PIG HUNTING @VANDENBERG AFB

[beans&crackersII]

MY SELF AND SOME FELLOW MARINES ARE PLANNING TO GO HUNTING AT THE AFB IN VANDENBERG. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT SIZE ROUND OR SHELL IS RECCOMENDED. ARE SHOTGUNS O.K. OR A 7.62 ROUND WITH A MOUSER?

 

[gonehunting]

Shotguns are OK, in fact a lot of the area is shotgun only

 

[chvyhs]

What size shot do you use on Hogs?

 

[jb229]

If you plan on pissing the pig off use shot, if you want to kill it use a slug.

 

[chvyhs]

Do you need a rifled barrel for slugs or do you just use the smoth bore?

 

[jb229]

I have a rifled barrel for my 870 wich i shoot sabot slugs with and its pretty accurate. You can shoot slugs from a smooth bore barrel also. The sabot slugs are encased in a plastic shell that breaks away when it is fired allowing the bullet to spin. Regular slugs are loaded in a wad like shot would be so the accuracy is not there, but a perfect shot is not always needed because they do a lot of damage.

 

[Rancho Loco]

If you're in the thick brush and you shoot regular rifled slugs out of a smooth bore, in most cases that's the ideal set-up. At close range slugs kill hogs dead...Right there, end of story, no tracking, carry it home DEAD.

 

[pbrdog]

Earlier last year, I was talking to a guy up there that said it took 7 12 ga slugs to finally drop his hog.

 

[Rancho Loco]

What the hell was he doing, tossing them underhand?

 

[Mr.Redneck]

Originally posted by Rancho Loco@Jan 7 2005, 11:01 AM
What the hell was he doing, tossing them underhand?

That's too damned funny!!!!

 

[New Pig Hunter]

let us know how ya do......

I'm hoping to get to VAFB around 06 FEB......

Cheers,

Carl

 

[beans&crackersII]

We are planning to go around the third week in July. Hopefully we'll catch something.

 

[New Pig Hunter]

beans,

I hope you can get there sooner than that, that's a long time to wait. And it will be more difficult to find 'em, it's plenty hot and dry by that time.

My last trip out with my pal: we had 3 rifles, .30-06, .45-70, .375 Winchester. That gives us a little something for those 300-yard sniper shots, and plenty of brush-busting power.
We have a couple of slug-shooting shotguns but didn't take 'em.

Firepower like that will pretty much keep you covered at VAFB.


Cheers,

Carl

 

[pbrdog]

Keep in mind though that some areas are shotgun only. There's alot of pigs coming out of area 2A, which is SG only. Just something to think about.

 

[New Pig Hunter]

roger that....


Cheers,

Carl

 

[beans&crackersII]

I am soory for that last quote I meant to say that we are going on the third week of February. I think we will also check out that area 2A it seems to be mentioned a lot in the post. I plan to take my shotguns but hopefully I'll have the 30-06 by then.

 

[WYOBOY]

hey beans, what unit are you with?

 

[beans&crackersII]

I am currently stationed at 4th LAR Bn in Camp Pendleton. I will be here until July then I'm going to Recruiting School. I work with the other site member named chvyhs. My number is 763-4051.