I am looking for a new rifle to deal with a Boar problem I have. Budget for my next build is about a grand, while going through some old material I had bookmarked for a slow day at work I stumbled across the "1000 Yard rifle for $500" http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/06/foghorn/ttag-project-1000-yard-rifle-for-500/ which ended up being good for about 500 yards.
The build:
Mossberg 100 ATR in .308 Win – $310
Primary Arms 3-9×40 Scope and Rings – $105
Winchester 6″-9″ Bipod – $40
TOTAL: $455
I have gone on deer hunts, but deer are not going to attack the way a ticked off Boar will.
So on to my questions, has any body here had experience with a Boar hunt?
Also anyone have a Mossberg or experience with their quality?
Google and reviews help but personal experience is a lot better, thanks.
where i live the boars and hogs are a major problem. they fuck up peoples property something fierce and homeowners within the city limits arent allowed to shoot them unless they are threatening. their quantities have died down in the last year or so but before that there would be frequent late-night shootings followed by a plethora of pork showing up at the local farmers market or rotting carcasses in the woods.
a popular way of catching them is to trap them, that way no meat is destroyed and the trapper has the chance to feed them 'better' food to make the meat taste more palatable. i know a guy who does that in barter...the trappers bring him the pigs, he fattens them up, then in return the trapper brings him some of the butchered meat. while he is fattening them up he also uses them to clear his land. those disgusting bastards eat anything...including brush, and if they dont eat it...they trample it into goo.
the boar/hog hunts im familiar with take place at ranges of less than 50 yards, in heavy brush, and a second or less to sight and fire. 30-30 and 7.62 are the smallest rifle calibers i know of people using. theres a guy that uses a .44magnum but i dont know him well enough to have asked him anything about what he uses for ammo or what success hes had. ive heard of people using .223 out of ARs but ive never seen them shoot, hunt, or bring any hogs home. off hand i know of .270 win, 300 WMR, and 30-06 being used. in the hypothetical event i were to shoot one i would use handloaded 150g nosler ballistic tips in a 30-06 which would fragment inside the evil things and more often than not fully remain inside the carcass. the purpose wouldnt be for meat harvesting, it would be obnoxious pest extermination.
theres a guy i know who had shot a boar that ran off then when he finally tracked it down it seemed to be dead. he walked up to it...it not being dead...and being careless, it jammed a tusk through (completely...both sides) his calf.
