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In the Ear? Really???
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Well, after looking at your advertisement, surprised that you still have a contract. Reminds me of the times, way back, when my 3rd brother was born and Dad was raising 5 kids on a Carpenters wages. We were so poor that Mom couldn't afford baby lotion for the baby so she used Shortening to calm down his diaper rash. Poor guy had to live with the Consequences of that, his whole life. 
From the picture, can see your Mom used shortening too!
Anyway, guess I can take off this Hedgehog Disguise now.
Also, no more sharpshooter for now, have gone mechanized
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BTW, Keep up the Hog pictures!
From the picture, can see your Mom used shortening too!
Anyway, guess I can take off this Hedgehog Disguise now.
Also, no more sharpshooter for now, have gone mechanized
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BTW, Keep up the Hog pictures!
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the farmer told me this herd has been running through the canyon for years. he cautioned me they were extremely wary, and i would have to be very careful getting close enough for a shot. fortunately i had just the thing – 338 lapua with 250 gr sierras.
in case you're wondering, i still shoot hogs too...
... and sometimes other stuff
the farmer told me this herd has been running through the canyon for years. he cautioned me they were extremely wary, and i would have to be very careful getting close enough for a shot. fortunately i had just the thing – 338 lapua with 250 gr sierras.
in case you're wondering, i still shoot hogs too...
... and sometimes other stuff
WOW!, Wonderful, fantastic. About time you got rid of the Chevy and got a new truck!...What's that Black ugly thing attached to the hood though? You need to arrange the pictures a little better as we only got to see part of the new truck.
Oh yea, nice shot.
OOOPPPSS, guess I slipped back into bad habits.
Packrat 6
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Oh yea, nice shot.
OOOPPPSS, guess I slipped back into bad habits.
Packrat 6
.......................................................i had been spotlighting coyotes and had the 223 next to me when i came upon the hogs, so I figured i'd give it a try. i lowered the red light on a big spotted one, and when the crosshairs were it on his neck... splat. he squealed, but they all disappeared in the red light – not good. i was leaning out the window with the gun canted pretty good when i fired, leaving plenty of room for error.
i searched with the night vision but couldn't see a pig down anywhere. oddly, the running hogs slowed down and stopped about 400 yards away. i strapped on the 308 and gave chase on foot. i really wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen it myself. the spotted hog was limping, but continued to graze with the others! he obviously had no respect for a 223. ok - maybe a 52 grain hp isn't the best hog bullet, but to take one on the shoulder and keep eating??? whatever the case, the 308 didn't have any problem body slamming them.
oh yea - i got the yote too
ps - the truck isn't new. i just put it back into active duty. the hood ornament in the prior post is a savage 110ba
i searched with the night vision but couldn't see a pig down anywhere. oddly, the running hogs slowed down and stopped about 400 yards away. i strapped on the 308 and gave chase on foot. i really wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen it myself. the spotted hog was limping, but continued to graze with the others! he obviously had no respect for a 223. ok - maybe a 52 grain hp isn't the best hog bullet, but to take one on the shoulder and keep eating??? whatever the case, the 308 didn't have any problem body slamming them.
oh yea - i got the yote too
ps - the truck isn't new. i just put it back into active duty. the hood ornament in the prior post is a savage 110ba
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Heya... What do you think of the suppressor... Has it increased your odds on follow up shots? Would you say that it was worth the money and time waiting for it? If so, what did you end up going with brand wise... And did you go with caliber specific, or do you swap between rifles? I've been letting this particular issue bang around the edges of my mind for too long and I need to get off the fence one way or the other.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
been shooting the ar10 suppressed for close to 10 years. don't even want to shoot without a can anymore. the noise suppression is nice, but i still wear earplugs. the best benefit is the immediate followup shots without having to recover from recoil. i may not always hit what i'm shooting at when they're running, but if there are a lot of hogs, i get a lot of shots.
as far as worth it... i'd say the monetary value is an individual thing. i wouldn't force my kids to skip meals just to save up for one. as far as the time, look at it like this - if you bought one 12 months ago, you'd be shooting it now. just buy it and get in line. a year from now you won't have to wonder if you should have bought one a year ago.
i don't research suppressors like i used to. i'm sure everyone makes a good can. i order from what's in stock so i don't have to wait even longer for the dealer to get it.
the ar15 is wearing my qd yhm 308 phantom. it's usually on the ar10, but i also swap it with a blackout and a 308 bolt rifle. if noise alone was the deciding factor, i'd leave it at that. probably not as quiet as a 223 can, but quiet enough. the deal killer for me was having the can on my 233 when i saw the hogs. i didn't want to take the time to unload both weapons and move the can over and rechamber a round in the 308. well you can see what happened. not having the 308 ready almost cost me all those hogs. i ordered a 223 can right after that hunt.
