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Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« on: April 29, 2011, 09:34:15 AM »
Two hogs taken today with my Tender pistol 13" MGM 30-30IMP. shooting Nosler 125gr. B-Tips over 32.0gr. of IMR4198.



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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 10:19:26 AM »
Nice shootin Dave. Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 11:27:13 AM »
Excellent.  Thanks for sharing.  What caliber is it?  125 ballistic tip sounds like a 30 caliber or some sort.
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 12:12:56 PM »
Excellent.  Thanks for sharing.  What caliber is it?  125 ballistic tip sounds like a 30 caliber or some sort.

Sorry about that, 30-30IMP.
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2011, 12:42:03 PM »
NICE  JOB DAVE DID YOU GET A TURKEY YET IM STILL LOOKIN
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« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2011, 01:00:24 PM »
NICE  JOB DAVE DID YOU GET A TURKEY YET IM STILL LOOKIN

Not yet, but be in the woods tomorrow morning!!!! ;D
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2011, 02:02:25 PM »
Details, please. Range. Scope. Load. Conditions. Location, etc., etc.

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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2011, 03:07:24 PM »
Details, please. Range. Scope. Load. Conditions. Location, etc., etc.

Location is Kenna WV. The Tender pistol has a 13" MGM 30-30IMP barrel topped off with a Burris 3X12 scope. I was shooting Nosler 125gr. B-Tips over 32.0gr. of IMR4198. Started hunting first light. Cool morning, cloudy with occasional drizzle. A lot of greenery on now making shots choosy. Working a long a ridge top when I spotted the hogs feeding on a flat below. The bore in the first picture was very aggressive towards the other hogs running from one to the other trying to pick a fight. He finally stood still where I could get an open shot at about 60yds. It was a heart lung shot that put him down after going about 30 feet. There were bigger sows in the group but I like his color and attitude!

The larger sow came from down in a hollow where several sows and a couple bores were feeding. It took about 30mins. or more to get an open shot. There was a bigger sow in the group but a clear shot didn't come so I pulled the hammer on this one at about 50yds. It was a double lunger and she went about 50 yds before dropping.

Both shots went in between ribs without hitting bone. Niter bullet exited, but the internal damage was amazing!
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2011, 01:34:11 AM »
Thanks!   Great story!

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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2011, 05:04:43 AM »
      Nice Hoggin' thar Dave.  Aren't those little 125BT's simply amazing!  Great pics too!  Thanks,
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2011, 05:25:02 AM »
Hey, is that an MGM 6-hole mount?

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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2011, 07:11:31 AM »
      Nice Hoggin' thar Dave.  Aren't those little 125BT's simply amazing!  Great pics too!  Thanks,
Walt ;D


For my pistol hunting I couldn't ask for anything to give me better performance!!
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Re: Contender Pistol and Hogs!(pics)
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2011, 07:12:57 AM »
Hey, is that an MGM 6-hole mount?

Yes, it is!!
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