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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:10:50 AM EDT
Just finished up a new 1911 build and ran about 500 rounds through it yesterday. Afterwards, while checking loose mineral feeders, I found a sounder of hogs. Ended up killing 3 with my pistol, and recovered a few of the bullets. Two were near-perfect mushrooms, but the third lost some lead out of the expanded portion. I actually found that one on the ground in a pool of blood about 10' from one of the dead hogs.
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:11:45 AM EDT
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Excellent work!
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:13:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:14:35 AM EDT
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It will kill
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USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:15:11 AM EDT
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.45 ACP is the ideal pistol cartridge.
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:16:45 AM EDT
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Beautiful. Doing the Lord’s work.
I carry an HK USP Match with HSTs as a backup when hog hunting. It’s a reliable killer, and the compensator acts as a stand-off device in case of a contact shot. I’ve been charged multiple times in close brush. 
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:18:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:20:09 AM EDT
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Nice
If I'm not carrying 255gr swc it's 230gr HSTs |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:21:01 AM EDT
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That's nice shooting too.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:22:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pair_of_ACES: Beautiful. Doing the Lord’s work. I carry an HK USP Match with HSTs as a backup when hog hunting. It’s a reliable killer, and the compensator acts as a stand-off device in case of a contact shot. I’ve been charged multiple times in close brush. Nice USP! I've had some very close calls as well, one time killing a huge boar so close that he knocked me down as he died at the end of my muzzle. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:23:43 AM EDT
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Nice pistol work
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:25:33 AM EDT
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Nice work!!
Sweet knife as well |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:25:38 AM EDT
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Good shooting!
We will need more pics of the 1911. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:27:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:29:23 AM EDT
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Bad ass and that's a good looking pig sticker there as well (info?)
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:31:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AeroEngineer: Good shooting! We will need more pics of the 1911. I built a pair. Finished the railed one a year ago, and the other one about a week ago.  @AeroEngineer |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:34:21 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RedAngus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gman82001: Bad ass and that's a good looking pig sticker there as well (info?) I bought that knife from a gun show from some aspiring maker (J. Earl) about 20 years ago. It's been my calf-cutter for all that time, until last year I bought a dedicated bull cutter and retired this one. But it's skinned a lot of game. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:34:36 AM EDT
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Cool. I just been using underwood +p hollow points in my HK45c for hogs.
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:36:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RedAngus: I built a pair. Finished the railed one a year ago, and the other one about a week ago. https://i.imgur.com/6AiJzeW.jpg @AeroEngineer Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RedAngus: Originally Posted By AeroEngineer: Good shooting! We will need more pics of the 1911. I built a pair. Finished the railed one a year ago, and the other one about a week ago. https://i.imgur.com/6AiJzeW.jpg @AeroEngineer That is fine work!
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:36:37 AM EDT
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Awesome!
Any "guesses" on penetration? Did the deformed one hit bone (if you know)? 230 HSTs are what I have in my G21. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:37:13 AM EDT
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Yea but how many times did it jam before you got one into him?
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:43:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HoodyHoo21: Awesome! Any "guesses" on penetration? Did the deformed one hit bone (if you know)? 230 HSTs are what I have in my G21. The two I found intact both penetrated over 16" and were up against the hide on the opposite sides of the wound cavities. The deformed one hit and broke off a dorsal spinous process and penetrated the hide on the other side, it actually fell out and I found it in a pool of blood near a carcass. There were 5 other chest and neck shots that penetrated through and through, these were the only ones I recovered amongst the 3 hogs. |
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USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:45:14 AM EDT
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USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:49:07 AM EDT
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Thank you for posting op. We will call it divine intervention. We are buying a property that has a shit ton of wild hogs and I was going to go with a 10mm. I believe you have convinced me a 45acp will be fine.
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SOM
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:49:27 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By RedAngus: Just finished up a new 1911 build and ran about 500 rounds through it yesterday. Afterwards, while checking loose mineral feeders, I found a sounder of hogs. Ended up killing 3 with my pistol, and recovered a few of the bullets. Two were near-perfect mushrooms, but the third lost some lead out of the expanded portion. I actually found that one on the ground in a pool of blood about 10' from one of the dead hogs. https://i.imgur.com/qzxxME3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/t9MFMfI.jpg Regular HST or +P? Barrel length? Distance of shots? |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:52:32 AM EDT
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Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"...
 Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:53:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Muad: Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"... Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... We still haven’t gotten an answer. I prefer my sigs, because even if I drop it a pigs probably still getting shot.  Attached File |
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USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:56:10 AM EDT
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:57:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blain: Regular HST or +P? Barrel length? Distance of shots? Regular 230 gr. HST, 5" barrel. Shooting started at about 10 yards and farthest shot was just under 25 yards. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:59:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: Yea but how many times did it jam before you got one into him? No jams. 9 shots and 8 hits, all but the first shot were on running hogs. 3 KIA. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 10:59:58 AM EDT
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Great shooting Op. Those bullets look perfect, your entire post is full of winning, thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:02:29 AM EDT
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Cool! I just got a case of the +P stuff
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:05:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: Yea but how many times did it jam before you got one into him?  
