Posted: 3/8/2012 2:53:23 PM EDT
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ok, you're hunting from a blind in south texas about 100 yards away from the feeders
your choices are AR15 in .223 which you shoot pretty well bolt action 7mm-08 (which is effectively a .270win) which you don't shoot all that well. M14 in .308, which you shoot pretty well, but iron sights only or ............................ thoughts? choices? |
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ok, you're hunting from a blind in south texas about 100 yards away from the feeders your choices are AR15 in .223 which you shoot pretty well bolt action 7mm-08 (which is effectively a .270win) which you don't shoot all that well. M14 in .308, which you shoot pretty well, but iron sights only or ............................ thoughts? choices? Use what you're comfortable with. I've dropped many a hog with 55g to the neck. |
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ok, you're hunting from a blind in south texas about 100 yards away from the feeders your choices are AR15 in .223 which you shoot pretty well bolt action 7mm-08 (which is effectively a .270win) which you don't shoot all that well. M14 in .308, which you shoot pretty well, but iron sights only or ............................ thoughts? choices? Use what you're comfortable with. I've dropped many a hog with 55g to the neck. This. |
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Logic forces me to respond with: Use the .223 since you are most comfortable with it, but the 7mm-08 would be my first choice for caliber.
You don't say why you do not shoot it as well as the other two, but since you don't, skip over it. The .308 is open sighted....so you are at disadvantage there (especially in low light). Conclusion: .223 and pick your shots, or learn to shoot the 7mm-08 better. 
Best of luck on your hunt. Flint. |
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Logic forces me to respond with: Use the .223 since you are most comfortable with it, but the 7mm-08 would be my first choice for caliber. You don't say why you do not shoot it as well as the other two, but since you don't, skip over it. The .308 is open sighted....so you are at disadvantage there (especially in low light). Conclusion: .223 and pick your shots, or learn to shoot the 7mm-08 better.
Best of luck on your hunt. Flint. DITTO |
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I would like to some day hunt hogs from a blind and the weapon that I would be using would be a 1895G with 430 GC cast bullets. I know it may be too much gun but...... I would really like to use my Bushmaster BAR10 in 308, but can not bring it through Canada.
Bottom line use what ever weapon you are most comfortable with. |
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UPDATE
the 7mm-08 rifle is fucked up. I finally brought another couple rifles and I built nice groups with them that 7mm-08 puts the 1st one high and centered. the 2nd shot 6" right and centered the 3rd shot 6" right and 6" down. 4 straight times it did this. I switched to another rifle and built a nice group so, fuck it I bought a Daniel Defense 6.8SPC it's on it's way, should be here monday and time to go get it sighted in. |
| back in the 70's twas into fast-draw & black powder, actualy still am.. had gotten a .45 Kentucky, me pard & i went ta gravel pit ta test it out...fired a round, missed, me pard didn't see where it hit.. handed him rifle he shot, miss, didn't see were it hit.. not ta sound to modest, we both were pretty acurate, fast drawing ya learn Kentucky english quick... any ways, grabbed the rifle, loaded aimed, me pard, said, whoow.. looked at him said what? he said look down the barrell.. frustrated, said, am looking down the barrell.. he politley said forget the sight's, look down the barrell... the barrell twas warped... returned rifle for new one.. back on target... |
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UPDATE the 7mm-08 rifle is fucked up. I finally brought another couple rifles and I built nice groups with them that 7mm-08 puts the 1st one high and centered. the 2nd shot 6" right and centered the 3rd shot 6" right and 6" down. 4 straight times it did this. I switched to another rifle and built a nice group so, fuck it I bought a Daniel Defense 6.8SPC it's on it's way, should be here monday and time to go get it sighted in. Great choice. You have lots of good bullets to chose from. Se which of these the rifle likes the best, and hit the hogs in the neck. Try: 85 TSX SSA tac load 95 TTSX SSA tac load or WC ammo 110 TSX SSA tac load or WC ammo 110 Nosler AB from SSA 120 Hornady SST any of those, well placed, will dump them right there |