Author Topic: .243 Hog (Read 1731 times)

rockbilly · « **on:** November 08, 2005, 12:13:40 PM »

Kinda messed my deer hunting up Saturday morning when my son shot a 275-300 lb boar with his son's H&R .243 single shot. The hog was on a feeder about 150 yards from the blind. One shot, the bullet passed through both shoulders and made jello out of the heart. My son said it ran abut 10 yards after being hit and fell over dead. He was shooting a reload, 100 gr Sierra BT.

It was alrady in 79 degrees when the hog was shot, by the time we got him field dressed and loaded in the truck it was 80+ degrees. Just too hot for any kind of hunting.

FWiedner · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2005, 03:18:42 PM »

Very nice!

I've got one of those NEF .243s that I wanted to use for a light little truck gun but I can't get mine to shoot worth a poop.

I've never owned a gun that's so...uncooperative. (and I once bought and reconditioned an old 1903 Springfield whose only purpose in life was to hold a window open in a old pawn shop in Yuma, AZ...)

Can't get a group under 5 or 6 inches to save a life.

Did the boy's gun shoot pretty well out of the box or'd y'all have to work on it a bit?

Sure would like to punch a hole in a hog with mine.

PEPAW · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2005, 02:15:32 AM »

Great to get rid of a boar that big. Not good for much except field damage. I seldom shoot hogs while deer hunting as my serious hunting time is so limited and I can shoot hogs the other 9 months.

I use the .243 alot on the farm. Wish my Handi .243 would have been more accurate. I thought it would have been perfect for my wife and kids.

pepaw

rockbilly · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2005, 01:04:17 PM »

The gun was actually bought for my 9 year old grand son. My son had a hard time getting his to group, but changed the scope and spent a little time and finally got her down to 2-3 inch groups at 175 yards. I can't shoot the gun, it is too short for me (Youth model), I tried a coiuple of times, and after getting smacked on the nose by the scope, I gave it back to my son.

I think if it had an "adult" stock it would make a nice little truck gun. I went to an SKS with two thiry round mags for a truck gun. I don't want to get in the wild dogs and run out of ammo.

He had the processor cut the tenderlion and back straps into steaks, the hams, and bacon will be smoked, the rest will be made into link sausage and smoked.

PEPAW · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2005, 01:33:19 AM »

I tried new scope and rings, new stock, new ammo, etc. But I like to shoot the eating hogs in the head and my gun was not that accurate.
Let me know how that tenderloin tastes. Our experiences with big boars have caused my wife to veto boars.

pepaw

williamlayton · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2005, 01:37:45 AM »

My brother-in-law and his grown son are out around Brady this week-end. I suspect I wll hear the results later. UNLESS, they do no good-then I will hear lies.
Blessings

oktx · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2005, 09:17:04 AM »

Go to the NEF boards and they will help you get this little gun to shoot very well.

rockbilly · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2005, 07:39:15 AM »

pepaw, you know us Texas boys, put enough chili powder, garlic, beer,and smoke over a good mesquite fire and even your old boot taste good.

I had tenderloin for supper last night. I marinaded the meat about 6 hours. I melt a quarter pound of butter in a pan, add garlic, crushed red pepper, and vinegar, bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let it cool. When cooled, I pour it over the meat in a zip top plastic bag, turn ever two hours or so until ready to cook. I then browned the meat fast on a hot mesquite fire, pulled off the flame and put in the smoker portion of the grill for about a hour. I then pulled it off the grill, wrapped it in foil, covered it with Masterpiece BBQ sauce and put it in the oven at 250 degrees for about two hours. The meat was very tender, and quite tasty.

williamlayton · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2005, 02:32:57 PM »

Dang it all, I thought I had it good with a porterhouse on sale from H.E.B. then I go and read this and get hungry all over.
Blessings

FWiedner · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:21:31 PM »

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Dang it all, I thought I had it good with a porterhouse on sale from H.E.B. then I go and read this and get hungry all over.

I know what ya mean...

Billy, you are a demon tempting simple men to sins of gluttony.

I fully intend to drive you back to the nethers by stealing your recipe and using it to restore goodness and light to the world.

markc · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2005, 08:33:24 AM »

nice going rockbilly. My wife shoots a youth model handi in .243. She is quite deadly with it too. We head to the lease this Sat coming up for about 4 days. Hopefully we will both see some deer and hogs..

rockbilly · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2005, 03:15:28 PM »

This is our secret, so please don't tell anyone.

