Close call with a boar.

[TEXASLAWMAN]

If it was night vision friendly I would have one. But the bullet trajectory and slow speed make it less than ideal for shooting hogs on the move. Not to mention the low round capacity.

 

[Itsazonik]

Yeah, defiantly only good for shooting 1 or 2. As for night vision, I had a simple gen 1 on mine for a long time and my buddy still has an ATN ps22 on his and has a couple hundred rounds through it. Neither of us had any problems ever. Night vision has held up just fine

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Yeah, defiantly only good for shooting 1 or 2. As for night vision, I had a simple gen 1 on mine for a long time and my buddy still has an ATN ps22 on his and has a couple hundred rounds through it. Neither of us had any problems ever. Night vision has held up just fine

Well I could see taking the chance with a gen 1. But once you get the real deal I would not recommend it. It's like Russian roulette eventually you pull the trigger and everything goes black!

 

[Afalex1]

I would use it with an IR laser. Still not great for runners. I wonder how a dedicated NV scope like the sprs-4 with one if Ident's RC tubes in it would hold up. Surely the 458 isn't worse on optics then a 308 scar.

I'm not recommending anyone try this with their gear. Nor am I stating a sprs-4 with an RC tube can do this. I DO NOT KNOW. I'm only spitballing ideas.

 

[Itsazonik]

It's got the same kick as a 12 gauge. Not as bad as most people think. But I do think when I get my good NV I'll leave it on my 6.8

 

[Itsazonik]

When I make it out to Texas I'll bring it along and if you guys are close you can try it out and see what you think

 

[rgilbert]

300 grain TTSX 458 socom at 25 yards

 

[Itsazonik]

Nice shooting. Gotta love the socom

 

[FrankT]

Nice hog too!

 

[Itsazonik]

Very nice hog

 

[Boar Buster]

That looks like the 525 gr Pile driver. I haven't tried those yet. The 300 gr TTSX and the 405 gr work great for me.

 

[Itsazonik]

It is, I haven't shot anything with them but they are fun to shoot. I have about 400 of them. I want to load up a batch and see what they do on hogs

 

[rgilbert]

That boar was facing right at me. I was in an tripod stand and the blood in the middle of the forhead is the entry. He didn't ever twitch. He was my biggest at the time.

 

[Harris hawker]

That's an....
Eye popping hog!!

I saw that video on FB.
ghost gun be DAMNED!!!
There isn't enough 30 caliber 30round clip magizines to go thru in a 1/2 second for me to shoot with a pig that close!!

 

[Chopperdrvr]

Nice boar. Did you nic name him popeye?

 

[rgilbert]

I called him a bunch of things when my son and I were trying to load him into that EZ Go. Durn thing was heavy.

 

[Ratdog68]

That kind of action will wake you up.