Posted By: Darrell H
End of a long dry spell - 10/13/2012 8:42 PM
It has been a long time since I killed a hog. 1 1/2 years to be exact and it hasn't been for lack of effort. During the past year and a half I have been hog hunting countless times and logged many miles but I just couldn't seem to make it happen. That's the way it goes hunting hogs on public land I guess. My luck finally changed yesterday when I connected on this sow with my 629 Classic shooting a 240 grain Remington JSP/W296 handload:
I hit the hog behind the right shoulder and the bullet exited in the center of its left shoulder. It ran about 50 yards and piled up.
I went to another area this morning and connected on another sow with my 209 X 50 Contender. I was using the same 240 grain Remington JSP atop 70 grains of Blackhorn 209. This load replicates the velocity that I am getting out of my 6.5" revolver. I hit the hog in the center of its left shoulder and the bullet exited behind its right shoulder. It also ran about 50 yards.
Its feast or famine with hogs for me I guess. I have to admit liking "feast" better
I hit the hog behind the right shoulder and the bullet exited in the center of its left shoulder. It ran about 50 yards and piled up.
I went to another area this morning and connected on another sow with my 209 X 50 Contender. I was using the same 240 grain Remington JSP atop 70 grains of Blackhorn 209. This load replicates the velocity that I am getting out of my 6.5" revolver. I hit the hog in the center of its left shoulder and the bullet exited behind its right shoulder. It also ran about 50 yards.
Its feast or famine with hogs for me I guess. I have to admit liking "feast" better