As you can see from the age, I have a few miles on this old frame, some of the parts don't work as well as they use to, especially the old eyes. Keep this in mind and I will go no with the story.

Normally, I prefer to hunt in the morning, as I said the old eyes just don't work that well especially between dusk and dark. Last Saturday my son talked me into going out for an afternoon hunt. I got in the stand about 2:30 and had sat there without seeing anything until about dusk when a nice 8-10 (I couldn't see well enough to tell, even with the binoculars) followed a bunch of does to a feeder. I didn't want to shoot the buck because I could not get a good look at it. As I watched, about twenty pigs came up out of a gully and walked over to the feeder. I put the scope (3x9 leupold) on them, but could not single out a pig to shoot. After a few minutes they disappeared behind some cedars. I look again and there is one under the feeder and two standing out near the cedar tree line. I put the scope on the one under the feeder, I thought it was strange that he was a different color than the others, but it appeared to be a good eating sized pig. I fired, it fell in it's tracks. After waiting a few minutes I walked over to assess my kill. Boy was I in for a shock, as I got closer, I thought "darn, this pig looks strange." When I finally got up so I could get a real good look, I found a massive big dead porcupine. I have always said, unless its a varmint, I don't shoot anything I don't eat......anybody know how to cook one of these things?

I would have sworn that the porcupine was a pig. It was almost as if it was with them, maybe that is what scared the pigs off the feeder to begin with. This serves to reinforce my practice of going to the truck while I can still see well. :oops: :oops: :oops:

williamlayton · « **Reply #12 on:** December 02, 2005, 03:38:48 AM »

HEHEHEHEHEHE! Serves you right for testing the gods of gaming.
Careful skinning that thang.
I have never heard of eating a porcupine-- armadillo, nutria, possum--Yes, even Mullet. But never---
I am sure someone will conjure up a receipt but I must be forced to let you boys try it first.
BTW--GOOD SHOT, well, er, dead eye!!!
Blessings

rockbilly · « **Reply #13 on:** December 04, 2005, 04:51:01 PM »

I had a cajun girlfriend back in the sixties when I worked for Parks and Wildlife, that girl could make anything taste good. She often cooked mullet. She made gar balls that were out of this world, and most any wild game was a feast when she finished with it. She owned a little bar in Port Lavaca where she served a lot of the things she cooked to the customers. Boy could that girl cook, and she had some other good qualities too. Guess I should have married her, but was afraid I would wake up one morning with my throat cut. :roll:

williamlayton · « **Reply #14 on:** December 05, 2005, 03:01:42 AM »

Gar Balls-Lordy that takes me back. Lots of folks used to rave about the good catfish served in some places without knowing they were eating garfish.
Those Coonie ladies can be mysterious, from time to time that is for sure.
Knew a girl from Pt Lavaca back at Ol Sam Houston Normal [shstc]. Hope the Hen does not read this. She knew her. Well, that was a woman of a different nature, for sure.
I used to love to wade fish that area, down to the Esprit De Santos.
We would take two or three boats out of Chocolate Bayou and run the intercostal down to Pt O'Conner. Stay for two or three days and motor back.
The army hole was fun, but, the wading was better.
Blessings

rockbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2005, 04:10:18 PM »

:shock: We may have crossed paths down there. I was a game warden working out of Port O'Connor at the time. I worked Matagorda Island and the IC canal mostly from Port Lavaca to Seadrift. In 1964 I had a re-call to active duty. I had only been out of the Army for 18 months, I knew going back would mean another tour in Viet Nam so I rushed to San Antonio and joined the Air Force. Twelve months later, I was back in Viet Nam.

I sure had some good times while there, made some good friends and hated to leave, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. :wink:

williamlayton · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2005, 12:47:29 AM »

Small world!!!
I see folks all the time that I have run across SOMEWHERE in life without ever meeting them.
Boatshows, hunting fishing shows, gun shows, LIFE.
My brother-in-law and I were in Llano Tuesday eating BBQ. We went riding around and ended up there. Saw some good deer and black bucks.
We are going to his place next week to work on a feeder. I went up to Dawson Percision to get the 9x23. They did a good job on it.
Being retired has its pleasant moments when one can just drift off for a few days to somewhere.
I love my day trips.
Blessings