Hog hunting in the rain

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pappy177

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Years ago , I am and old 60 year old Nam vet , Here in Florida we would go hog hunting pistols only.
Usually it was best in the rain (makes things quieter)
We would load the 6 shooter , remove the cylinder , carefully light grease around the ball with a brush and drip 2-3 drops of candle wax on top.
Cap it and carefully seal with clear nail polish water proofing the thing.
Took many hogs this way some 20 years ago , what do you folks do now if out in the rain?
 
I have not hunted hogs in the rain yet Pappy, but if I did, I think I would just clean my Marlin 336 when I got back to the cabin. BTW Thank you for you service, and anyone eles who has served that reads this.
 
I never heard of anybody hunting hogs with a cap and ball revolver.
I did kill a 140 pound boar with a 1911 .45 ACP.
What pistol, and what load were you using on the piggies?
How well did it perform? How many shots did it take to nail the hog?
 
58 old army 44 , 30 grains of home made , 454 140 grain ball.
Florida hunting is different , we would be asked to hunt on a farmers land with problems with hogs. they still ask my younger friends.
Day before look at the land , pick a big live oak.
Nite before get drunk on beer while filling a 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full of grain corn , 3/4's with water and 1/2 can of lye , yep makes hominy,
stirr now and then.
very early before sunrise put the bucket under the tree , climb tree and be quiet.
Hogs cannot resist the smell , well you can figure out the rest , had many of a nice pig roast I tell ya.
 
simonkenton - my son took a small boar (about 125lb) with my 1858 a few years back. Used 30gr 3fg Goex Black with 180gr Buffalo conical bullets.
It penetrated better than I expected, he shot the thing from maybe 10 yards away at a downward angle - the bullet passed thru the shoulder shield, out the bottom of his chest, then thru the opposing front leg, and then into the ground somewhere.................hard to beat that for penetration and porky really didn't argue the point, just laid down and kicked his last (one shot - one kill :D ).

Here's a pic of his conquest: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/1036177163034387275CZRCZm

I've done a bunch of hog hunting in Osceola County back when I lived out by the Cape and shot 'em with just about everything in my arsenal....................but to be truthful, I never had to contend with rain when I was using black powder arms.
 
It wasn`t raining ..and I was hunting on the ground ...nice heart shot at 40 yards ..with 45/70 black powder cartridge . poor mans dangerous game ..

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I hope to have a pic of me standing over a Buffalo next week holding my Sharps rifle .........Smokingun has the H&R Buffalo Classic now , hope he get to make meat with it one day... I killed 2 hogs with it that day ...:D
 
Especially where you would have to blow up Ken! :barf:

Ah, I wish I could have had fun in my youth like that boy there with the feral hog. Unfortunately, you can't do much hunting in the Chicago suburbs! :(

The Doc is out now. :cool:
 
Pappy, I also live in Florida, Palm Beach area. If your ever looking for someone to hunt with, send me a message. I love hog hunting and my wife wants to get one now.
 
SWEET Sundance......................... my dream hunt is taking a buffalo with my muzzleloader........................so I'm saving up my pennies until it happens.
 
Mark ...no doubt the Buffalo hunt is my dream hunt also ...been wishing since I was a kid ......
I planted a big garden so we can eat Buffalo and fresh veggies for the next year ... I finally convienced the wife it`s just buying meat in advance ..:D
The place we are hunting told me to be prepaired for a 200 yard shot ...I`ve been praticeing with the Sharps and it will be possible if needed ...I sighted in dead on at 100 yards and when I flip the ladder sight up ...the bottom notch is dead on 200 yards ...with a .535 gr postell bullet over 68 grs of 2F powder ....should do the job ....will post some pics when we return .
 
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