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CVO Social => Other Topics => Topic started by: SBB on November 14, 2006, 11:29:34 PM
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This definately belongs in the other topics thread!
I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.
Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.
What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!
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A .50 caliper machine gun,....oh wait, you said from a tree, nevermind, Those hogs can be mean mothers, I went once with my brother in law. We used a 30/30?, or 30.06, I think thats what it was if I remember right. Anyway, I also found out I didnt like my drunk brother in law much that weekend too. I Almost bagged him.
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This definately belongs in the other topics thread!
I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.
Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.
What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!
[smiley=nixweiss.gif]
I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.
SanJoseDuke
SanJoseDuke
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I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.
SanJoseDuke
SanJoseDuke
Note to self: Always be nice to duke
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A .50 caliper machine gun,....oh wait, you said from a tree, nevermind, Those hogs can be mean mothers, I went once with my brother in law. We used a 30/30?, or 30.06, I think thats what it was if I remember right. Anyway, I also found out I didnt like my drunk brother in law much that weekend too. I Almost bagged him.
This is way I love this site so much 8-)
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I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.
SanJoseDuke
SanJoseDuke
Geez Duke, What did you do with all that meat?
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I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.
SanJoseDuke
SanJoseDuke
This is like asking whether to use a SERT or Power Commander and what kind of pipes to add.
The gun group can be just as OGD as the CVO group is OCD.
Dukes right on with his Weatherby 7mm. A guy with a lot of time to hunt evidently too [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
I use a Weatherby 300 mag with 180 gr Nosler partition and a Leupold 3 x 9 scope.
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Mmmmm, as I toddle of to bed and an early morning flight to Atlanta.
Do I see a CVO Hog Hunt in the future [smiley=rifle.gif]
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Chip not the cheapest and not the most expensive. Try a Remington 700 in .270 cal. It is a great all around gun. On mine I have a Leupold 3x9 x 40mm scope. 300 yard accurate shots are a peice of cake if you need them. You will be able to hunt deer with this gun also.
Be Safe
THE DAWG
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But, if I was hunting hogs from 50 to 150 yards and had a good rest like the stand you mention I may have to go with Mike and us a 50 caliber, not a machine gun, just a S & W 500 with a Leupold 2x scope.
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Geez Duke, What did you do with all that meat?
I shot all the hogs and most of the deer in the bijou of Louisiana last December and January on a special hunt sponsored by a local landowner and fish and game. We gave all the meat to the locals who were very glad to get it. There are an awful lot of folks down there whose lives have been turned up side down as a result of the Katrina devastation. I kept the moose and deer meat we shot in early October in Canada for some friends and myself. My brother loves bear meat so I left it with him in Washington.
SanJoseDuke
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I shot all the hogs and most of the deer in the bijou of Louisiana last December and January on a special hunt sponsored by a local landowner and fish and game. We gave all the meat to the locals who were very glad to get it. There are an awful lot of folks down there whose lives have been turned up side down as a result of the Katrina devastation. I kept the moose and deer meat we shot in early October in Canada for some friends and myself. My brother loves bear meat so I left it with him in Washington.
SanJoseDuke
That's good to see that its going to a good cause, I figured you must be giving a bunch of it away [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Note to self: Always be nice to duke
MIKE, BY LOOKING AT THE ARTILLERY IN ROG'S SAFE, YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER NOTE TO BE EXTRA NICE TO HIM TOO. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
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This definately belongs in the other topics thread!
I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.
Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.
What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!
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FOR WHAT LITTLE HOG HUNTING IVE DONE IVE ALWAYS USED A REMINGTON 870 DEERSLAYER WITH O/O BUCKSHOT & SLUGS, WITH A 44 MAG STRAP ON THE HIP. YOU DONT WANT TO BE LEFT EMPTY HANDED IF YOU HIT AND INJURE A PISSED OFF BIG BOAR. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Remember to try and shoot them in the head. Nothing worse than a wounded mad hog!!
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Remember to try and shoot them in the head. Nothing worse than a wounded mad hog!!
Behind the ear works perfect every time.
SanJoseDuke
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I'd recommend an RPG...
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For all around, long distance work,the featured product is the M107
Alternative Designations: Semi Automatic Long Range Sniper Rifle, Semi Automatic Anti Material Rifle, Heavy Sniper Rifle (HSR)
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Or, when all else fails, use the ultimate RPG:
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Up here in West "BY GOD" Virginia, the MEN Hog Hunt with a 29 or 629 Smith, or a Colt Anaconda, 2-3 Speed loaders, and a Arkansas Toothpick. We don't shoot 'em 'till we see the fire in their eyes, which is about 10-12 feet away. 'Course, we're standin' on a stump when we bust a cap between their evil eyes. That was years ago when I was a younger Man. Ain't got the heart, or the time, to hunt them now. Later--HUBBARD
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Here's one that's about 180 lbs.
They run about 150 to 250.
Leaning toward the 300 Weatherby Mag.
If we use the dogs then I will use the Super Redhawk 7" in 44.
That would be a 10 to 15' shot like Hubbard likes!
