First hog for 2014

[rgilbert]

I've been having a dry spell when it comes to killing hogs. This past weekend I was finally able to connect. I'm trying a new load in my 223. 64 grain Nosler Bonded Performance bullet with 24 grains of tack. It is shooting 1/2" in my rifle at 100 yards. Just as we walked up to the stand where I shot a bobcat the day before this guy came walking out to the feeder. You can see the placement of the shot in the pic. He ran 25 yards and piled up. We drug him out and I recovered the bullet just under a small amount of meat on the far side. 200 pound weighed. Got 13" of penetration with a perfect mushroom. Weighed the bullet and it is 63.8 grains. May have found me a new hog round.

Now if I can figure out how to rotate pics. LOL

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Good job! I can not even figure out how to rotate the pictures from my phone no matter what they end up on their side. I just use photobucket for the pics now.

 

[Ratdog68]

Congrats on a fine kill there. Looks like ya nailed him in the tough area of his hide too... and the bullet retailed that much weight. Nice work.

 

[FrankT]

Good job, the 5.56 did its job!

 

[rob072770]

Nice shot placement and a nice size hog.

 

[DaveABQ]

good job, nice hog, I've taken a couple with the 64gr Bonded, I use CFE223 powder

 

[rgilbert]

Thanks guys. It was everything I could do not to take my normal behind the eye shot, but I was testing this load. I asked the guy with me if he minded me taking the shot. He is a hand loader and also shoots a 223. He wanted to see the results too. I put the hit right were I wanted it and was surprised he went down that quick. It punched through a lot of hide, meat and bone taking the top of the heart off. I took a lot of pics and will post a write up on the results when I get a better camera to show the bullet.

 

[DaveABQ]

looking forward to it, I hit a hog too low in the neck with the 64gr, he took off running, took a Texas heart shot, bullet went in just below his butt hole, but it fragmented on the bone, part went out the side and part went up, hog went down. Didn't get any pics of the damage as the guts were hanging out and don't like cleaning them when that happened.

 

[DaveABQ]

I rotated the pic so I didn't have to turn my head sideways lol

 

[FrankT]

Still did not add hair on his head...LOL

 

[rgilbert]

Thanks Dave! And yes it still does not make me look any better! LOL

 

[BigRedDog]

sigh

don't know how to do pictures yet

 

[rob072770]

What did you shoot him with?

 

[Fubar]

Good job!

 

[rgilbert]

Robo, its described in my original post along with a pic.

 

[BigRedDog]

he is actually taller in person