Silencerco asked if they could come out for a quick hunt after a trade show in Ft. Worth. I did my best to accommodate them and get them on some hogs.
We started off the night sighting in a brand new PWS SBR in .308. Right from the start the rifle ran like a top and I was impressed with the performance of the 7.62 Saker on the 12.xx" SBR .308. From there we treated ourselves to a nice dinner at Texas Road House and then we were off to the killing fields.
We spent most of the night trying to find the hogs. They just weren't moving and we were on limited time. I thought for sure they would be out because the temperature was slowly dropping, but I was wrong. We drove and spotted and checked all the normal spots and nothing. Turns out they were just holding out until early morning because a huge cold front was coming around 7 AM. Finally at the last stop around 0100 I spotted nine small hogs crossing the road to go chow down on the waste pecan pile.
I approached the pile a little differently than normal because of the lack of time and the wind conditions. I had to get five people to creep down a gravel road, past the hogs, though an open gate, then back past the hogs, and in position to shoot. Luckily these hogs were less than a year old and did not have a mature hog in their group so they did not mind a few extra dinner guest (US!). We got everyone lined up at about 30 yards and did the count down.
The suppressed rifles coughed through the Silencerco suppressors and we could hear the hot lead slam into the hogs. I think the Silencerco guys let 50 rounds go in about 6 seconds and got seven of the nine hogs. They were kind enough to lend me a suppressor and asked me to shoot with them. I dropped a small spotted and a darker colored escapee with a 12.5" 6.8 rifle with a Harvester suppressor attached. Only two small hogs squirted away from our grasp.
I hope you enjoy the picture. Please feel free to ask about any of the gear we used on this hunt or where to get it.
The larger hogs were taken on Sunday night by two of the Silencerco guys.
We started off the night sighting in a brand new PWS SBR in .308. Right from the start the rifle ran like a top and I was impressed with the performance of the 7.62 Saker on the 12.xx" SBR .308. From there we treated ourselves to a nice dinner at Texas Road House and then we were off to the killing fields.
We spent most of the night trying to find the hogs. They just weren't moving and we were on limited time. I thought for sure they would be out because the temperature was slowly dropping, but I was wrong. We drove and spotted and checked all the normal spots and nothing. Turns out they were just holding out until early morning because a huge cold front was coming around 7 AM. Finally at the last stop around 0100 I spotted nine small hogs crossing the road to go chow down on the waste pecan pile.
I approached the pile a little differently than normal because of the lack of time and the wind conditions. I had to get five people to creep down a gravel road, past the hogs, though an open gate, then back past the hogs, and in position to shoot. Luckily these hogs were less than a year old and did not have a mature hog in their group so they did not mind a few extra dinner guest (US!). We got everyone lined up at about 30 yards and did the count down.
The suppressed rifles coughed through the Silencerco suppressors and we could hear the hot lead slam into the hogs. I think the Silencerco guys let 50 rounds go in about 6 seconds and got seven of the nine hogs. They were kind enough to lend me a suppressor and asked me to shoot with them. I dropped a small spotted and a darker colored escapee with a 12.5" 6.8 rifle with a Harvester suppressor attached. Only two small hogs squirted away from our grasp.
I hope you enjoy the picture. Please feel free to ask about any of the gear we used on this hunt or where to get it.
The larger hogs were taken on Sunday night by two of the Silencerco guys.
