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August 20, 2011, 02:06 PM | #26 |
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Don't misunderstand, I am not suggesting that anybody use varmint bullets. I use them because I have no room for error. The pigs almost without fail, are standing near livestock and when I decide to take the shot I wanna be sure the round stays in the pig.
I had reservations about that decision until the first time I used the Varmint bullet on a pig. I was so pleased that I haven't picked up a 30 caliber since. But this works on my situation, at my close ranges. If I can't shoot behind the ear or low behind the front leg, I don't take the shot... it takes discipline, but there are plenty of chances to kill pigs.
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August 20, 2011, 02:12 PM | #27 | |
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August 20, 2011, 09:17 PM | #28 |
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We jinrully don't be huntin' no men in the Hunting forum. Fuhgeddaboudit.
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August 20, 2011, 10:05 PM | #29 | |
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Said another way, MAKING the shot is very important. PICKING the shot is even more important. One MUST be willing to let an animal walk away if it never offers a good shot.
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August 21, 2011, 01:05 PM | #30 |
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I have waaaay too many pigs, so if I see one I will blast him with whatever I have in my hands. The margin for error comment is correct, so if I'm seriously hunting deer or pigs I take the 260 or 270 with me. Gives me much more of a margin for error to use the bigger calibers, but on pigs I've also done well with the 220 Swift and the 223. I don't and won't hunt deer again with the Swift or the 223. They'll do the job, but that isn't the job they were designed for.
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