of sorry...I've found that with most things I've shot with the Amax the exit hole isn't very big or it doesn't exit at all, but the internal damage is huge!

kj

+1 on the amax ...I usually pull it from the skin on the opposite side and its just toatalled inside