I checked with bwaites about posting here. I realize that neither caliber is a Grendel, but they are both a little related. I am shooting his Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf upper (shooting AA's Hornady XTP 350 gr.) and my buddy, Ed, is shooting a 6.5, only it is a Creedmore (Hornady ELD-X 140 gr.). bwaites challenged me to shoot some hogs and see what the damages would be with the Beowulf and this is the first opportunity. Turned out to be the first opportunity for Ed's new Creedmore build as well.
Due to the recoil, I am using a Sig Echo 1 thermal reflex- type sight. It is a 1x sight zoomable to 2x and pretty much is about perfect for hog hunting with the Beowulf. It does not have video-out and so there is no video of the shot from my rifle and the confines of the sendero we were hunting resulted in things happening pretty quick, so much so that Ed did not get the recorder going on his Pulsar Apex thermal scope. So no kill video. Sorry.
We set up an electronic caller in a sendero where we killed hogs 5 weeks ago. The sendero is actually a 30' wide swath cleared for a fence line and the fence hasn't been installed yet. On the one side is a huge field of ragweed we hiked through to get to this location and the other was bordered by heavy mixed brush, oaks, etc. The terrain rolls and we were on a terrace overlooking a gully that leads down to the Red River. The gully is dry, but appeared to be a thoroughfare for hogs based on our last hunt here. So we set the caller upon the other side, about 100 yards out.
The first hog came in from the oaks side just a few yards higher up the slope than the caller, passed the caller when he realized something wasn't right, and was into the ragweed before anybody got off a shot. We revised our plan.
The second hog came into the caller about 30 minutes later, also from the oaks. While more prepared, Ed was unable to get recording before the hog was to the other side and disappearing into the brush. He said, "Ready" and when I replied in the affirmative, "3, 2, BOOM/BOOM" and the hog was down.
We called for another hour or so, before giving up on that location.
The hog was shot at 110 yards. Both shooters connected. Ed's head shot turned out to be a very interesting double eye shot. My shot with the Beowulf was entered behind the shoulder and exited behind the other shoulder. Damage was impressive. We did a quick partial necropsy reveal lots of some tissue damage, large holes, and 2 broken ribs. We got some pictures and Ed got some video (we think) with his Contour II action camera. I will review that later and see if I can put together a nice little video explaining the damages done by the calibers.
We tried calling coyotes later, but no luck. All in all, a good hunt. Ed got his first kill with the Creedmore. I got a first kill with the Beowulf. The hog got its first kill with both calibers.
Due to the recoil, I am using a Sig Echo 1 thermal reflex- type sight. It is a 1x sight zoomable to 2x and pretty much is about perfect for hog hunting with the Beowulf. It does not have video-out and so there is no video of the shot from my rifle and the confines of the sendero we were hunting resulted in things happening pretty quick, so much so that Ed did not get the recorder going on his Pulsar Apex thermal scope. So no kill video. Sorry.
We set up an electronic caller in a sendero where we killed hogs 5 weeks ago. The sendero is actually a 30' wide swath cleared for a fence line and the fence hasn't been installed yet. On the one side is a huge field of ragweed we hiked through to get to this location and the other was bordered by heavy mixed brush, oaks, etc. The terrain rolls and we were on a terrace overlooking a gully that leads down to the Red River. The gully is dry, but appeared to be a thoroughfare for hogs based on our last hunt here. So we set the caller upon the other side, about 100 yards out.
The first hog came in from the oaks side just a few yards higher up the slope than the caller, passed the caller when he realized something wasn't right, and was into the ragweed before anybody got off a shot. We revised our plan.
The second hog came into the caller about 30 minutes later, also from the oaks. While more prepared, Ed was unable to get recording before the hog was to the other side and disappearing into the brush. He said, "Ready" and when I replied in the affirmative, "3, 2, BOOM/BOOM" and the hog was down.
We called for another hour or so, before giving up on that location.
The hog was shot at 110 yards. Both shooters connected. Ed's head shot turned out to be a very interesting double eye shot. My shot with the Beowulf was entered behind the shoulder and exited behind the other shoulder. Damage was impressive. We did a quick partial necropsy reveal lots of some tissue damage, large holes, and 2 broken ribs. We got some pictures and Ed got some video (we think) with his Contour II action camera. I will review that later and see if I can put together a nice little video explaining the damages done by the calibers.
We tried calling coyotes later, but no luck. All in all, a good hunt. Ed got his first kill with the Creedmore. I got a first kill with the Beowulf. The hog got its first kill with both calibers.
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