If you have perused this blog a bit ......
You might agree with me on the heavy gun thing. You might agree light recoil helps accuracy. If you have not perused my blog, please check out some of my earlier posts and note I have a recipe for all this:
1. Heavy gun, check,
2. Light recoil, check,
3. Bipod, check,
4. Light caliber - preferably a .223
4. The final ingredient is the most important - “If you think you are close enough, get much closer.”
Here in Texas with deer blinds and bait, you have the perfect situation for accurate shot placement under hunting stress. 100 yards is pretty easy at the rifle range, on a bench, with a sandbag. But hair and horns result in central nervous system overload. So, cut it in half in the field. Yup; 2 X 25, the mid-field stripe, 50 yards – maybe less! Rig the deal my good man!
55 grain soft points pushing 3,000 fps create a delightful "POP" on impact. They are quite convincing. My son's first hog, right at 200 pounds, was not ballistically astute, had not considered a 55 grain bullet as too small. He responded by sticking his feet up in the air.
3 months later we picked up his skull. Notice the baseball sized chunk missing just left of his artistically applied eye. There are no chew marks, so this is not the result of an over zealous coyote wielding a Sawzall.
Our .223 has another nuance. We call it, "The 1st gun" meaning: If this is the first time you are hunting with us, we give you our Handi Rifle Ultra Varmint .223, the same one seen above. WHEN you are successful, your name is permanently engraved on the stock. Tipping the scales just under 10 pounds but she's "muscular" - but not "fat". Recoil is almost non-existent contributing to a healthy blog roll. This picture is dated. Three more names are on there now and we have a hunt coming up in the next couple weeks.
A little bullet in the right place beats a big bullet pulled due to pucker factor - every time. (I highly recommend the H@R Handi Rifle Ultra Varmint! It is offered in larger calibers's) - whatever gun you choose, take my recipe, liberally apply rule #4 - your success rate will skyrocket.
Hunting and fishing is the ultimate "green" experience. Teach every kid you can find how to participate in the ecosystem. Lord knows they get enough tree hugging propaganda out there.
Small Boy with Laugh Lines
A.D.D. is AWESOME
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