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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: gstoneberg on September 12, 2012, 12:51:30 am

Title: My new hog gun
Post by: gstoneberg on September 12, 2012, 12:51:30 am

I decided to replace my Remington 742 that I'd been using with the night scope with an AR15 in 6.8 SPC.  I finally got all the components yesterday and finished preparing the gun and scope tonight.  Tomorrow night I'll sight it in at the hog lease and then hunt with it.  It is much lighter and much shorter than the Remmy.  Should be potent pig medicine.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/7978359805_964acd5454_z.jpg)

George

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: Jimbob on September 12, 2012, 01:46:59 am

George, that gives me goosebumps!!

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: Pappy on September 12, 2012, 06:25:55 am

Now that's a nice gun. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: TRACY on September 12, 2012, 07:44:15 am

Heck yeah! Very nice setup George


Tracy

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on September 12, 2012, 12:26:33 pm

That will do the job nicely.......I want one!

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: boughnut on September 12, 2012, 12:32:35 pm

very nice. That should do some serious damage.  ever tried hunting them with a pellet rifle?

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: gstoneberg on September 12, 2012, 01:15:48 pm

Thanks guys.  No, I don't have a big bore pellet gun. That would be Manny.

George

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: boughnut on September 12, 2012, 01:23:17 pm

they sure are sweet but what you have is sweeter.  I have two big bore airguns a 45 and a 50 cal both power tuned and man do they put them down.  but you only get one shot at a time and have to refill air about every 4 shots to keep the power up.  Not nearly as efficient of a killing machine as what you have there.  I love the 6.8 spc round sure hits hard.

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 12, 2012, 11:13:23 pm

Where's the ramrod?  Is it flintlock or caplock?  Does it come in curley maple or at least walnut?

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: gstoneberg on September 13, 2012, 12:33:27 am

I have seen a walnut fore-end.  Does that count JW?

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: gstoneberg on September 14, 2012, 03:27:32 am

Finally got a shot with the new gun after sighting it in tonight.  Tried for a large sow but somehow didn't connect.  Got a chance at a piglet as it ran across by the feeder and killed it on the run.  How can you miss a 250lb pig standing still and then head shoot a 10lb pig on a dead run??

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7984631669_fe1d254206_z.jpg)

George

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: Mechslasher on September 15, 2012, 10:57:54 pm

yep, the ar's are nice guns.  i custom made this one for my daughter to use on the alexacarrie hog hunt.  i did work up a good hunting load for close in hunting.  used a barnes x tsx 62gr bullet slowed down to around 2600fps.

Title: Re: My new hog gun
Post by: Tom Leemans on September 19, 2012, 11:46:07 am

gstoneberg - maybe you should just throw a rock at the big sow and shoot her in the head on the run. :D