Well…….my “Spot” problem was remedied this evening. Took my Nephew (Wife’s side) out to the hog stand this evening. He hasn’t been back from Iraq very long and we haven’t had much time to visit.
Josh likes to hunt….so letting him take out the Black Sow seemed like a good plan, he was eager to go.
We took my .458 SOCOM since he is already familiar and comfortable with the AR platform. Just before dark the hogs showed up. I saw our “resident rabbit” cut out….just before they popped out of the brush….so I knew they were coming.
Josh spotted them about the same time I did. He ‘snicked” off the safety…slowly raised the AR and found the Black Sow. She had already turned broadside and I knew the shot was about to break. Just then…I noticed “Spot” coming up directly behind the Black Sow. I told Josh to wait….”they are going to line up”.
As soon as they got even with one another….he touched off the shot. Both hogs fell right where they were. The 300 grain Corbon (Remington HP) made an ENTRY hole nearly an inch across. The bullet fragmented into five large pieces as it passed through the Black Sow.
Two of the fragments hit the spotted sow (one in the neck, one in the brain pan).
I really didn’t expect the Corbon to fragment quite that much…or I wouldn’t have had Josh go for the double. I believe the 405 gr. soft point or the 300 gr. Barnes will be better suited for the job (but then only under ideal conditions).
Our “Marine” was cool and collected the whole time, got the job done just like I expected he would.