The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Hide > The Hunt

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old January 23, 2013, 09:55 AM   #1
Zen Archery
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 30, 2005
Posts: 274
Head Shot Hog Review

Quick review on one tough hog.
I know bullets are weird once hitting its target but this pig didn't want to die.
I was using a 7.62x39 SP @ roughly 50 yards.
Click Here For Video

If you don't want to watch video here is a quick pic. info.
In the picture below taxidermist stated hog was shot in the head but bullet skimmed and failed to penetrate the skull. Dang hard-headed hog!


On a nearly 300# hog this is the killing radius you have to nail them in the cranium taking a side shot. This use to be my primary shot placement.


If you are going to take a forward headshot this is your killing radius. But note one person attempted this shot and the bullet skimmed off and hog survived. I used to favor this shot.


Don't get me wrong I still favor head shots but with bigger pigs just know what you are up against. I still aim for the head 7/10. The 3 times that I don't is when I am:
a). trying to get a double
b). shooting a big pigs over 200#
c). or when they are running.

Good luck. Stack the bacon!
__________________
Video Hunting Library
Zen Archery is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 10:07 AM   #2
Sarge
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 12, 2002
Location: MO
Posts: 5,453
Bad hit at an oblique angle; it's hard to say if another round or an FMJ of the same caliber would have dug in and wrecked the skull. If you hunt much and take a lot of head shots, you're simply going to have some of those.
__________________
People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.
Sarge is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 10:19 AM   #3
Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
 
Join Date: June 25, 2008
Location: Austin, CO
Posts: 19,578
I got to agree with Sarge. Bad shot is the problem, not a super tough skull.

I've seen the same thing with 22LR Hyper-velocity bullets on woodchuck skulls. 99 times out of 100, brain splatter, that other 1 time, ricochet. It's just the coming together of the variables.
__________________
Nobody plans to screw up their lives...
...they just don't plan not to.
-Andy Stanley
Brian Pfleuger is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 11:25 AM   #4
Saltydog235
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 20, 2010
Location: Pawleys Island
Posts: 1,563
I killed a big old nasty boar on December 31st at the club. He was 300lbs easy. When he came out, he didn't stay still long enough to line up a headshot so I opted for a spine shot. Killed it dead at 120yds with a 165grn BT from my .308. Upon skinning the pig we found 2 .243 bullets fully mushroomed and 5 00 buckshot pellets in his shields, those shields were fully 1 1/2" thick or more. My bullet had penetrated the shield and hit the spine but didn't go any further. I would have taken the headshot over that shoulder shot any day of the week, just glad I had opted for the heavier bullet that evening. That was one rank pig.
Saltydog235 is offline  
Old January 24, 2013, 11:55 AM   #5
Rmart30
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 20, 2008
Posts: 602
Quote:
Upon skinning the pig we found 2 .243 bullets fully mushroomed and 5 00 buckshot pellets in his shields, those shields were fully 1 1/2" thick or more
Most people have never seen the shields on a full grown boar and have no idea what they can stop.
We took the shields off a 300+ # boar and hung them up and first tried with a arrow at 50 yards. it had penetration but not a pass thru.
then we backed out to 150 yards and then 250 and hit it with a 243 and 30-06.

At 150 they both penetrated but at 250 it almost stopped the 243 from passing thru.

A front on head shot is my go to shot on a large boar if possible.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg PigAnatomy.jpg (24.3 KB, 31 views)
Rmart30 is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:17 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.06782 seconds with 11 queries