Double Naught Spy
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I am usually guilty of fixating on the targets without taking too much time to sit back and enjoy the show, but last night was special. 
A Couple Pole Dances and 3 Boars
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Excellent marksmanship!
wankerjake
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Are the video crosshairs accurate? Pretty good lead on them if so. Good shooting
entropy
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Nice shooting!
der Teufel
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A rather 'special' evening for the three boars. Nice shooting!
alsaqr
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Great job on the boars.
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Double Naught Spy
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Thanks, guys! However, I really did think the hogs rubbing the pole was the more exciting part. I don't get to see that activity very often, though I often see evidence for it.
No, I don't bother to zero my optics. Why do you ask? Just kidding.
I am zeroed at 100 yards. I try to keep my shots between about 75 and 200 yards. The lead probably looked bigger than it was because the hogs were small. Lead is a funny thing because speed of the hog and direction of travel come into play as well as the velocity of the bullet (all assuming fairly level shooting).
On the 2nd hog, here is the last frame before the shot broke and where the bullet impacted (yellow dot). The hog was moving quickly and slightly quartered away. That is in the middle of the shoulder impact, not the neck, BTW. The distance maybe off by a couple of yards as it is to where the hog was on the ground. Bullet flight time was about 0.10 seconds (Hornady SST 123 gr. bullet, 2435 fps) and so with that lead, the hog was probably only traveling 15 mph laterally to me, hence the bullet hitting about 17" behind where I was aiming, although the hog's forward speed would have been slightly faster.
The second shot was farther, but the lead was less because the hog was more quartered away and appeared to be going slower laterally (relative to me). Flight time of the bullet was about 0.11 seconds.
The trick on runners, particularly at distances that far away (and these aren't that far) is to NOT aim at the hog. That is the most common error I see with people making shots on lateral running hogs at distance. Even worse, they will often aim center of mass (mid body) which would be a questionable shot on a stationary hog and a terrible shot on a moving hog.
No, I don't bother to zero my optics. Why do you ask?
Just kidding.I am zeroed at 100 yards. I try to keep my shots between about 75 and 200 yards. The lead probably looked bigger than it was because the hogs were small. Lead is a funny thing because speed of the hog and direction of travel come into play as well as the velocity of the bullet (all assuming fairly level shooting).
On the 2nd hog, here is the last frame before the shot broke and where the bullet impacted (yellow dot). The hog was moving quickly and slightly quartered away. That is in the middle of the shoulder impact, not the neck, BTW. The distance maybe off by a couple of yards as it is to where the hog was on the ground. Bullet flight time was about 0.10 seconds (Hornady SST 123 gr. bullet, 2435 fps) and so with that lead, the hog was probably only traveling 15 mph laterally to me, hence the bullet hitting about 17" behind where I was aiming, although the hog's forward speed would have been slightly faster.
The second shot was farther, but the lead was less because the hog was more quartered away and appeared to be going slower laterally (relative to me). Flight time of the bullet was about 0.11 seconds.
The trick on runners, particularly at distances that far away (and these aren't that far) is to NOT aim at the hog. That is the most common error I see with people making shots on lateral running hogs at distance. Even worse, they will often aim center of mass (mid body) which would be a questionable shot on a stationary hog and a terrible shot on a moving hog.
entropy
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Wingshooting practice comes in handy, but the projectile velocities change the lead a little.
wankerjake
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Awesome that answers all my questions thanks. I don’t have much practice shooting at running stuff, looks like the lead is larger that’s I’d expect
I need to practice on some hogs I think
I need to practice on some hogs I think
22250Rem
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Excellent shooting and thanks for the explanation of all the details. Never had the chance to try that type of shooting but I'd love to start practicing on a few hogs.
DocRock
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Great leads on the runners! Hilarious commentary.
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