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[#1]
Nice shooting OP.
Also, nice guns. Can you add a few details about the builds? |
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Quoted: Nice shooting! What kind of penetration are you getting? I ask because those bullets with such full expansion appear to be perfect and very desirable for self protection on two legged critters but on big hogs (out in the woods/swamps) I think I myself might desire more penetration along the lines of increasing the chance of scoring both entrance and exit wounds. Maybe thinking too much , hard to argue with actual results. View Quote Average penetration looked to be about 16" that stopped the bullets inside the hide on the far side. 5 of 8 shots went through-&-through, 2 recovered just inside the hide on far side, and 1 made it through but literally fell out of the skin and dropped to the ground in the blood trail. If you look at that cross section, it's really a wonder any of them could keep sawing their way through tissue once they expand, but those are some sharp teeth when spinning through flesh. They leave a heck of a wound channel. I've actually shot quite a few big hogs with HSTs, but if they're big boars or nasty sows, I don't touch 'em to find my bullets. There is a fine line I place on what I'll dress out, so I don't always have ballistic results. |
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Quoted: Nice shooting OP. Also, nice guns. Can you add a few details about the builds? View Quote Both are nearly identical, except the frames (railed vs. normal- I needed an End o' the World 1911 and another (like a new hole in my head) for EDC). Nighthawk oversized slides, frames, and barrels; EGW oversized slide releases, firing pin stops, ejectors, extractors, pin sets, links, angle-bore carry bushings, beavertail grip safeties and long recoil spring plugs; Ed Brown extended slim thumb safety, extended checkered magazine release; Harrison Design hammer, strut, sear and disconnect; Wilson Combat flat wire recoil spring and GI guide rods; All other springs from Wolff Gunsprings; Nighthawk match trigger with adjustable pre- and overtravel on railed model, C&S Videcki trigger w/adjustable overtravel on non-railed; Stan Chen Gen2 magwells; Heinie Lo-Pro ledge rear, and SDM gold bead inserts put into Novak front sights. Desert Ironwood grips from Bob @ Cherokee Grips (great guy!) and canvas Micarta from VZ. I mostly use CMC 8 & 10-rd. power mags, Wilson 47Ds, Ed Brown 8 round, and Tripp mags., in that order, and test function with all of those plus any other crappy mags I own. It usually takes me about 65-75 hours to build/fit/blend a 1911. But I go slow and try to fit my parts precisely and tightly, everything by hand. @Scott_S |
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Quoted: 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... View Quote Attached File |
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Noooooooooo you can't use a really old proven cartridge nooooooo
9mm may be older but that doesn't matter nooooooooo |
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Quoted: 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. View Quote |
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Quoted: Big boars have a shoulder plate or shield that is essentially hog kevlar. It's from their natural evolutionary process with the purpose to shield them when fighting other big hogs. Some of them get really, really thick on those big old boys - like one to two inches thick. That's why an ear shot is always best on a big hog. View Quote This is why European hog hunters use the 9.3x62 |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/gaMD31r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tr4GQkQ.jpg I shot these (at least the one that needed shooting) two bucks that were locked up with a 147 gr. HST. The live one had been locked up and dragging the dead one so long that there was nothing but the head and neck left. He was bouncing and bucking all over the place. I couldn’t get closer than about 75-80 yards, put two in his chest with no effect, and finally lucked into a neck shot that dropped him. I probably chased him 100 yards after the chest shots before I could get another shot at him. If not for the neck shot I wouldn’t have caught up with him. None of the 9mm 147 gr. bullets exited. View Quote Holy shit |
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Quoted: No jams. 9 shots and 8 hits, all but the first shot were on running hogs. 3 KIA. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 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. That's good shooting. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/gaMD31r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tr4GQkQ.jpg I shot these (at least the one that needed shooting) two bucks that were locked up with a 147 gr. HST. The live one had been locked up and dragging the dead one so long that there was nothing but the head and neck left. He was bouncing and bucking all over the place. I couldn’t get closer than about 75-80 yards, put two in his chest with no effect, and finally lucked into a neck shot that dropped him. I probably chased him 100 yards after the chest shots before I could get another shot at him. If not for the neck shot I wouldn’t have caught up with him. None of the 9mm 147 gr. bullets exited. View Quote If recovered, did those 147s expand at that distance? |
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Quoted: 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. https://i.ibb.co/bmzh9ny/EF910901-E03-B-4-EDA-8-E3-D-7-A71-A534-A2-A6.jpg View Quote Well there's something I didn't know I needed. Sick. |
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Quoted: Nice shooting! What kind of penetration are you getting? I ask because those bullets with such full expansion appear to be perfect and very desirable for self protection on two legged critters but on big hogs (out in the woods/swamps) I think I myself might desire more penetration along the lines of increasing the chance of scoring both entrance and exit wounds. Maybe thinking too much , hard to argue with actual results. View Quote Guy kills 3 running hogs with carry pistol. Arf GD: "Have you thought about switching to something else that I like?" |
