Hunting & Fishing creedmoor hog

[ntexaslongshot]

hey all,

i've been lurking for quite a while and wanted to share my first long range kill.

i recently re-barreled my savage 10fp from 308 to 6.5 creedmoor. this last weekend i went hunting aoudad and pigs with some friends near clarendon, tx. i never saw an aoudad, but i did kill this hog at a good distance.

he was rooting under a mesquite tree with his ass toward me. i ranged him at 540 yards, got setup prone and waited for him to turn broadside. once broadside, i sent one and hit him in the shoulder. the bullet broke both shoulders and exited.

it was very cool to finally have an opportunity to shoot something precisely after just shooting targets long range for the last couple of years.

savage 10fp, 6.5 creedmoor
mcmillan a5 stock
nightforce nxs
140 amax at 2800 fps

aaron

 

[blklabs]

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Nice pig, kill everyone of them that you see.

 

[Inmycrosshairs]

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Was wondering what bullet you used and was the rooter a DRT? Good shot placement.

 

[Inmycrosshairs]

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Never mind on the bullet, i see it was a 140 amax, still did you get a DRT or did the hog run a short distance?

 

[ntexaslongshot]

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thanks, guys.

the hog did a faceplant when hit as the bullet broke both shoulders. he did flop around a bit for 20 seconds or so.

i didn't cut him open, so not sure if the core separated from the jacket. i doubt it did. the exit hole wasn't very large, which did surprise me. those long, skinny bullets may not expand very much.

i've had very good results with the 155 30 cal amax on pigs and deer, fist sized hole on exit.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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ntexas....welcome to the Hide....next ....get a suppressor for that rifle...nice shot there!

 

[ntexaslongshot]

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thanks, bolt.

suppressor, sure. what's another grand at this point?? lol

 

[jayjaytuner]

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whats the length of the barrel?
nice shot

 

[ntexaslongshot]

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28" kreiger, 8 twist, medium palma contour.

my smith ditched the barrel nut and trued the action and receiver.

 

[coldboremiracle]

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Nice stick! and some nice shooting.

 

[jeffersonv]

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That's good stuff.

 

[Tactical Rancher]

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Too cool! I'm going to be near there huntin' hogs next week. Do you know if the landowner wants more of them eliminated for free? ;-)

 

[KYS]

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nice hog. Im going to do some hog huntin in another week.
One thing I notice from your picture.... your scope rings seem way to high. I'd go lower.

just a thought.

 

[scottieb042674]

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Working on a 6.5 Creedmoor build. Did you reload your own ammo?

 

[ntexaslongshot]

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ky-
i'm using a nightforce unimount on my nxs so i can move the scope from one gun to another with minimal work. this is the height that will clear the barrel on all of my guns. i would have liked to have it lower but its fine, it all comes out in the math.

scottie-
yes, i reload. even with minimal load development, its a shooter! im using factory hornady brass, fed gold match primer, 43.0gr h4350 and 140 amax. my kreiger is a little slower than some of the other barrels at this point. i hope that it will speed up a bit after a couple of hundred rounds.

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[benchmstr]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ntexaslongshot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">ky-
i'm using a nightforce unimount on my nxs so i can move the scope from one gun to another with minimal work. this is the height that will clear the barrel on all of my guns. i would have liked to have it lower but its fine, it all comes out in the math.

scottie-
yes, i reload. even with minimal load development, its a shooter! im using factory hornady brass, fed gold match primer, 43.0gr h4350 and 140 amax. my kreiger is a little slower than some of the other barrels at this point. i hope that it will speed up a bit after a couple of hundred rounds.

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who is your gunsmith?

bench

 

[ntexaslongshot]

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Rusty Morman here in lbk.

he does most of the gunsmith work for the local benchrest guys and some custom builds. incredible attention to detail.