only thing i wouldn't suppress is a rifle i planned to carry slung over my shoulder a lot. i'd have to look at the weight and length issues. i would recommend using a trust to purchase all class III devices.
as far as worth it... i'd say the monetary value is an individual thing. i wouldn't force my kids to skip meals just to save up for one. as far as the time, look at it like this - if you bought one 12 months ago, you'd be shooting it now. just buy it and get in line. a year from now you won't have to wonder if you should have bought one a year ago.
i don't research suppressors like i used to. i'm sure everyone makes a good can. i order from what's in stock so i don't have to wait even longer for the dealer to get it.
the ar15 is wearing my qd yhm 308 phantom. it's usually on the ar10, but i also swap it with a blackout and a 308 bolt rifle. if noise alone was the deciding factor, i'd leave it at that. probably not as quiet as a 223 can, but quiet enough. the deal killer for me was having the can on my 233 when i saw the hogs. i didn't want to take the time to unload both weapons and move the can over and rechamber a round in the 308. well you can see what happened. not having the 308 ready almost cost me all those hogs. i ordered a 223 can right after that hunt.
only thing i wouldn't suppress is a rifle i planned to carry slung over my shoulder a lot. i'd have to look at the weight and length issues. i would recommend using a trust to purchase all class III devices.
djones
"ours are farm raised. after the fair, we pull the ribbons off their rumps and remove the ear tags and turn 'em loose."
With the size of some of them hogs, ya'll must have one heckava stack of ribbons. HOWEVER, my brother and a couple of others did take the NVD's out and got 4 hogs before they disappeared into the brush, and he told me that what I had learned from watching you was correct, that the bigger hogs were coming out at night. 2 Sows, 2 half grown. told him if he'd been more patient he'd probably got the Boar.
When I asked him about pictures, he said he forgot and some neighbors wanted the hogs so he gave them away. He told me he would try and remember next time.
As far as suppressors, do they come in Wife sized?
Glad to see you posting again, I thought that maybe you were PO'd that I printed up and took your advertising picture around to all the neighbor ladies and the general comment was "that poor man"....:Well, all except my wife, who said "His poor wife"......
52 Grain bullets?...My wrist rocket slingshot shoots bigger ammo than that! Learned my lesson in Vietnam with the .223 in my new Mattie Matel M-16. Put 3 rounds center of mass into a NVA charging me with a bayonet and he still kept coming. My
RTO (Radio Telephone Operator) took him down with his .45. Of course, there were extenuating circumstances, since he did have an undershirt on under his uniform shirt, so that probably slowed down the bullet considerably. Great round for training someone to shoot, small game and yotes, but not much use otherwise.
Probably going to get some flack from the 5.56 crowd on that, but go into a situation where the rounds coming back at you are 7.62 x 39 and let's see how well you like the 5.56.
Next you'll be trying to shoot them with rimfires. Guess I could loan you my wrist rocket! Heck, before long you'll probably be running them down on foot, ripping the tusks out of their mouths and stabbing em to death, two or three hogs at a time... Go Tarzan! At least Coy Franks has the decency to run em down in a truck or sic the Grandkid's on em and not humiliate them poor hogs that way...ROFL.
Anyway, keep them pictures coming.
Packrat
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There is no such thing as "Overkill". Whatever it takes, However it takes.
"ours are farm raised. after the fair, we pull the ribbons off their rumps and remove the ear tags and turn 'em loose."
With the size of some of them hogs, ya'll must have one heckava stack of ribbons. HOWEVER, my brother and a couple of others did take the NVD's out and got 4 hogs before they disappeared into the brush, and he told me that what I had learned from watching you was correct, that the bigger hogs were coming out at night. 2 Sows, 2 half grown. told him if he'd been more patient he'd probably got the Boar.
When I asked him about pictures, he said he forgot and some neighbors wanted the hogs so he gave them away. He told me he would try and remember next time.
As far as suppressors, do they come in Wife sized?
Glad to see you posting again, I thought that maybe you were PO'd that I printed up and took your advertising picture around to all the neighbor ladies and the general comment was "that poor man"....:Well, all except my wife, who said "His poor wife"......
52 Grain bullets?...My wrist rocket slingshot shoots bigger ammo than that! Learned my lesson in Vietnam with the .223 in my new Mattie Matel M-16. Put 3 rounds center of mass into a NVA charging me with a bayonet and he still kept coming. My
RTO (Radio Telephone Operator) took him down with his .45. Of course, there were extenuating circumstances, since he did have an undershirt on under his uniform shirt, so that probably slowed down the bullet considerably. Great round for training someone to shoot, small game and yotes, but not much use otherwise.
