New guy introduction

[jglass]

I have 2 years experience wild hog hunting in Florida where I spend the winters. The warmer months I live
60 miles West of Chicago. Started hog hunting with night vision this year and plan to upgrade to thermo. My hunting experience has been with duck & Geese on the upper Mississippi R. This year I purchase my first rifle for hog hunting, an AR-15 in a 300 Blackout. I ordered parts and built the rifle from a kit. Then ordered another AR-15 kit in a 223 cal, so I have 2 AR's now. Next I started reloading. So now I'm planning next winters hog hunting. I lease 140 acres near Crystal River, Florida.

Thanks, Jim

 

[Ratdog68]

Welcome to the fray. Jump on into the banter, watch for flying elbows (all friendly).

 

[Lrtx1]

Welcome Jim, I'm around the Gainesville Fl area.

 

[Jake]

Welcome!

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

Welcome! Ignore a guy named DJ on this site. One hell of a story teller but you can't believe anything that comes from him.

 

[lonepunman]

Glad you found us!

What type of night vision are you using?

 

[djones]

Welcome! Ignore a guy named DJ on this site. One hell of a story teller but you can't believe anything that comes from him.

howdy. that scram sure is a nice guy!!

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Glad you found us!

What type of night vision are you using?

Thermo...he's up north! Welcome.

 

[FrankT]

Welcome another FL guy here, choose your bullets wisely in the 300wtf or they will just bounce off FL hogs

 

[jglass]

Thanks for the friendly greeting. I have a Night Owl night vision monocular and Firefield night vision scope on my AR-15. I bought the Firefield scope for only $285. It had excellent customer reviews deserved full credit for my 3 hog kills. It is stupid simple to operate, just turn it on and it is ready to go. This was my first experience hunting with a rifle and the 300 Blackout performed very well. A properly placed shot dropped the hogs right in their tracks. I used hollow points

 

[djones]

howdy. that scram sure is a nice guy!!

he's just a little different, that's all

 

[Cazz]

I have 2 years experience wild hog hunting in Florida where I spend the winters. The warmer months I live
60 miles West of Chicago. Started hog hunting with night vision this year and plan to upgrade to thermo. My hunting experience has been with duck & Geese on the upper Mississippi R. This year I purchase my first rifle for hog hunting, an AR-15 in a 300 Blackout. I ordered parts and built the rifle from a kit. Then ordered another AR-15 kit in a 223 cal, so I have 2 AR's now. Next I started reloading. So now I'm planning next winters hog hunting. I lease 140 acres near Crystal River, Florida.

Thanks, Jim

Where near Chicago are you? Welcome!

 

[BigRedDog]

welcome aboard

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

he's just a little different, that's all

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Who doesn't like a dry ass???

 

[Chopperdrvr]

Welcome to the site. My youngest son lives in Spring Hill not far from Crystal River.

 

[djones]

Who doesn't like a dry ass???

no argument there. it's just that most of us don't allow it to get wet in the first place.

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

no argument there. it's just that most of us don't allow it to get wet in the first place.

I've learned that as I get older, my stomach doesn't tolerate some foods as well as it used to. Drawn butter for example. If I have some I'm gonna have the runs within an hour.

 

[der Teufel]

Too Much Information !!

 

[lonepunman]

Glad you found us…

What do you plan to hunt with the .223?

 

[nathan koepp]

You know those .223's they just don't kill anything I've seen them bounce off rabbits. Now the 300 blackout that there is one slick round, I mean 6.8 kind of an ify....