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  • Double Naught Spy
    Chieftain
    • Sep 2013
    • 2560

    More .50 Beowulf Hogs

    Went out with buddies last night to hunt hogs in Montague County. I served as the backup and secondary shooter, James being the primary. We got onto hogs 3 times. We shot at 5 hogs. We killed 5 hogs. The bonus riders were 9 on board with a 270 lb sow James shot and 4 more on a 210 lb sow I shot. After we parted, company, James managed to take a coyote as well.

    James was shooting a Reap-IR on his 6.8 and really likes it. I got to look through it for a bit and was impressed with how will it performs. I am not sure about the non-specific S&B poly tip ammo he was shooting, however.

    I was using a Sig Sauer Echo 1 on a .50 Beowulf, shooting some Hornady FTX 300 gr. bullets (1900 fps) that performed well. I had spent the morning checking out 5 different loads and the FTX was the best option to hunt with last evening. It did some significant damage and put down the hogs despite one of the shots being too high.

    Here is the video. It is a bit long, but has 3 separate hunts. I am putting together a followup video on the terminal ballistics, hopefully up and running tomorrow.

    Warning: Some butchery and piglet fetuses shown.
    Kill a hog. Save the planet.
    My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
  • bwaites
    Moderator
    • Mar 2011
    • 4445

    #2
    As always, awesome video!

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    • rabiddawg
      Chieftain
      • Feb 2013
      • 1664

      #3
      Very nice.

      Do you ever wish you had a grenade launcher when those sounders are out in the fields like that?
      Knowing everthing isnt as important as knowing where to find it.

      Mark Twain

      http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showt...2-Yd-Whitetail

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      • Double Naught Spy
        Chieftain
        • Sep 2013
        • 2560

        #4
        No, but I have desired full-auto with a limited elevation traversing mount.
        Kill a hog. Save the planet.
        My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

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        • EPeterson
          Bloodstained
          • Nov 2014
          • 84

          #5
          Very nice. Were you able to recover the bullets, and if so, did they hold together well?

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          • Double Naught Spy
            Chieftain
            • Sep 2013
            • 2560

            #6
            No bullet recovery as both exited. Recovered the ballistic tips near the entrance on both. Found jacket fragments but that was it.
            Kill a hog. Save the planet.
            My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

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            • EPeterson
              Bloodstained
              • Nov 2014
              • 84

              #7
              Originally posted by Double Naught Spy View Post
              No bullet recovery as both exited. Recovered the ballistic tips near the entrance on both. Found jacket fragments but that was it.
              Nice. Looking forward to more videos.

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              • RicosRevenge
                Warrior
                • Jan 2016
                • 146

                #8
                Nice! As usual.

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                • Double Naught Spy
                  Chieftain
                  • Sep 2013
                  • 2560

                  #9
                  Okay, here is the terminal ballistics video showing the damage done to the hogs. FYI, NSFWF viewing.

                  Kill a hog. Save the planet.
                  My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

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                  • EPeterson
                    Bloodstained
                    • Nov 2014
                    • 84

                    #10
                    Wow, that's some impressive damage.

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                    • Moonshine44
                      Bloodstained
                      • Sep 2015
                      • 56

                      #11
                      Night hog hunting is on my bucket list. Nice video!
                      If it ain't fun, why bother doin' it?

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                      • Mav714
                        Bloodstained
                        • May 2016
                        • 40

                        #12
                        50 Beowulf

                        Great hunting video. Nice pig kills. I have the 50 as well. I bought some of the 350 XTP and Flex Tip and reload my own. Flex Tip have better flight but I read in an article What's 50 Good for it said the 350 XTP were very accurate too. I'd imagine they would smash the shoulder n more.
                        Ron

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