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Offline terry-1

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« on: October 26, 2005, 09:34:49 AM »
Well after getting alot of info and help here on buying and setting up my first contender hunting pistol I took my first  ever pistol wild boar last evening. He weighted 175lbs dressed at the meat processor not a gaint but a good average mature boar around these parts. I was out filling feeders on my hunting lease when I saw him chaseing a sow around a thicket. I stalked up within 35 yards after about 30 minutes and dropped him with one shot from a 10mm contender using 200grXTP at 1200fps. He ran only 10yards after the shot bullet passed through both sides lung shot. I will scan and post a pic when I get my film back from Walmart.T hanks for all the help people gave on my post over the last few weeks its nice to get some real world info from other handgun users when you are just starting out with a pistol. My wife is happy with 20 years of archery,black power,rifle hunting she said all I needed was another pistol hunting hobby.

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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2005, 09:44:47 AM »
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Congratulations Terry on a successful and productive hunt, Thats a good eating size pig. A hunt like that makes the juices flow. There is nothing like a hand gun hunt to make a person feel like he has came full circle with life :D ..........Joe...........
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2005, 01:26:39 PM »
Congratulations Terry... :D  :D
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2005, 01:14:12 AM »
I shot my boar with my 7mm Mag but after I had shot it other boars were walking under my stand I could have easily have shot one of them with a handgun if I'd had known there were so many of them around.
Congradulations on your boar :D

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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2005, 06:16:28 PM »
Congrats, Terry. I'll bet you're hooked on handgun hunting now. It sure is addictive. :-)

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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2005, 03:01:40 PM »
Sounds great Terry.... I envy thou!    Also , you did it with a 10mm!  Nice!  

I'll be handgun hunting (for the first time) this year with my Glock 20 longslide and will be using that same bullet at about 1350 fps on SW Missouri deer.  I can't wait.....