Benjamin NP2 .22 Hog Hunt, .....Story, Video & Pics.

[TexasInfidel]

Pellet thread or a pig kill thread ? 

[Nomadic Pirate]

Pellet thread or a pig kill thread ? 

Threads take tangents, it's part of informative discussions.

Tell you what, there's Forums out there that would edit/nuke everything that goes slightly astray from the OP subject,.....I sure rather have it this way where grown ups can freely talk without censorship.

[LDP]

Pellet thread or a pig kill thread ? 

Threads take tangents, it's part of informative discussions.

Tell you what, there's Forums out there that would edit/nuke everything that goes slightly astray from the OP subject,.....I sure rather have it this way where grown ups can freely talk without censorship.

+1. I dont see harm in a question getting answered if its still about airguns and hunting The question kinda pertains to this thread so no harm imho.

Manny I wish I could use airguns for hunting big game in MT it would bring that rush back to hunting for me. We dont have wild pigs and the largest animal I can hunt with an airgun here is a coyote. I might have to give that a go it should provide some good adrenaline rush calling one in close enough for the .25 Mrod to take a good head shot. So now that you have taken a large animal with a low powered break barrel will you give it another try or was it a one and done deal?

[Sfttailrdr46]

Pellet thread or a pig kill thread ? 

Tangents are acceptable as long as they don't hijack the thread entirely 

[mpbby]

I would like to tell you my point of view.

Manny, he knows, is in a challenge much bigger than this specific and very successful chapter.  Even when you have done all the preparation and you have accomplished your part as the shooter, you can’t be sure if the pellet will penetrate enough to actually reach the brain.   Once you have chosen the frontal headshot, there is the ultimate and critical borderline to cross – the cranial vault thickness.  Manny knows all that and, also, that a good part of the adrenaline, he is looking for, comes from this uncertainty, once you are not using a super PCP. 

That thickness increases a LOT as the hog gets older.  Manny knows that.  There will be other chapters, eventually with older hogs, so, what kind of pellet should be used to maximize the chances?  Manny has chosen well the Baracuda Match.   But, considering the critical penetration feature, could be available a better option?

Beyond congratulating Manny for his excellent performance, I just wanted to contribute. 

I’ve noticed the HN Baracuda Power that, theoretically, should be better regarding penetration, and I’ve suggested to Manny to do some penetration tests.  As his profile is to be extremely focused on all this, Manny could had also noticed by himself.

After I’ve simply suggested, it happens I’ve also noticed that bad surprise regarding fpe.  I realized I could be inducing to an error or, at least, a waste of money, time and expectations.  So, I just wanted to alert Manny, and whoever may be interested about what is behind the scenes, about that tricky perception = same weight, copper plated, 20% harder. 

Unfortunately, HN has confirmed to the Baracuda Power what some people here was already suspecting = its harder surface implies in poorer adaption to the barrel.

So, at least to those able to know what I’m talking about, I sincerely can’t agree to consider this information even near of a kind of ‘off topic’. 

Marcos

[Underdog]

I usually don't care too much if a thread wanders a little. If it veers totally off and never comes back to the OPs question, then it becomes a problem. I've been known to gently suggest taking a TOT discussion somewhere else.

Is it off topic to discuss whether a thread went off topic? 

[Nomadic Pirate]

Pellet thread or a pig kill thread ? 

Threads take tangents, it's part of informative discussions.

Tell you what, there's Forums out there that would edit/nuke everything that goes slightly astray from the OP subject,.....I sure rather have it this way where grown ups can freely talk without censorship.

+1. I dont see harm in a question getting answered if its still about airguns and hunting The question kinda pertains to this thread so no harm imho.

Manny I wish I could use airguns for hunting big game in MT it would bring that rush back to hunting for me. We dont have wild pigs and the largest animal I can hunt with an airgun here is a coyote. I might have to give that a go it should provide some good adrenaline rush calling one in close enough for the .25 Mrod to take a good head shot. So now that you have taken a large animal with a low powered break barrel will you give it another try or was it a one and done deal?

Now that I know for a fact that I can take a hog up to this size, break barrels are going on the back burner, ......there if needed in the future.

I want to get into air pistol hunting where it's more of a walk, spot and stalk affair rather than blind/Hambush hunting,
something interesting looks like it's coming to the market so I'm keeping my eye open

[Sfttailrdr46]

Ok I can be patient when I need to I am curious as to which PCP pistol you are going to end up with

[LDP]

Lol I love that "hambush"

[Nomadic Pirate]

 


That term got coined several years back in my Bowhunting days.

[squirrel_hunter]

 I have the chance to hunt hogs in southern ohio,a guy has a farm and sees them alot.he says it looks like some may be over 120lbs.i think with a good shot the 25 Synrod should put one down.i never hunted hogs yet.the pirate has inspired me to go for it...any tips for me?going to bait them in I think?thanks pirate.

[Nomadic Pirate]

Baiting will always make for a more conducive hunt and as long you study well where and when to shoot them the .25 Marauder will be fine.

I don't know about those hogs over there but the hogs here have no curiosity what so ever, once they feel even in the slightest that there's something amiss they are gone in a flash.

Either way, have fun and don't get discouraged if you don't get one in the fist outing or even in the fist few.

[Tater]

Baiting will always make for a more conducive hunt and as long you study well where and when to shoot them the .25 Marauder will be fine.

I don't know about those hogs over there but the hogs here have no curiosity what so ever, once they feel even in the slightest that there's something amiss they are gone in a flash.

Either way, have fun and don't get discouraged if you don't get one in the fist outing or even in the fist few.

Manny, your post made me wonder why they are so spooky there. What are there natural predators? I would think they're not over hunted there. Maybe it's just the close quarters and short visability of the jungle?
Up here there are coyotes, and in some places cougars and bobcats.

[wimpanzee]

...your post made me wonder why they are so spooky there.

They've all heard of Manny by now...

[Tater]

They've all heard of Manny by now...

Well there's that...

[Nomadic Pirate]

Baiting will always make for a more conducive hunt and as long you study well where and when to shoot them the .25 Marauder will be fine.

I don't know about those hogs over there but the hogs here have no curiosity what so ever, once they feel even in the slightest that there's something amiss they are gone in a flash.

Either way, have fun and don't get discouraged if you don't get one in the fist outing or even in the fist few.

Manny, your post made me wonder why they are so spooky there. What are there natural predators? I would think they're not over hunted there. Maybe it's just the close quarters and short visability of the jungle?
Up here there are coyotes, and in some places cougars and bobcats.

No natural predators but they are hunted hard with dogs here, very much the Hawaiian foremost hunting method.

[Tater]

No natural predators but they are hunted hard with dogs here, very much the Hawaiian foremost hunting method.

Thanks Manny, I had no idea they would allow that. I'm sure the hogs do a lot of damage there.

[Wolfer]

Hogs here in California in my County do Thousands of dollars of damage every year to the ag industry. I am battling them right now in oat fields. Cal fish and game make them out to be this great game annimal when they are nothing but a damaging nuisance pest. When my career is over I don,t want to say I killed all of the pigs I want to say I killed the last one. I need more Manny's.   Wolfer

[Nomadic Pirate]

Indeed they are,
Tough animals that procreate very fast.

[Nomadic Pirate]

I still go back to watch that video and get a big grin on my face