Handsome Rob

Just a hair under 429 https://i.imgur.com/vZRrqdh.jpg

Absolutely delicious! She has really sweet, mild fat & every cut I've tried so far has been tender. I made char siu from a tri-tip roast last week. Didn't last a day!

From my understanding, the locals had been seeing her for at least 8 years. I would guess her at maybe 11 or 12?

I finished bleaching the Big Gal's head last night. On the right is my previous record at 272lb taken in Alabama.

I think you might be confusing the 6.8 Western with the 6.8SPC. The Western is specifically designed around 175gn+ super high BC bullets. In essence, it's a .270WSM, without any of the .270's inherent constraints (short throats) The WSM is pretty much limited to 150gn bullets without taking up masses of powder space. By moving the shoulder back, shortening the neck and making the case ever so slightly wider, powder capacity is retained, burn efficiency is improved & by partnering with rifle manufacturers, willing to increase throat length, the 6.8 pretty much retains our improved the velocity of the WSM, with a heavier, higher BC bullet. I'll admit, this is a super niche cartridge, pretty much specific to western hunters where lightweight, effective long range rifles rule.

Yeah, I decided against it. Too many busy bodies.....

I didn't think about that actually. I guess I should!

It stopped being fun this afternoon. It took 2 of us, 3 hours to skin, split & hang it in the basement!

Between Lynchburg & Winchester. They're not really around here like they are up on the plateau, but since the big tornado plowed through in 2012 & a couple of operations around here & Jackson Co. AL lost their fences, they've been a few show up here & there.

Franklin Co.

She's been living in an area with a lot of dairy & beef farms. Her stomach contents were 90% cattle feed. They don't get this big on purely wild forage.

4 guys, 12 beers & knocking on a couple of farmers doors to beg the use of a tractor with a front loader!

So, i'm a pig hunter. Rabidly so, in fact. I prefer hunting hogs to just about anything else on the planet. I've hunted them in 8 states & on 3 continents. But tonight I did something I never ever thought i'd manage. I. Shot. A. MONSTER! I have to add, this was completely free range. No lodge, no fences, no pay-to-play & it was here in middle TN.... just a straight up hand to God feral hog. I've seen big pigs before. The kind of hogs that really get your blood pumping, but in 12 years & probably thousands of hours of hunt time I've never, ever seen a pig like this. 12 FOOT, running neck shot with my .300blk.

Not really sure what happened there!

And I meant absolutely no insult by calling Mrs. G-Spock an 8. Math is math & if I warranted you a '3'......

And I meant absolutely no insult by calling Mrs. G-Spock an 8. Math is math & if I warranted you a '3'......

And I meant absolutely no insult by calling Mrs. G-Spock an 8. Math is math & if I warranted you a '3'......

I dunno, it looks a little........Siggy to me. Congratulations man, proof right there that a 2 and an 8 definitely make a 10!

I feel the same way about this as i feel about BLM or KKK rallies. I disagree with the principals but I have to defend the right to hold those principles. I detest price gouging, but i'm a huge fan of the Free Market Economy & capitalism & I cannot see any criminal activity in CTDs actions. Immoral? Possibly. Unethical? Probably. Unconscionable choices? Absolutely. Illegal? HELL no. This is just a case of capitalism working as it should. Don't like the price? Don't buy. Don't like CTD? Walk away, berate them online & complain. I hate them, i'll never deal with them, i'll never give them another penny, but at the same time, i do not for one second believe they've done a single thing that warrants litigation.

I open my den door & go: "Yep...... that's a f#@&k load of guns!"

God bless panic buying..... I've already sold it as 'parts' Thankfully, i haven't lost anything, other pride of ownership. Small price to pay for the security, but the shame of feeling forced to kowtow to a law & regime I disagree with in its entirety for the sake of that security, stings very hard.

Well......I guess it beats being deported. I got to thinking & my main concern wasn't actually me, but what if i'm hunting out west & my home gets broken into while i'm away. All of a sudden the police are looking around, find it & suddenly The Wife is a federal criminal & frankly, I don't think I could handle that amount of ear ache!

So, I have a couple of genuine concerns here. I have a braced pistol, built on an 80% lower. As a non- citizen I cannot apply for, pay the tax on or legally own any NFA items. Again, i'm legally fine to buy, sell & own 'legal firearms' but NFA items, supressors etc are a BIG no-no. Should I just cut my losses & part the thing out ahead of this?

Oh look..... it's exactly the same as literally every other glock. Woooo. Single stack, 10 mil, 19 dimensions, 8+ capacity. Nothing else is interesting to me.

That's the issue. Technically, no. I'm not. I'm a non-immigrant alien, here on a legal Visa. It only takes one criminal arrest & I could potentially get deported & lose everything!