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    Wild boar story for Ovidio

    I am overrun with wild hogs at my place . I had a real big boar on the thermal at 80 yards , clear head shot . He went down in the tall grass and all I could see was the glow were he was . I set down the rifle and walked out there with the flashlight in my left hand . When I got close he sprang to life and burst out of the tall grass about 10 yards in front of me , charging right at me . Luckily I had a 10 mm Glock with hot and heavy loads in my right hand . I got off 6 to 8 shots in about a second one handed and he slid to a stop right in front of me . Besides being full of 10mm holes , he had a 30 cal hole in the forehead near his eye . The bullet did not penetrate the skull , just road around it and came out behind his ear . It had just knocked him out and he came to to see my bright light coming at him . He was about 200 lbs and had 3 inch tusks . My wrist is now sore .

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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggghhhhhh.

    I’ll come to your rescue asap!!!!!
    Tell me…
    34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini

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    I am just over run . I shot 1 behind the cabin , then another 2 hours later . I have 5 herds of 8 - 15 hitting the 5 feeders at the same time . I figure there are about 60 to 80 every night .

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    Man that's scary stuff Bob been in something similar ending up in the middle of a sleeping mob until a sow decided to charge me from under a sucker tree so quiet was I and focused on a couple of hoppers for some tucker, was basically a point and shoot with the 444 I was lucky got her through the snout next one into her chest.
    At the first report the whole mob I estimated at 15-20 went in all directions from under the bushes I put 2 more rounds in the air and had one left up the spout I was pretty shaken for a few good hours.

    Pity I'm not over there Bob I'd gladly lend you a hand to deal out some carnage to those living bulldozers.

    What would you think Bob of a 12 gauge SXS coach shotgun open choked with Sg's with a flashlight on the end.

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    I have many rifles and set ups good for hogs . I try to use as many different ones as I can , or what set up would be best for the time . I was night hunting with a 30 cal AR with a thermal . Not the best set up for real quick close up shots [ ask Ovidio ] , that is why I had the 10mm Glock also . A shotgun is not going to make a 80 + yard shot in tall grass in the dark . It would be fine for a close up charging hog , but would made a poor 2nd back up weapon when using a rifle . After 270 hogs , this was only my 2nd charge . So it is not very common .

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    Quote Originally Posted by bob q View Post
    A shotgun is not going to make a 80 + yard shot in tall grass in the dark


    I meant for a charging pig Bob as better for just a point & shoot at close range 9 x 38 calibre pellets per shell V's 1 single 10mm the pistol really gives you no margin for error or a jam!
    I understand the limitations of a shotty used my SKB semi auto as stated sometimes in light scrub the load then was 3 x sg & 2 slugs

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    I didn’t need no follow up shot
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    I was talking about acquiring the target and getting the shot off quickly on a moving target at night with a thermal .

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    Let me brag a bit…
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    Yes, you did kill that hog with one shot . I guess it was one as I fell a sleep waiting for the shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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