My 11 year old son Gus and I have been putting in hours at our hog honey hole with no success. We had 5 skunks in a row, but decided to dedicate some time this evening to see if the hogs were coming out later. We have a nice spot with motion sensor lights and spent the first hour after dark watching a couple raccoons which kept Gus entertained and focused. We heard the first hogs in the woods at about 9:30, but nothing would come to the lights. After hearing the hogs a few more times, Gus was totally focused and ready for action. At 10:05 3 hogs made the lights turn bright and Gus steadied the XP-100R and I watched as he switched the safety off. A few more hogs appeared at the lights which were 120 yards away and I was smiling from ear to ear as I noticed his focus as his finger slowly transitioned from the side of the chassis to the trigger. A couple seconds later the SP sounded and in our low light hide a flash of fire shot from the Specialty Pistol. Gus got a little close to the eye piece and was kissed by the scope just a tad, but he was still focused and immediately said he made a good shot.
We gave it a few minutes and then walked to the lights to look for blood. As we got close, I could see a stain of blood on the tree under the lights. The 178gr AMAX from the .308 Win literally exploded blood out the exit wound and covered the tree. A short tracking job by Gus yielded his first boar and first Specialty Pistol kill! I don't know who was more excited, but we both celebrated in the blessing of our hunt together. God is good....

Good for you!!!

WTG!!!!!, the smile says it all.

So proud for both of you!
Tell him, "Great Job!"

Congratulations!

Congrats to you both -- well done!

Way to go. What a fun time.

That's awesome!

Nice work Cody and Gus!

Good on y'all!!!

Great team work!

Outstanding!

Awesome job! Never thought I'd see an A-Max make an exit wound.

I know your probably being facetious, but I've got to brag on these 178gr AMAX at these slower velocities (2,370 fps). This makes kill #7 (2 WT bucks, 3 hogs, 1 javelina, and a fox) this last year with them from the 13" SP's and EVERY one blew thru the animal and either dropped them where they stood or made for a tracking job that looked like blood was being poured from a 5 gallon bucket. Very impressed with them...

That's good stuff! Congrats!

That is great......Love it....Congrats.

great....

WTG guys!!!

The first of many kills with Specialty Pistols I hope....your son did great!

Nothing better than quality family time in the woods. Here is hoping this is just the start to many more happy memories. And the best part was your closing statement....God is Good!
Bamabow

Gotta be really proud of your son. Many more thrills to come.

Congrats to you both. Awesome job!!!

Great hunt - Congratulations wonderful family memories.

Congratulations to your son. Excellent shot! Good on you for taking that young man hunting.

Nice work guys.

Grats to both of you ... great shootin' on his part!