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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by JEBar » Mon May 15, 2017 11:20 pm

nicely done .... nicely done indeed .... have you done any research or do you have any experience cooking meat from a wild hog ?
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by ditchparrot » Mon May 15, 2017 11:29 pm

JEBar wrote:have you done any research or do you have any experience cooking meat from a wild hog ?
No personal experience. Lots of research will be done and suggestions on favorite recipes will be appreciated.
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by JEBar » Mon May 15, 2017 11:35 pm

ditchparrot wrote:No personal experience. Lots of research will be done and suggestions on favorite recipes will be appreciated.
wish I could help but I have no personal experience with the preparation .... that said, I have tasted more than enough to know it is an art form .... I've had some I could eat (didn't say enjoy) and much more that I couldn't ....
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by Dennis H » Mon May 15, 2017 11:37 pm

Its better than domestic hog! Put a shoulder roast in the crock pot with taters, carrots celery, onions and enjoy! Congrats! One of the finer wild game meats you'll eat!
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by DAVIDF » Tue May 16, 2017 9:08 am

We had a party at a friends house and smoked a wild hog that my son shot. If I remember correctly, we used some dry rub only. I thought it turned out really good.
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by JNG3 » Wed May 17, 2017 10:17 am

Great shot and good job! The only issue with hardcast bullets is a lack of expansion and little to no shock value. However hardcast bullets GENERALLY out penetrate jacketed soft points/hollow points by a large margin.
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by Dennis H » Fri May 19, 2017 2:31 pm

JNG3 wrote:Great shot and good job! The only issue with hardcast bullets is a lack of expansion and little to no shock value. However hardcast bullets GENERALLY out penetrate jacketed soft points/hollow points by a large margin.

JNG3's comment got me wonderin, was your shot a pass thru? If not, were you able to recover the bullet?
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by JNG3 » Fri May 19, 2017 9:09 pm

Yes, I am interested myself in pass through or not!
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by JEBar » Fri May 19, 2017 10:06 pm

ditchparrot wrote:Many thanks for the recommendations I got here about the Buffalo Bore loads. I've still got 19 of those, and I hope to get the chance to squeeze off another one before too long.
just curious, in your practice firing the Buffalo Bore loads prior to the hunt that you mentioned earlier I'd appreciate your assessment of the muzzle blast, recoil, muzzle jump, point of aim and about anything else you may have noticed/experienced .... contrast with 158 grain bullets would be appreciated
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Re: Big Boy .357 and Florida pigs

Post by ditto1958 » Sat May 20, 2017 4:09 pm

Henry Big Boy vs. Florida Pigs? Wouldn't wanna be one a them pigs. Not a very fair fight.
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