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:08:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Muad: Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"... Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... I've finished off a lot of hogs with 9mm 147 gr. HSTs, but those were all close shots (standing over them or within a few feet). I never looked for the bullets, as those were almost all head shots. So I don't know the effectiveness of 9mm. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:10:23 AM EDT
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Can you elaborate on the shooting?
How did you happen upon a sounder? How far away were they from start to finish? Details on an awesome pig shoot please!! |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:16:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: We still haven't gotten an answer. I prefer my sigs, because even if I drop it a pigs probably still getting shot. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/478694/732581995_299435public_jpeg-3168877.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: Originally Posted By Muad: Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"... Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... We still haven't gotten an answer. I prefer my sigs, because even if I drop it a pigs probably still getting shot. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/478694/732581995_299435public_jpeg-3168877.JPG LOL. I actually like most platforms (Glock, Sig, CZ, HK, whatever), I just prefer 1911s. Sorry to label you as a Glock boy, it's just so common for them to pick on the 1911z |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:17:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RedAngus: I've finished off a lot of hogs with 9mm 147 gr. HSTs, but those were all close shots (standing over them or within a few feet). I never looked for the bullets, as those were almost all head shots. So I don't know the effectiveness of 9mm. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RedAngus: Originally Posted By Muad: Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"... Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... I've finished off a lot of hogs with 9mm 147 gr. HSTs, but those were all close shots (standing over them or within a few feet). I never looked for the bullets, as those were almost all head shots. So I don't know the effectiveness of 9mm. Appreciate the feedback. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:18:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: yamahawarrior89]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Efl15: .45 ACP is the ideal pistol cartridge. Fact |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:39:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Efl15: .45 ACP is the ideal pistol cartridge. QFTMFT! |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:39:51 AM EDT
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:49:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clarinath: Can you elaborate on the shooting? How did you happen upon a sounder? How far away were they from start to finish? Details on an awesome pig shoot please!! I have loose mineral feeders near my stock tanks for cattle (I get a custom mix made for my area to address deficiencies). I was driving around on the Gator checking on these and was going down a draw that leads to a tank when I saw a piglet dart under a big cedar. I immediately turned off in another direction and kept going, out of sight. Then I circled around on foot to get the wind, and stalked up the draw to within 10 yards. I could see them hiding under the cedars, so when I ran out of cover I took my first shots at one of them standing broadside. Put 2 in her, she went down and the rest flushed right, left, and away from me through the cedars. I took 3 shots at a big boar that was running to my left, and got him with all 3. He was around 15 yards, and had to stay at that distance in an arc around me due to a bluff that hemmed him in a little. But he still ran about 50 yards up the draw before he died. The third was running to my right and she was getting out to about 20 yards when I started in on her. I shot at her 4 times, hit her 3. The last one was a neck shot that tumbled her at about 25 yards. I could have used the AR and done a little better, but had just finished up my pistol and wanted to use it. I try to get some live action on all my new guns as soon as I can. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:31:10 PM EDT
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Great shooting, sweet builds, and a nice knife! Well done.
Also, were the 45 rounds +P or standard pressure? |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:35:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: Yea but how many times did it jam before you got one into him? 
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USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:37:45 PM EDT
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Hell yeah, OP
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:38:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Muad: Glock boyz, "Did you only shoot three because your 1911 jammed?"... Nice work OP, and beautiful pistols. I carry HSTs in my 1911s also. I'm curious if 124gr or 147gr 9mm HSTs would have performed as well? I'm a .45ACP guy, but the 9mm crowd keeps telling me it's mo betta and I don't need a double stack 1911/2011 in .45 when I can get one in 9mm... I think it would be a pretty safe bet to say that had the OP made identical hits on these hogs with a 9mm chambered 1911, he'd still have 3 dead hogs. It's not my personnel observation, but people on this forum that have shot animals with service caliber handguns generally share the consensus that the bigger calibers work better. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:46:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nmxdavenn: I prefer my sigs, because even if I drop it a pigs probably still getting shot. lol. Nice shooting OP. |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 12:54:59 PM EDT
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Those are huge retrievals.
What did they weigh? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 3/25/2024 1:00:15 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By @RedAngus: Just finished up a new 1911 build and ran about 500 rounds through it yesterday. Afterwards, while checking loose mineral feeders, I found a sounder of hogs. Ended up killing 3 with my pistol, and recovered a few of the bullets. Two were near-perfect mushrooms, but the third lost some lead out of the expanded portion. I actually found that one on the ground in a pool of blood about 10' from one of the dead hogs. Which HST ? +P or standard? What range and where did you hit them? |
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Posted: 3/25/2024 1:00:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Efl15: .45 ACP is the ideal pistol cartridge. But what about 9mm bullet technology…. 
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Posted: 3/25/2024 1:00:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/25/2024 1:06:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bigger_Hammer]
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Nice Shooting!
Handguns are certainly "handy" to carry when doing "other stuff" and a dead hog(s) is always a good thing!  Bigger_Hammer 
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