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so it probably wouldv'e done the same if you had hit it with even say a .30/06 fmj round in same place........
a good thing to have better rounds at your disposal for "next time".

people use it all the time mate....they just have it necked down to .204

AKA .204 ruger

my good hunting mate uses same case sized UP to .264-----6.5mm
the funny thing is he now using 80grn sier ...

so Im picking you didnt hit bone at all?????
Scratch

how far/how long till it fell over dead????
Very Happy

it obviously died as you recovered it Very Happy

Speaking of fast followup shots----saw a 2nd hand BLR in .270win forsale yesterday.........NO NO NO I do not need it.
I hear you slimjim........your 6.8 is sort of a modern .243 win (same bullet weig ...

you go get some Slimjim.......knock a few ove for me too while you on the case,and the mighty .270 winchester with 130grn pills doesnt take prisoners of pigasaurusboarus either..... mine has taken dow ...

a man after my own heart....if load works dont change it and keep that plurry chrony away or you will just stuff it up.

ok now having killed and hung more than a few pigs in my time.....and got not to shabby at guesstimating weight. Im usually within 10-20lb with our pigs.
now I looked at him and said he MIGHT go 130l ...

at 40 yards if the projectile didnt the muzzle blast would. lol

so Joe...how the rifle going now???? still sticking with that same recipe or have you swapped projectiles???
nice shooting by the way.
what sort of speed is that load doing??

well over here they pretty much kept in check nowadays...... you hear of the odd lamb killer but most farmers have regular crew of hunters more than willing to go deal with any that cause issues,a big ...

yeah Mate.....just knew you were a bit of a fan of the monos,the GS were a really new thing when he started using them.
Mike for foxes that cartridge would be just about perfect inmyhumbleopinion.
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man those pigs are skinny...... sure wouldnt want to fall over and break a leg alone out in boonies with that lot around.
what happens over here when they get like that is they scavenge carcassess,th ...

Slim me old mate.....there is an old ex venison recovery guy( Alex Gale) here in KIWILAND who has meat hunted with a .22-250 forever (well ok not quite when dinosaurs were around but since late 70s an ...

you could be really different and go 22-.243 there are a few guys running them over here now and shooting deer with them too. talk about projectiles "smoking" out the end of the barrel.

oh dear...... better make use of the time she is in hospital to fit out the dog kennel.......me thinks you will be needing it for some time.