Good hunting to both, Crazy and Combat!

 

OK - Hunt Report

1) Sow @40yds taken w/Rem 700VTR .308 150gr SST & 46gr IMR4064 behind the ear - DRT.
2) Boar @80yds quartering away as fast as he could run - not fast enough! Springfield 1868 Trapdoor .50-70 530gr Lee pure lead & 24gr(?) AA 2495 through aeorta & neck (as seen in pic) - chased 30yds w/finisher in top of skull (I was tired of running)....

 

A third was guestimated @300lbs - took a slug from the trapdoor @75yds on the other side of a slough & (surprise!) was knocked down squealing like, well, a pig. I eventually crossed, found 1/2pint bright red @impact sight where hog fell. Red on the marsh grass, and lots of red on a log crossed 25yds later. Nothing for 200yds to the "mother of all sloughs" where swimming was de-rigueur - I don't swim so Ms.Piggy went elsewhere to expire....

 

Congrats! Looks like you took two very nice hogs and likely will have a freezer full of fine eating as well. Whereabouts were you hunting in Georgia? We were in Johnson County last month and one of our group took a really nice big boar on our trip.

A great way to spend time with those great old toys!!

 

Ossabaw Island, GA. Mapquest Richmond Hill then pan east....

 

crazydave,

Nice shooting and enjoyed the photos and report.

CD

 

I am glad you had a good trip. Thanks for the report and the pics.

 

To All,

I'm conflicted between using my 1878 vintage Danish RB musket in 11.7x56R OR my "new to me" NYS Naval Militia musket in .50-70 Government.
(Despite my load of modern rifles, the old BP rifles keep drawing my attention/interest, when I consider big game hunting.)

yours, satx

 

Whichever is the most realiable and you can hit with. I both equal, take both hunt half a day with one then swap for the other half.


CD

 

Combat Diver,

EITHER is about the same in accuracy, though the FIFTY hits harder.

BOTH are making the hunting trip to Eastern Europe this Fall/Winter for Russian boar, Red Deer & wolves.

yours, tex

 

45-70, 1895GBL boar rifle supreme!