If I take Hubbard all I have to do is run faster than him if something goes wrong! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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This little piggie went to the Market...
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...and came home as sausage, chops, roasts hams...
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Or, when all else fails, use the ultimate RPG:
that'll turn him into some nice ready to eat fried bacon
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that'll turn him into some nice ready to eat fried bacon
Probably more like sausage ;D
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Remember to try and shoot them in the head. Nothing worse than a wounded mad hog!!
Heck they don 't even have to be wounded some of the time....they're just bad[smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Here's one that's about 180 lbs.
They run about 150 to 250.
Leaning toward the 300 Weatherby Mag.
If we use the dogs then I will use the Super Redhawk 7" in 44.
That would be a 10 to 15' shot like Hubbard likes!
If I take Hubbard all I have to do is run faster than him if something goes wrong! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
IS HE HOUSE BROKE [smiley=nixweiss.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
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Chip where is the sport in using a rifle ....
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Here's one that's about 180 lbs.
They run about 150 to 250.
Leaning toward the 300 Weatherby Mag.
If we use the dogs then I will use the Super Redhawk 7" in 44.
That would be a 10 to 15' shot like Hubbard likes!
If I take Hubbard all I have to do is run faster than him if something goes wrong! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
That hog looks like he still has something on his mind.
Can't go wrong with the Weatherby 300.
We do have some hunters here, don't we [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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I agree with RJOB749 give'm a chance. Pistol whip em.........
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If we use the dogs then I will use the Super Redhawk 7" in 44.
That would be a 10 to 15' shot like Hubbard likes!
[highlight]If I take Hubbard all I have to do is run faster than him if something goes wrong[/highlight]! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Oh my gawd, I'm gonna get some chit fer this..... I took somewhere between 200 and 300 hogs while I was stationed in Louisiana... (Over a 5 year period, and most went to the butcher for distibution at cut rate in Leesville, 'cause the meat tasted like a pine nut, and my wife have relative that were poor folks and it made her feel good...) I carried a large bore handgun for those days when something went astray, (which was damned seldom) and used a Ruger 10-22 with a 3-9 scope on it for the business end of the day. Plink, drop, plink, drop, plink, drop, go ge the truck and the beer....
Hogs die easy when you head shoot 'em. And thier dumb. dumber than your gun. With a .22 they look at the shot, then they look at their buddy that just went down, and then they go back to eating... so you can shoot the next one. ::)
Head shots also keep the damned things from tasting so bad when they bleed out in to the meat... Even if you go big for a gun, stick to the head or you won't be thrilled with the taste. If you're looking for a mounted head, shoot 'em high in the neck with something wide and they'll drop like you hit 'em with an axe. The meat and hide is thick and tough enough it will break thier necks pretty easy with a large bore round. With even medium level stalking skills, you won;t need over a 75-100 shot unless it is extremely open terrain. (I didn't have any of that type terrian and most shots were 25-75 yards, with the longer ranges most productive because the herds wouldn't move off before you dropped a couple of them...)
PS... DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT! drop out of tree with a big knife and think you will kill a hog easy. Let my ego fueled stupidity and 80 stitch trip to the ER stand as a reminder and skip the trip yourself.... Not to mention that I almost got booted out of the military for gross negligence in the destruction of gov't property (me)....
what a dipchit I was in my younger days...
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Coolbreeze, enjoyed your details on hog hunting and I can assure you that you aren't the only one in the dipchit category from our younger days, I know this from reading d00d's ramblings. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
;D [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] [smiley=drink.gif]
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Coolbreeze, enjoyed your details on hog hunting and I can assure you that you aren't the only one in the dipchit category from our younger days, I know this from reading d00d's ramblings.
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Excuse me???? :P [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
[smiley=pumpkin.gif]Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Gary, [smiley=oops.gif] you're quick, I was implied to be in that group too (and most of us here) [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Coolbreeze,
Any pictures to back up that Rambo incident? I will have to only presume you didnt get that I was TEASING Chip and hoping he knew better.
-harry
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There were in fact, pictures of the incident in question, taken by my long since ex-wife, which were brought to court as part of those proceedings to indicate that I might not be "all there". I imagine she still has them as they were nothing short of epic in their humor. (in retrospect only...)
And yes, it was the attendance at a showing of the newly released movie Rambo that put the thought in my itty bitty noggin.... those damned movies will lead you astray everytime, won't they!
I can't wait to see the new bond flick.................. I have a truly fast car now, hmmm......... [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Coolbreeze,
Probably a part of your life you don't want to relive, but let me get this straight. You killed 300 wild boar to feed your ex-wife's family and she divorced you ? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]
Man that's cold. She didn't by any chance end up with Paul Sr. from OCC did she ? Be a perfect match. :D
B B
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Nah, she just had a ton of very poor relatives, and thought it was a good idea to give back to the community, (so to speak). Family we fed directly...
And yeah, she's gone. But that was my choice. She had a little problem with fidelity when I was out of the country on TDY's. That got old pretty quick.
