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This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:03 am
by Blu
Shot this on Sunday, not a bad size dressed out at 60kg.
Porky 4.JPG
Blu
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:10 am
by Robin128
Excuse my ignorance, Blu but is that a feral or wild hog?
Presumably gralloched where you shot it?
Looks like a tender young one.
Rob
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:11 pm
by Blu
Rob, yep mate it's a wild hog. Shot it yesterday. It's about a year old so as you say nice and tender. Yes it was gralloched where it was shot.
Porky Pig 2.JPG
Blu
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:44 pm
by Blu
Had the ribs last night cooked slowly in my special sauce.....delicous :P
Blu
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:58 pm
by Ovenpaa
What is the rifle Blu?
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:16 pm
by Blu
Hey bro, it's a Tikka T3 in 308 with a 9 power Leupold scope with the German #1 reticle. As you can see it works for me.
Blu
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:30 pm
by Ovenpaa
Blu wrote:Hey bro, it's a Tikka T3 in 308 with a 9 power Leupold scope with the German #1 reticle. As you can see it works for me.
It seems to work nicely judging by the Hog, was it moving when you shot it and what do you think of the T3 action, smooth enough, feed OK, magazine work OK, everything feel robust? Anything you don't like about it?
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:12 pm
by Blu
ovenpaa, the hogs were on the move, well that is rooting around when I shot it. There were five of them together rooting around looking for the homemade scent lure I had put down, (brings them in every time). I shot this one just behind the ear from about 70 yards and he just dropped where he stood.
As to the rifle itself I have no complaints. Never had a magazine or feeding problem, the action is smooth and the trigger is adjustable, I have this one set at 2.5 lbs.
So I think I can honestly say there is nothing about it that I dislike. It is certainly a very accurate rifle. I also have a T3 in 270 WSM and that rifle is just as accurate as my .308.
Going to give the pigs a wee break for a couple of weeks as firearms deer season opens next Monday, as this rate my missus reckons we are going to need another freezer as our current one is full of ducks, geese, venison, some black bear and elk. Now we have pork
Blu
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:44 pm
by Robin128
You're so lucky Blu.
Rob
Re: This Little Piggy Isn't Going To Market.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:03 pm
by Blu
Rob
You're so lucky Blu.
Yes sir I know I am, it is one of the reasons I never had a hankering to return to the United Kingdom. Hell the whole country is full of free meat, what more could I want?
Blu