Driven boar rifles ......

[waterford103]

You're either an incredibly good shot, incredibly lucky, or you haven't shot many boar. Absolutely no offence suggested, or implied !

I've seen boar appear to be poleaxed, and then get up, and run off. I use a 9.3 with 255gn bullets, same thing. Boar drops like a sack of potato's, couple of death kicks, gets up, and runs off.

That's not to say that these boar don't expire soon after, but it's really not uncommon to see them get up occasionally.

When I shot boar in Germany it was common to carry a large calibre revolver as the big ones didn't always go down but kept on coming . I was lucky , the few I shot went down , more so with the 45-70 I think than with my 9.3 , 500grs bullet in the 45-70 literally knocked them off their feet. Downside was the massive recoil.

 

[Lateral]

Ooooops

If I’d have read the original thread - it states driven boar Ooooooh deer back to specsavers.

Philip,

Yes a massive difference, given the driven boar are already alert, full of adrenaline, and ready to run.

I have had the odd runner, shooting from the high seat/stand, undoubtedly because I screwed the shot up.


Give driven a go, great fun, exciting, and challenging.

 

[Overlay]

Hi Lateral

Yep I’ve got all the kit I would need I use a straight pull rifle with a 2.5 x 10 Schmidt Zenith with flash dot on the .308. it’s fantastic calibre and scope for boar shooting

I get tied up with the fallow Culls this time of year which takes a bit of time, two of my friends are going on a driven Boar foray for a week in a few days

I’m really determined to go ASAP, it draws me like a magnet, true hunting at its best.

I have only grassed a few Boar but it’s like you felt on your first deer but EVERY time, it certainly gets your Adrenalin going

Regards

Phil

 

[geoffrey]

8x57JRS S/S Double Rifle for driven boar in france.

 

[stephen270]

blaser 8x68s

 

[Lateral]

blaser 8x68s

Stephen,

I recently enquired about a short semi weight barrel in 30-06, 9.3x62, and 8x68. Just try getting one in the UK. Special order, which I'm not prepared to do, given their current performance.

I'm going to the factory in a few weeks, and I'll see what I can dig out

 

[Lateral]

8x57JRS S/S Double Rifle for driven boar in france.

Very nice, but what would you use, if you shot driven boar in another country ?

 

[EMcC]

Mark, I have a Semi weight, short, fluted, barrel in 30-06 and have a .308 short, semi weight, fluted, on order.
I keep asking about a Factory visit but my RFD doesn't seem to be able to oblige

 

[Lateral]

I think I was just lucky that mine was going out, and I could join him.

 

[geoffrey]

Very nice, but what would you use, if you shot driven boar in another country ?

It will kill them in any country, i just happen to belong to the Chasse in France, the calibre is very popular in Europe.

 

[Border]

It will kill them in any country, i just happen to belong to the Chasse in France, the calibre is very popular in Europe.

Nice rifle. I am sure that Jagare will be along soon with a picture of his Heym double in the same chambering. Very smooth shooting, underrated cartridge.

 

[Jagare]

Nice rifle. I am sure that Jagare will be along soon with a picture of his Heym double in the same chambering. Very smooth shooting, underrated cartridge.

Last time i let you shoot it . Its a Merkel and hoping it gets a bit of action over the next couple of week.

 

[Border]

Last time i let you shoot it . Its a Merkel and hoping it gets a bit of action over the next couple of week. View attachment 119338

Bit of memory loss due to old age

 

[Overlay]

Last time i let you shoot it . Its a Merkel and hoping it gets a bit of action over the next couple of week. View attachment 119338

Very very nice

I’ve just realised I can’t have everything in life, - well not until it’s arrived at the RFD for me to collect that is.

 

[Andy RV]

When I shot boar in Germany it was common to carry a large calibre revolver as the big ones didn't always go down but kept on coming . I was lucky , the few I shot went down , more so with the 45-70 I think than with my 9.3 , 500grs bullet in the 45-70 literally knocked them off their feet. Downside was the massive recoil.

Which bullets were you using in the 45-70? Cheers

 

[waterford103]

Which bullets were you using in the 45-70? Cheers

I think they were Remington soft points 400 grain -ish ! Long time ago now , I'll need to look back in my notebooks .

Martin

 

[waterford103]

According to my notes the 405 Remington ammo was bought locally in Paderborn , the year 1988 , nonote made of velocity but it was fierce , not as much as my 500gr flat nose lead cast hard bullets at ca. 1500 fps ! But , I have a note that says this bullet hit a 325kg boar in neck coming on at me and exited from the left hand rear flank . Bullet no recovered , big hole coming out and sadly much meat pulverised . A good ****-up was had by all !

 

[Andy RV]

Thank you, you bought the rounds year before I was born! I have a Ruger No. 1 and Marlin 1895 both in 45-70 and would love to use them on boar. I’ve been casting with the 405gr Lee mould however I could do with a couple of thou more on diameter to ensure a snug fit. I can encourage them upto size by swaging with the lube sizer but that then swells the nose leading to chambering issues!

 

[waterford103]

I'm sure you know the bore is .458 , plastic coating the bullets , if undersize , will correct that and remove the need to lube . I'm seriously thing of getting another but at my age methinks stay away from the loud shouty loads .

 

[Andy RV]

Yes I’ve slugged the bores on both rifles so know what I’ve actual got. I’m using one of the cheap Lee molds at the moment which is only giving me a thou at best over groove diameter. I’ll invest in a quality mold at +.460” in due time.