Probably going to get some flack from the 5.56 crowd on that, but go into a situation where the rounds coming back at you are 7.62 x 39 and let's see how well you like the 5.56.
Next you'll be trying to shoot them with rimfires. Guess I could loan you my wrist rocket! Heck, before long you'll probably be running them down on foot, ripping the tusks out of their mouths and stabbing em to death, two or three hogs at a time...
Go Tarzan! At least Coy Franks has the decency to run em down in a truck or sic the Grandkid's on em and not humiliate them poor hogs that way...ROFL.Anyway, keep them pictures coming.
Packrat
..................................................There is no such thing as "Overkill". Whatever it takes, However it takes.
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Double post....
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^^^^^. Gads packrat... I was grinning so big after reading your post my wife thought I had finally discovered internet porn!
<<<<<< djones... Thanks for the input on the cans. I've always got one more thing i want when it comes to hunting,,,, and I've been wavering between saving up for a thermal scope or a can. Just having a really tough time justifying either as money is tight, but I thought about selling a gun or two to help offset the costs. I had looked into the trusts so I appreciate your recommending as it seems to be the best way to pass it down to my son later. Still on the fence, but you definitely helped to tip me more towards the supressor. My biggest concern with the thermal is initial cost... And that if it were to die... I'm back to square one, whereas a can may last my lifetime if I take care of it. I currently own a Raytheon Thermal Eye 250d which has been extremely useful in game location, but for yotes at night... It's not much use as I don't have any other night vision/ thermal capable options for my rifle.
ill figure it out eventually! Lol. Thanks for the input.
-James
<<<<<< djones... Thanks for the input on the cans. I've always got one more thing i want when it comes to hunting,,,, and I've been wavering between saving up for a thermal scope or a can. Just having a really tough time justifying either as money is tight, but I thought about selling a gun or two to help offset the costs. I had looked into the trusts so I appreciate your recommending as it seems to be the best way to pass it down to my son later. Still on the fence, but you definitely helped to tip me more towards the supressor. My biggest concern with the thermal is initial cost... And that if it were to die... I'm back to square one, whereas a can may last my lifetime if I take care of it. I currently own a Raytheon Thermal Eye 250d which has been extremely useful in game location, but for yotes at night... It's not much use as I don't have any other night vision/ thermal capable options for my rifle.
ill figure it out eventually! Lol. Thanks for the input.
-James
pack - please tell your brother the rule... 'no pic, no pig'. now that may not mean anything outside of lrh, but around here it's all about the pic!
i can't comment on wife sized suppressors... without getting kicked of the forum anyway.
concerning my advertising pic, i'm sorry but at this time i am unable to grant your pm request for a life sized autographed copy for your garage mural. i'd also rather you not air brush me on the side of your truck either. however, if you must, you wont find an argument in me with a man who had stood in the path of 7.62s. you must need a wheel barrel to carry your cajones!
jb - ahh yes the thermal has much allure. decisions, decisions.
fyi i believe all owners get a free transfer to heirs upon death with some paperwork involved. a trust, however, will also allow your trustees to possess/use the can without you being present; not to mention no fingerprints or photos.... yet.
since you two are my new best friends, perhaps one of you could mention how spectacular that 600 yard shot was!!!
i can't comment on wife sized suppressors... without getting kicked of the forum anyway.
concerning my advertising pic, i'm sorry but at this time i am unable to grant your pm request for a life sized autographed copy for your garage mural. i'd also rather you not air brush me on the side of your truck either. however, if you must, you wont find an argument in me with a man who had stood in the path of 7.62s. you must need a wheel barrel to carry your cajones!
jb - ahh yes the thermal has much allure. decisions, decisions.
fyi i believe all owners get a free transfer to heirs upon death with some paperwork involved. a trust, however, will also allow your trustees to possess/use the can without you being present; not to mention no fingerprints or photos.... yet.
since you two are my new best friends, perhaps one of you could mention how spectacular that 600 yard shot was!!!
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Oh... I just assumed from all your previous posts... That you added another "0" as is tradition! But seeing as packrat isn't here for validation... Way to go! You finally made 60!!! 100 is just around the corner!!! Feel free to add another zero if that makes you feel better
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Lol... I have no doubt with as much shooting as you do... And with as much stuff as you have to shoot at... That 600 is a breeze for you! I'm always impressed with the amount of critters you put down over the course of a single lunar cycle... And no.. You don't have to pop into photoshop to throw a pig on your moon Harley... But hey... Don't let me stop you if you get the urge
