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Nasty weather. I was going home, retreating from bad weather, when I spied this hogs on one of my properties. I am not going to leave damaging targets in the field if I don't have to, so I stopped and went after these hogs.
This seemed like a good opportunity to address several of the questions Lemonaid had asked previous as I went through several of the specific processes in real time that made it onto video.
[video=youtube_share;bwjv_QtXEAw]https://youtu.be/bwjv_QtXEAw[/video]
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Nice work! 4 shots fired, 4 hogs hit; 3 of which were running. 3 instant drops, and one that ran off; but probably won't be doing so good this time tomorrow. That's seriously impressive skill not only at shooting, but stalking, identifying, and maximizing the engagement.
Question for you - do you feel the suppressor is essential?
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I think a suppressor is an excellent piece of safety gear and that everyone should use them if they can. Is it essential for hunting hogs? No.
I would like to believe that the hogs were not running away at full speed because the sound of the report was reduced by the suppressor, hence their fear factor was not as high. That may be partially true, or they just weren't going to run fast, regardless. I have seen similar slower running with unsuppressed shots as well, but I think it is more common with suppressed shots. Also, the fact that I wasn't blasting away rapid fire contributed to the hogs not being terrified, I believe.
My beliefs may not reflect actual truth, but suppressed or not, I know that when blasting away, particularly with multiple shooters, unsuppressed or suppressed, hogs tend to run like bats out of hell.
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You shoot like me
Only difference is that I usually wake up after the hunt :p
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Nice shooting.
And I agree that a suppressor is essential for hunting. I didnt realize it till I finally got one.
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03-16-2020, 10:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-16-2020, 10:40 PM by Lemonaid.)
Very nice! My complements to the director Der SchweineMorder. There are a lot of decisions going on that are not obvious to me at least. Thanks for letting us get a vicarious chance to hunt hogs and great info to help others to succeed if they get the chance for the real deal!
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Wow, nice shooting. Really appreciate you making these videos.
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DNS, excellent explanation of your shooting techniques. I throughly enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing them.
Whats your opinion of the 90gr TNT bullet for deer hunting? I cant imagine they be anything but great on our southern deerz.
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peak98, I have never shot a deer in my life. Sorry.
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No worries, keep popping those squealers. peak98
Double Naught Spy Wrote:peak98, I have never shot a deer in my life. Sorry.
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peak98 Wrote:DNS, excellent explanation of your shooting techniques. I throughly enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing them.
Whats your opinion of the 90gr TNT bullet for deer hunting? I cant imagine they be anything but great on our southern deerz.
peak98
That's one bullet I would never shoot a deer with.
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I have used the TNT on deer on a crop damage permit, I only used it on 2 deer but it seemed to do the trick nicely! I had a large doe that dropped in her tracks with a shot right behind the shoulder and a yearling doe that ran maybe 30 yards but left a blood trail Ray Charles could follow. I dont know what the internal damage looked like as they were both donated to my migrant help on the farm.
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Orchard, that's funny we say the "Ray Charles could follow" that blood trail here in N Central Florida too. I have only shot hog (no deer) with a 6.5 Grendel. All with Hornady factory 123 grain SSTs . All head shots but one, running shot 25? Yards quartered away with entry behind lungs out tight behind the opposite shoulder medium sized hog was down in 30 yards. All SST head shots had exits but could have been skull pieces making exit hole as much as lead and copper? I really enjoy the DNS videos, I like that he puts safety first and explains every move with good detail.
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Orchard6 Wrote:I have used the TNT on deer on a crop damage permit, I only used it on 2 deer but it seemed to do the trick nicely! I had a large doe that dropped in her tracks with a shot right behind the shoulder and a yearling doe that ran maybe 30 yards but left a blood trail Ray Charles could follow. I dont know what the internal damage looked like as they were both donated to my migrant help on the farm.
The message I got out of this thread is that TNT is darned near a frangible. Highly effective and decent penetration, but shatters and will spew metal bits all into the meat. Which I gather is an unpleasant experience when eating meat that was near the impact. So for killing stuff, it's great. For harvesting meat... well, try to do head and neck shots I guess?
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lazyengineer Wrote:The message I got out of this thread is that TNT is darned near a frangible. Highly effective and decent penetration, but shatters and will spew metal bits all into the meat. Which I gather is an unpleasant experience when eating meat that was near the impact. So for killing stuff, it's great. For harvesting meat... well, try to do head and neck shots I guess?
I would be inclined to agree with that assessment. I think a shot behind the shoulder would be acceptable too as there isnt much meat in the rib area if you keep away from the shoulder and spine but Im speculating on that.
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You Got the running shots down, Awesome Shooting
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Thanks Ymountainman. It is nice to be running my own gear again for a brief while. Changing out scopes with different magnifications, different ammo with different velocities and ballistic profiles, and different rifles with different feels really throws me off sometimes. This has been my primary setup for the last 2-2.5 years and I feel in harmony with it, if you know what I mean.
Of course, just getting lucky really helps out quite a bit as well.
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Thanks DNS for the bullet testing on feral hogs and the necropsy info that follows. always educational.
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I wouldn't be shooting 90gr. TNT'S if DNS didn't make videos!
Thank you sir.
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