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300blk SBR did its job on father, son, and brother hog hunt
December 22, 2018, 02:53 PM
usncorpsman300blk SBR did its job on father, son, and brother hog hunt
Today’s hunt was very successful. I bagged a 190lb sow and my brother shot a 175 boar hog. My son has shot several hogs and just wanted to be in the stand with dad today. My SBR 300blk with my hand loaded ammo performed wonderfully.
The morning started at 0250 and after an almost 2hour drive, my son, brother and I climbed into the tree stands at about 0550. The temperature was a cool 37 degrees here in Florida but felt much colder with the strong wind gusts we have had for the past few days. At around 0645, 15-20 hogs came into the area. It was still too dark to see clearly through our scopes, so we let all of them pass. There were some huge pigs in that bunch. We did not see anything else, so at 0750 we started climbing out of the stand. As soon as I hit the ground, they came back
. I startled them and they all ran away. We then started our stalk on the ground. After about an hour on the ground, this nice red sow gave me a nice broadside shot at around 50yds. The 125gr Speer TNT and Trijicon TR24 did their job. She ran about 15-20 yards and piled up. I was so excited to know that my hand loaded ammo performed well on live game and I now have complete confidence in that load. This will be a mighty fine eating animal
. I wish you could join us for pulled pork.
Rifle/Load Info
8.3” Ballistics Advantage Barrel ( home built upper )
RRA SBR Lower
Speer 125gr TNT
17gr IMR 4227
Winchester Small Rifle Primer
Federal 300blk brass
2.05 OAL
December 22, 2018, 02:54 PM
AndybAwesome
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craigcpaNice story, God shooting and good looking sausage. Let's see the cooked version.
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December 22, 2018, 03:10 PM
sigfreundExcellent!
Any idea what velocity you get with that load?
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RNshooterNice looking pigs and good pictures of a happy family. There is no substitute for those memories
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December 22, 2018, 03:54 PM
TuskMeat on the table and a family memory that will last forever. It doesn't get any better than that.
December 22, 2018, 04:53 PM
usncorpsmanquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Excellent!
Any idea what velocity you get with that load?
Around 1950fps
December 22, 2018, 05:48 PM
David WLooks like fun to me!
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EdmondWow. Looks like you guys had a good time.
I wish we could get a FL hog hunt together. It would give me the perfect excuse to build a .308...
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December 22, 2018, 06:37 PM
TRshootemVery nice trip for you fellas! Pulled pork sounds great, enjoy your harvest. So far, all my 10.5" BLK pistol has killed is a Prairie Dog at 165 yds with 110 gr Vmax. Our White Tail deer hunt plan went sour with a kidney stone attack and emergency surgery that set me back in energy and desire.
December 22, 2018, 08:40 PM
Tailhook 84Well done, sir! Those will be tasty on the smoker.
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EkimSigThat is awesome! Looks like a great day out.
December 22, 2018, 09:46 PM
esdunbarThat looks like an awesome time!
December 22, 2018, 09:54 PM
Spiff_P239Pulled pork? That’s absolutely one of those foods I can never turn down. Glad you and the family had a successful hunt.
December 22, 2018, 10:00 PM
gearhoundsThat looks like a damn good time- congrats on the porkers.
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357fuzzVery nice and great memories!!!
December 22, 2018, 11:40 PM
LS1 GTONow brother, that looks good!!
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December 23, 2018, 08:49 AM
GrumpyBikerLove the .300blk setup.
They work great on hogs !
Good to see it’s a family thing too.
Keep knocking them down !!
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December 23, 2018, 08:57 AM
WinoThanks for posting your experience. Looks like y'all had a great time!
Taking my Ruger American Ranch 300 BLK and SiCo Omega to the range for its first sighting today. Will be used for deer and hog in January (all inside 125 yards).
Looks like you roll your own ammo. Did you experiment with any box ammo prior and have any thoughts? Barnes VOR-TX seems pretty popular for hunting.
December 23, 2018, 09:04 AM
D4HeavyAwesome! Some good looking Christmas hams right there. That’s exactly the same load me and my boys hunt hogs with.