Recent content by spitstickler

I'm an volunteer with Project Appleseed, and wanted to share this information. If you aren't familiar with our program, be sure to tune it Monday morning for a live interview on national television. Here's the official press release...

Nice work, sir!

Didn't cut him open, but it would have been interesting to see how the bullet ended up. He was quartering away so I imagine it ended up in his opposite shoulder somewhere. If he'd been a sow or a smaller boar he would have ended up on the dinner table. I've read that there are some folks who...

Well, finally got back out and the partitions work. Dropped a 200lb-ish boar on Thursday with a shot behind the shoulder...No exit. He ran a little bit, but not very far.

Well, it didn't matter. Lots of rutting, but nothing too fresh and not a hog to be seen Sunday afternoon through dusk Monday for me. One of our bunch saw a group of 10 or so this evening, but too far to take a shot with the rifle he was toting and it was too close to dark to try to get in...

Thanks for the feedback. I bought the partition (black hills) a few months ago with this in mind. I'll give it a try. The Extreme Shock looks like good stuff, I will have to order some of that if Cabela's doesn't have it on hand.

Ive got an assortment of larger calibers but I'm considering taking my ar this weekend on a hog hunt. I know shot placement is going to be the key thing, but what are your recommendations for ammo? I've got 55grn fmj on hand as well as 60grn nosler partition, 60grn vmax, and 68grn hollow...