DWalt
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I am also suspicious about how wild that hog was. "six inch tushes"???
He took it with a .38
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I agree that it's head shape and hair do not look like what I am used to seeing in feral hogs. Just an observation/opinion. Doesn't say where he shot it, could have been head shots, and a .38 would do that, but I have a hard time imagining any .38 +P being capable of penetrating the "Sheild" on any given true feral hog even half that size. Maybe,....
I would but every time I go out back there is a bum there a asking for money! Says he needs about $3.50 every time!!
HOUSTON RICK
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I would not want to be hit with a 38? Also, when has the media correctly identified a firearm in a story? A 38 revolver could also be a 357 mag revolver.
bigwheelzip
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There is a glimpse of the revolver in the link to the video under the picture in post 7. Can you tell what it is?
Texas Star
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I agree. Massad Ayoob tested .38 Plus P loads on slaughter hogs and compared the results from snub .38's to .380's.
The .38 won hands down. The former FBI load penetrated the skulls far better than did the .380.
But I'd carry more gun if in pig country. I think the .270 or the 7 mm's with Nosler or similar bullets are a wise minimum. In a handgun, I'd carry a .44 Magnum with something like Keith's classic load. I don't care for more powerful, bulky pistols.
Have any of you seen Giant Forest Hogs from Africa? The biggest pigs I know of. I think a .375 H&H Magnum rifle would be my choice on those. Warthogs are smaller.
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I found out living in wild hog country that what many locals referred to as 400-600 lb. pigs were probably closer to 250 lbs.
Texas Star
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That video is one of the worst ever!
From the very brief, flickering image, I think it's a S&W M&P or Model 10 with a five-inch barrel, but the scene shifts so fast, I can't be sure. And I'm very good at spotting guns with brief exposure on TV and in movies.
It may be a Colt Official Police, but I think I saw some classic S&W features. I think it may be an older one, a pre-M-10, maybe from the pre-WW II era. But that image moves so fast...
I wish we knew where he hit the pig in the head and which ammo was used.
bigwheelzip
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That video is one of the worst ever!
I wish we knew where he hit the pig in the head and which ammo was used.
Yeah, a lousy video for sure. Might find out more, since I don't think we have heard the last of it.
Others are asking the same questions and according to his Facebook page, he did a radio interview this morning and was just contacted by the BBC to do a story.
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ParadiseRoad
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...Yes...it was a Grizzly actually...and it held the record for quite a while...she shot it in self defense while out rabbit hunting...she was well trained by her elders and placed the shot exactly where it was needed in the side of the skull...first shot killed it...she put several more in the same spot just to make sure...
Well, maybe the rest of the story. It might be a neighbors hog that got out while they were out of town. Doesn't look domestic to me, transporting and breeding wild hogs might interest Game & Fish Dept. Probably more of the story remains to be told, lol.
Woman says 820-pound hog killed by Wade Seago may have escaped their pen | AL.com
Woman says 820-pound hog killed by Wade Seago may have escaped their pen | AL.com
I like that "may have escaped from their pen" part!
"We aren't sure, exactly, officer. Maybe we used to have an 820 lb hog in there.. Maybe not..."
"We aren't sure, exactly, officer. Maybe we used to have an 820 lb hog in there.. Maybe not..."
VNK971
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I live in the middle of about 50 wooded acres and we have feral pigs out here. I killed one a few months ago on my land. That thing was NASTY. Stunk, fleas, covered in dirt. I wouldn't have put my arm around it. That one looks like he had it detailed.
Texas Star
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If she shot in self defense, how'd she manage to shoot it in the side of the head? Looks as if she'd have had to take a frontal shot.
ParadiseRoad
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...she had someone else with her...my guess is she nailed the bear while his attention was on the other person...
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