marksman13
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Got a little blood on the Cerakote tonight. Shot this boar and a couple smaller ones that made it into the swamp before I could finish them off. This dude was the biggest of the sounder and I’d guess he’s 150-175 lbs. Maybe a tad heavier. First shot off the Trigger Stick Tripod was just a hair over 200 yards. Hit him just a tad low. And then, he did the damndest thing I’ve ever had a pig do.
He charged me as fast as he could from 200 yards out. 99.99% of wounded pigs go as fast as they can in the opposite direction unless they just don’t see an opening to do so. This dude woke up this morning and chose violence! He turned the opposite direction of the rest of the sounder which was running into the swamp and came straight to me. I had already moved on to the next target when I heard him squealing. Looked back his direction and saw him coming.
A second 120 grain Federal Fusion from that 6.5 Grendel punched him in his face and sent him tumbling to the dirt for good at about fifteen yards. I looked up from him and scanned the field and found one lone straggler heading towards the swamp. I fired my fourth shot at that smaller pig just as it got to the edge of the swamp. Heard a satisfying thud and squeal and called it a night after getting a few quick pictures.
I haven’t really hunted much with my 6.5 Grendel just because it is a long, heavy, cumbersome beast, but I’m pretty happy with the performance. It won’t be replacing my 6.8 SPCs for routine pig hunts, but it’s a nice rifle to have in the battery.
He charged me as fast as he could from 200 yards out. 99.99% of wounded pigs go as fast as they can in the opposite direction unless they just don’t see an opening to do so. This dude woke up this morning and chose violence! He turned the opposite direction of the rest of the sounder which was running into the swamp and came straight to me. I had already moved on to the next target when I heard him squealing. Looked back his direction and saw him coming.
A second 120 grain Federal Fusion from that 6.5 Grendel punched him in his face and sent him tumbling to the dirt for good at about fifteen yards. I looked up from him and scanned the field and found one lone straggler heading towards the swamp. I fired my fourth shot at that smaller pig just as it got to the edge of the swamp. Heard a satisfying thud and squeal and called it a night after getting a few quick pictures.
I haven’t really hunted much with my 6.5 Grendel just because it is a long, heavy, cumbersome beast, but I’m pretty happy with the performance. It won’t be replacing my 6.8 SPCs for routine pig hunts, but it’s a nice rifle to have in the battery.
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