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Quoted: This is why European hog hunters use the 9.3x62 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Big boars have a shoulder plate or shield that is essentially hog kevlar. It's from their natural evolutionary process with the purpose to shield them when fighting other big hogs. Some of them get really, really thick on those big old boys - like one to two inches thick. That's why an ear shot is always best on a big hog. This is why European hog hunters use the 9.3x62 That "sheild" is mostly people's excuse for missing. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/gaMD31r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tr4GQkQ.jpg I shot these (at least the one that needed shooting) two bucks that were locked up with a 147 gr. HST. The live one had been locked up and dragging the dead one so long that there was nothing but the head and neck left. He was bouncing and bucking all over the place. I couldn’t get closer than about 75-80 yards, put two in his chest with no effect, and finally lucked into a neck shot that dropped him. I probably chased him 100 yards after the chest shots before I could get another shot at him. If not for the neck shot I wouldn’t have caught up with him. None of the 9mm 147 gr. bullets Edit: None of the bullets were recovered, all had exited. And I shot 11 times with only 3 hits View Quote Wow, that's a pretty unusual find. Most of us will never see something like that. Would have made a great mount if you could find somebody to do it and the dead one wasn't too bad. Were you able to get it mounted? |
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Quoted: Wow, that's a pretty unusual find. Most of us will never see something like that. Would have made a great mount if you could find somebody to do it and the dead one wasn't too bad. Were you able to get it mounted? View Quote A friend of mine did a European mount for me. He had to boil them together b/c they were locked up so tight, even with several broken tines. It looks pretty good. The dead one was so torn up and what little bit of hide left on him was pretty ragged, that I really couldn't salvage it. |
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[#22]
Nice Pistols. Nice knife. All function. No useless bling. Even better when you build your own.
Thanks for Sharing |
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Quoted: A friend of mine did a European mount for me. He had to boil them together b/c they were locked up so tight, even with several broken tines. It looks pretty good. The dead one was so torn up and what little bit of hide left on him was pretty ragged, that I really couldn't salvage it. View Quote |
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[#26]
Nice work !!
My carry 1911 is loaded up with 230 +P HSTs. Good to see some "real world" terminal ballistics. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote That's awesome. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote Holy shit!! You may have something that nobody else has. Absolutely awesome! |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote -very impressive & unique. |
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[#34]
That's a neat lockup mount. Thanks for sharing those pics, Opie.
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote Thanks for posting it. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote That is one of the coolest mounts I've seen. |
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Quoted: Holy shit!! You may have something that nobody else has. Absolutely awesome! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. Holy shit!! You may have something that nobody else has. Absolutely awesome! It's actually pretty common. Lots of guys have them. This one looks good. |
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[#39]
Yeah, it's cool, but I think some of us were hoping to get a glimpse of his trophy mount from safari at the Chicken.
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/gaMD31r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tr4GQkQ.jpg I shot these (at least the one that needed shooting) two bucks that were locked up with a 147 gr. HST. The live one had been locked up and dragging the dead one so long that there was nothing but the head and neck left. He was bouncing and bucking all over the place. I couldn’t get closer than about 75-80 yards, put two in his chest with no effect, and finally lucked into a neck shot that dropped him. I probably chased him 100 yards after the chest shots before I could get another shot at him. If not for the neck shot I wouldn’t have caught up with him. None of the 9mm 147 gr. bullets Edit: None of the bullets were recovered, all had exited. And I shot 11 times with only 3 hits View Quote Thanks for sharing the details! I realize this is anecdotal, but what barrel length on the 9mm that launched those 147 gr HSTs? 147 gr and 230 gr HSTs are my go-to defensive pistol carry rounds. Fortunately, I've never had to actually use them for their intended purpose. |
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Quoted: I've shot several hogs with 147gr HSTs as well as the 230gr HSTs. They will both get the job done but the 230s seem to be more effective at stopping the hog in its tracks. I, like the OP enjoy shooting the hogs with the 1911 I built. It's the middle one in the pic below ( the other two I built are the wife's 9mm commander and my long slide 10mm built on a frame with my wedding date as a serial number.) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/206338/IMG_1404_jpeg-3171346.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 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... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/206338/IMG_1404_jpeg-3171346.JPG Appreciate the feedback, and beautiful pistols! |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/gaMD31r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tr4GQkQ.jpg I shot these (at least the one that needed shooting) two bucks that were locked up with a 147 gr. HST. The live one had been locked up and dragging the dead one so long that there was nothing but the head and neck left. He was bouncing and bucking all over the place. I couldn't get closer than about 75-80 yards, put two in his chest with no effect, and finally lucked into a neck shot that dropped him. I probably chased him 100 yards after the chest shots before I could get another shot at him. If not for the neck shot I wouldn't have caught up with him. None of the 9mm 147 gr. bullets Edit: None of the bullets were recovered, all had exited. And I shot 11 times with only 3 hits View Quote That's nuts! You gonna get them mounted? I would. |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/DpeCiZP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E3noowL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zK42VYp.jpg @DevilDog0402 It's nothing really special but my friend did a great job on it. They're still locked together as tight as they were when I shot him. View Quote Badass!! |
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