Well. Ended up using 309 again this trip. I'm really becoming fond of this gun. Took it to the range and shot a group that was about 1/4" ctc at 100 yards for 3 shots to check scope before hunt. Decided to just stay with what was working

got the shot on film and it was nice to see it in slow motion to see the hit. It all happens so fast and they can really move so sometimes It helps me assess the shot whe I wait to track.
Will write up a full story when I have some time. Thanks!

It never fails does it. Good show!

Good shooting. What geographic area did you hunt that creature in?

That philosophy never fails! Great hog, congratulations!

Looks good, Glenn! Sure didn't take you long on this trip! Hurry and eat him up, so we can try to do one sometime around CSA!

Great job! Great boar! Congrats on a job well done!

"Hog vs 309" - hog loses!

Congratulations Glenn! What bullet did you go with in the 309?

Congrats...will you be posting the video? We'd love to see it!

Here he is on the rack. The hole you see if the exit, matching one on other side

I'll see what I can work out on the video but its so fast, probably only a minute from the time I see him and get the video going to the time that the shot breaks. And...he didn't hang around after the shot

The guide saw the footage and said I missed but I insisted I didn't. He was convinced that because the pig didn't stagger, that he was missed. But, if you've shot pigs before, you know what the difference is when they run after a hit and run after a miss (I know this one too

). If they aren't hit, typically, they run more at a stretched out galloping position, hard to explain. But in my experience, when they are hit, their bodies raise up when they run rather than get squatty like a deer will do and the rate at which the front legs operate seems to triple. They look like they are put in fast forward on an old VCR. When you watch the video in slow motion, when the shot breaks, the entire body of the pig drops about 6" and his head almost hits the ground before he takes off. But he is out of the frame in a matter of milliseconds it seems. They can REALLY move when they want to! They didn't want to go look for the pig till daylight the next morning as the weather was really cold and he was going to be fine over night. I tryed to follow the track but lost them in a maze of tracks going under some cedars. There was absolutely NO blood to follow. Some bleed like crazy, some don't I guess. In the light the next morning, I followed the tracks and found where they jumped and went a different direction near that cedar. I found him about 80 yards from the spot that I shot him but the area is so thick, its just tough to see, especially at night. Bad part of the deal was that when we went to dress the hog, he had been wounded in what looks to be a fight with another pig internally and the whole back side had a greenish tint to it so they said the meat was no good. Oh well, maybe next time! We had a great time, which is what the point was anyway. Everyone saw pigs and got a shot, except one guy that was waiting for a bigger one. He saw a lot and went home empty handed

We were down at the Chain Ranch near Canton, OK. I've been there about 4 times now. they have improved operations even since the last time that I was there and its looking better. We saw a lot of pigs this year. The entire country in that area seems to be loaded with hogs. They do a lot of trapping and some are on this 200+ acre area that we hunted on. This area is so thick that you never see any pigs unless you are waiting and they happen to come to the feeders. We are already planning the next trip down. I like this place, they are not pushy, sort of let you do your own thing. We always bring stuff to grill at night and just have a relazing time. I've seen a good many pigs there which is always nice of course. Prices are very good also. I think for a day of hunting (2pm to 10 am next morning) and lodging, travel to from the hunting areas, and one pig of any size, its only $200. Hard to beat that these days. the quality of the hogs have really increased the last couple of years there also. Worth a look if you are ever in the area.

Ken, we'll look and see what is near where we will be and I'll see what we can work out. I know there is a place that Gallagher, Headrick and I all met up at that was going to start specializing in hogs that wasn't too far off the beaten path to CSA a couple years ago when they shot axis deer. I'll see how they are coming along. Talk with you soon.

GS

He's a hoss! Did you weigh him?

THAT'S A HAWG!!!! Congrats

WTG, Glenn. That's a good one! Fella outside town is 'selling' hog hunts; P-H Farms. Haven't been out and checked him out since we moved down here, but may have too now that we're getting settled in.

I've hunted with those guys Sheriff. Give me a call sometime and I'll fill you in on our trip there before you try and book something with them.

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I didn't weigh him but I figure he was in the 200 pound range, maybe a little more, not sure. Smaller than the last one but a really nice pig. Great cape and good size head and jaws for a mount if someone wanted to mount one.

Talk with you later.

Congrats!!

No wonder you like that 309...The Chain Ranch sounds great, especially after seeing that excellent boar. You Mississippi boys sure as hell can shoot...Glad I don`t owe you any money......

Very nice pig, Glenn! $200......wow...I'd say that's a bargin!

Excellent, Glenn! Great hawg.

Your .309 is one accurate gun! ('course some one has to point and hold 'er right...

Gregg

Congrats!

Nice hog Glenn, that 309 is going to have a long career at the Swaggartt household.

Dick

Thanks guys. Yep, Dick this barrel is safe from being sold. We've bonded

Nobody would want it anyway.....Funny thing is the condition of the barrel. This barrel was recieved in a strange trade a little over a year ago. One of you guys may have owned it at some point, who knows. But, it has a chip in the neck of the chamber and leaves ugly little marks on the brass. Wasn't so much worried about that but after I got it in hand, I was looking it over before I had a chance to shoot it and noticed that other damage was done probably at the same time as the chamber mark. Someone probably lodged a bullet in the barrel or had a case come apart on them or something and started beating something down the barrel from how it looks. If you look at the muzzle end, about 2 inches down from the end of the barrel, there is a groove cut lengthwise through the rifling. Its as deep as the rifling or more and extends a couple of inches down the barrel. When I saw that, I was spooked but decided to see how it shot. The first group was 13 rounds fired as fast as I could get a sight picture at 100 yards as I was fighting dark and they all went in under .75" center to center. I wasn't so much worried about the barrel after that. It just shoots, 165s, 150s, it doesn't matter. It pretty much does away with my notions of what makes a barrel accurate

Here is a typical 3 shot group with the 150s at 100 yrds from the backpack.

Hey Glenn thats funny to hear, i have a similar story. I bought some barrels for a friend of mine, and he had a beatup 35 rem. barrel that he trough in for a very reasonable price. The thing is it shoots sub MOA.

Buy the way nice hog.

The hog didn't seem to mind the flaw in the chamber

Nice shooting, Glenn.