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TedH
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First Double Rifle Game Animal
#174054 - 25/01/11 09:10 AM

Hunted hogs in Texas over the weekend and harvested this one with my Krieghoff 470. It's the first animal to fall to this rifle. I was shooting a home cast 500 gr. flat nose bullet with 50 gr. of AA5744 that chronos right at 1600 fps. It did a great deal of damage and left a blood trail the short distance to the hog that Ray Charles could have followed.

Sorry for the poor quality of the pic, all I had was my cell phone.

Edited by CptCurl (27/01/11 11:45 AM)

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CHAPUISARMES
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: TedH]
#174055 - 25/01/11 09:37 AM

Hi Ted,

Well done, the first blood of a new rifle is always a momentous time.

Cheers from Australia,

Jeff Gray

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500Nitro
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
#174056 - 25/01/11 09:39 AM

Good stuff.

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tarawa
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: 500Nitro]
#174065 - 25/01/11 12:35 PM

Great pic. Congratulations on first blood!

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Ben
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: tarawa]
#174077 - 25/01/11 05:31 PM

Well-done!

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Bill_Cooley
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: Ben]
#174506 - 31/01/11 02:21 PM

Good job!! Where in texas were you hunting?
Bill

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mauserand9mm
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: Bill_Cooley]
#174509 - 31/01/11 04:40 PM

Nice. Now you have the blood the other barrel (or did you let him have it from both?

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Edited by mauserand9mm (31/01/11 04:42 PM)

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4seventy
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: TedH]
#174513 - 31/01/11 07:34 PM

Nice work! I bet you will remember that kill for a long time.
Sounds like it must be a good load. What type of wadding do you use with that 50 gn powder charge?
Thanks for posting the photo.

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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: 4seventy]
#174537 - 31/01/11 10:48 PM

Well done Ted.

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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: NitroX]
#174545 - 31/01/11 11:58 PM

Nice for you!!! And not that good for the Texas hogs...

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Buchsemann
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: Sville]
#174557 - 01/02/11 03:09 AM

Ted,

Congrats on your first DR kill.

Based on what I've heard of the hog population in our southern states I would think many more could follow.

Regards,

Buchseman

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Tallchief
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: TedH]
#174583 - 01/02/11 09:01 AM

Nice Shootin Ted! Those hogs are supposed to get really big. What part of texas where you hunting? as i want to get down there to do the same thing with my .577.
Thanks, Fred

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TedH
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: 4seventy]
#174584 - 01/02/11 09:07 AM

Quote:

Nice work! I bet you will remember that kill for a long time.
Sounds like it must be a good load. What type of wadding do you use with that 50 gn powder charge?
Thanks for posting the photo.

With Accurate 5744 powder a filler isn't needed nor recommended. I get quarter size groups from each barrel at 50 yards with 5744 and these cast bullets, though with the lower velocity they hit a touch low and about three inches apart.

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TedH
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: Tallchief]
#174585 - 01/02/11 09:08 AM

Quote:

Nice Shootin Ted! Those hogs are supposed to get really big. What part of texas where you hunting? as i want to get down there to do the same thing with my .577.
Thanks, Fred

I was hunting in NE Texas, near a little town called Avery.

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4seventy
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Re: First Double Rifle Game Animal [Re: TedH]
#174631 - 01/02/11 08:42 PM

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With Accurate 5744 powder a filler isn't needed nor recommended.

Sounds good to me. I love loads that don't require a filler.

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