The huntin' part was the best part. I really enjoyed my outdoors time with a gusto back then.... maybe a little too much gusto every once in a while... ::)
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You are a solid Dude Coolbreeze and she's a - - - - -
well we have new rules about that kind of talk now don't we.
Glad you remember the good times. That's the best way to be
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I Guess I'm really into Eagles
Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50 A.E. w/.300-grain XTP jacketed hollow-point Extreme Penatration ammunition
(http://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/screamneagle1/DESERTEAGLE.jpg)
The Mark XIX's
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I Guess I'm really into Eagles
Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50 A.E. w/.300-grain XTP jacketed hollow-point Extreme Penatration ammunition
(http://publish.insightbb.com/personalfile/personalsite/screamneagle1/DESERTEAGLE.jpg)
The Mark XIX's
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Only way to go.............SW .45 cal.....go ahead, make my day... [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
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I Guess I'm really into Eagles
Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50 A.E. w/.300-grain XTP jacketed hollow-point Extreme Penatration ammunition....
That thing must be a "hand-held cannon"? [smiley=nixweiss.gif] :o
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Only way to go.............SW .45 cal.....go ahead, make my day... [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
Colt Anaconda 44 mag works too, with little brother Cobra 357 mag
That thing must be a "hand-held cannon"? [smiley=nixweiss.gif] :o
[smiley=pumpkin.gif]Ride Safe,Fired00d [smiley=fireman.gif]
Gary, they aren't that bad because of the way they were designed to channel the gases to cycle the action.
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S&W Model 60... .357MAG heavy loads is quite the handful...
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Yup yup yup, I love my DE .50.... however, I DO NOT like the way it weighs me down. So if I have to walk far at all, I will invariably reach for a lighter package.
I haven't kept up with the renditions of the Desert Eagle, and did not know they had moved to a multi barrel package... Lucky for me it Christmas time, and the wifey is still a little confused right now by my new pay grade.... Yeehaw!!!!!!
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Yup yup yup,
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Gary, [highlight]they aren't that bad because of the way they were designed to channel the gases to cycle the action[/highlight].
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look at the [highlight]size of the slug[/highlight] compaired to the S&W 40 & 357... yea Hand Cannon
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He's right, ya know. The .50 is a nice slow push. Quite comfortable for recoil. A little on the loud side, but not sharp and unfriendly sounding. Those little piker rounds like a .45 winMag and the old standby .44 mag have to hit real hard real guick to get any horsepower, and it slaps the hand like ya momma used get ya with a spoon. (verrrrry uncomfortable) ::) On the other hand, my story doesn't really explain why I shook the crosshairs out of the first two scopes I put on it...hmmm...... Never mind. It really is very comfortable to shoot.
BTW, the hand cannon is something completely different, but I can't talk about that here, becasuse it would be off topic......... [smiley=oops.gif]
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Yup yup yup,
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Can you 'splain the downside of that to me? (my other hot-rod is a 25-06......'slodes 'em every time!!!)
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So I have been thinking about the shot of the three calibers and thought I'd do one from the gun safe to include the S & W 500 just to give a little more perspective to the .50 caliber horsepower debate.
Here's the S&W 500, DE 50, 44 mag and 357 mag against a background you may recognize and also appreciate for the horsepower it represents
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And I might say you can't get a true perspective of the power of the 500 without this comparison shot.
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Can you 'splain the downside of that to me?
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So I have been thingking about the shot of the three calibers and thought I'd do one from the gun safe to include the S & W 500 just to give a little more perspective to the .50 caliber [highlight]horsepower debate[/highlight].
Here's the S&W 500, DE 50, 44 mag and 357 mag against a background you may recognize and also appreciate for the horsepower it represents
no debate here, the S&W 500 is the MOAG (mother of all guns) [smiley=znotworthy.gif]
I get chills just looking at it [smiley=shocked2.gif]
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no debate here, the S&W 500 is the MOAG (mother of all guns) [smiley=znotworthy.gif]
I get chills just looking at it
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So here's the decision,
For Boar hunting
rifle
Weatherby Mark V synthetic
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So here's the decision,
For Boar hunting
rifle
Weatherby Mark V synthetic
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here little piggy!
[smiley=pumpkin.gif] [smiley=rifle.gif] oops that's not a piggy!
Shame, shame, shame!!!!! :o [smiley=vrolijk27.gif] ::) :P ;D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Everything is great except
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Hmm, another smart arse "Amigo" heard from. :P ::) [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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Hey, I was defending you this time.......you really wouldn't want to get on my bad side, I'm havin' a bad day.
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Everything is great except
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Rjob,
(after seeing what's in the gun safe) If we ever meet, remind me to be nice to you........LOL
_Beagle
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Rjob,
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^^^^^^ That's defending??? [smiley=nixweiss.gif] Looks more like dancing/jumping for joy, and thumbs up. :P ;D
[smiley=pumpkin.gif]Ride Safe,Fired00d [smiley=fireman.gif]
Look it says:
Everything is great [size=24][highlight]except[/highlight][/size]
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Look it says:
meaning the gun selection is great but the target is a bad choice.
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So here's the decision,
For Boar hunting
rifle
Weatherby Mark V synthetic