What Gun Would You Use?
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SKULLANDCROSSBONES65
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G'day. I'm sure I have seen this photo around before. The information supplied is all I have. Lets just assume it has not been through the photo shop or scale down truck and midget used.
I have a .270, that I plan to load 130 gr SBT at around 2800 f/s.
No, I don't expect to come across pigs this size. Just not experienced with taking the bigger animals of any breed and wanted some input.
I have a .270, that I plan to load 130 gr SBT at around 2800 f/s.
No, I don't expect to come across pigs this size. Just not experienced with taking the bigger animals of any breed and wanted some input.
Brian Pfleuger
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12ga with deer slugs. I'm reasonably confident I could cleanly kill any animal on the planet, with the POSSIBLE exception of elephants.
Para Bellum
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7x57 with RWS HMK
7x57 with RWS HMK (works on any game):
And I'd make sure not to get too close too soon.
7x57 with RWS HMK (works on any game):
And I'd make sure not to get too close too soon.
MeekAndMild
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Here in the US I think I'd either use a .30-06 or a .35 Whelen. If I was in Australia I'd probably go with .303 Enfield. Australians, from what I hear, have taken Enfield shooting to a level greater than anywhere else in the world. 
Skulls
Hey skulls my best mate has a tikka in .270, he does not reload only uses factory loads. 130gr winchester SP and remington coreloks. He has taken a trophy buffalo, several sambar deer, 13 point red deer, and many trophy pigs.
The buffalo took two shots first was from about 70yds, clean broadside. the buff went 100m before he went down, the second shot was a finish shot to be safe. The buff was dead on the first though.
He has some brilliant sambar trophies which have only taken the first shot for the kill.
The .270 is a wicked caliber.
Hey skulls my best mate has a tikka in .270, he does not reload only uses factory loads. 130gr winchester SP and remington coreloks. He has taken a trophy buffalo, several sambar deer, 13 point red deer, and many trophy pigs.
The buffalo took two shots first was from about 70yds, clean broadside. the buff went 100m before he went down, the second shot was a finish shot to be safe. The buff was dead on the first though.
He has some brilliant sambar trophies which have only taken the first shot for the kill.
The .270 is a wicked caliber.
one-shot-one
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using what is in the safe:
i'd feel very comfortable with:
45-70 w/425 gr. hard cast lead
308 w/ 165 gr partition
30-06 w/ """""""""""""""""
300 wsm w/ 180 gr partition
would still try to bring him down with:
6.5x55 with 139 gr normas
44 mag rifle w/ 300 gr hard cast (inside 75 yards)
i'd feel very comfortable with:
45-70 w/425 gr. hard cast lead
308 w/ 165 gr partition
30-06 w/ """""""""""""""""
300 wsm w/ 180 gr partition
would still try to bring him down with:
6.5x55 with 139 gr normas
44 mag rifle w/ 300 gr hard cast (inside 75 yards)
freakintoguns
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a M249, meat be danged! or id walk away very quietly and calmly til i got ot my truck, then make Richard Petty proud!
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65
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G'day, got a couple more photos to share. What was that somebody said about small bones?
Smallgame2100
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Oh god. You got Big Foot.
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65
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G'day it looks like a pistol is the go.
FrontSight
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Ha, you saying the pic in Australia was doctored too?
Swampghost
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You find these WHERE??? I'm planning a trip in your direction.
sorry but a pig that looks like it weighs more than 2 tons, and is bigger than my mates northern territory buff. To me that would make news around the world. At least in the news papers
It's gone a little too far. And the fact that there is no recorded weights included in these photos.
It's gone a little too far. And the fact that there is no recorded weights included in these photos.
Iv shot stacks of pig’s im sure that one has been photo shopped cos iv seen this photo before, Newman Pilbara Region of north west Aust is a Hot dry place and I would be surprised if a pig could attain that size in those condition’s as I worked in mining in that area only a year ago. The 243 with 100 gr Partition on up to 308 with 165 gr will take out any pig.
