Ruger Forum

Mayor Al · September 20th, 2012, 12:03 PM

Lunie Fringe... I'll make you cry... The CZ 527 was new in the box...still had the factory seals in it..2 bidders on it, and the other guy opened at $350, then stopped. My only bid was at $375 and got the gun. I found an extra 5 round mag on ebay for $30 and have ordered some factory scope rings..CZ has an unusual dovetail mount for optics. This gun feels so much like a bolt action 22 !!! Light, narrow and short. I feel like I am shooting my J C Penny single shot 22 again ! Photos and tissue for you coming soon !

crazyponie · September 20th, 2012, 03:07 PM

Mayor Al,

I see that you have a model 100. That will do a fine job on elk. My first big game rifle was/is my model 100 in .284. I took my first three elk w/ it. I cleaned it up and put it in my fathers gun cabinet 20+ years ago. He told me the other day it's still there just waiting.

Mayor Al · September 21st, 2012, 07:08 AM

Yeah, I have a pair of the Model 100's, a rifle and a carbine. I really like the 100 for it's smooth action and great shooting accuracy...plus I think it looks good too !

The Rifle

The Carbine

Tracer · September 22nd, 2012, 09:33 PM

Mayor Al, I can speak highly of the Ruger Carbine in .44 magnum! I shot several nice deer in the Missouri hardwoods with that little easy to carry and fast to shoulder rifle. I loaned it to the wife one deer season and that is the last I ever got to hunt or shoot that rifle. She shot the biggest buck on record in Miller County, Missouri in 79.

Now hog hunting is no big deal by any stretch of the immagination but I certainly don't recommend using a .223 for the job on big hogs, pigs maybe but not hogs. I use a .444 Marlin handloaded with Beartooth Bullets (325grn) and if I have to shoot em far away (over 100 yards) I will use my .416 Rem. Mag and a 350 grn bullet.

If a big bore gets you caught in a creek bed or a hallar, you better have something that will set him back on his heels in a hurry. I do NOT give the odds to the hogs when hunting them, no sirree!!! Sometimes I also use my Marlin 45/70 using 400+ grns of Beartooth Bullets, it will rock them like a ship on the high seas you betch......Dead as a door nail!

Mayor Al · September 23rd, 2012, 03:46 PM

This photo is posted elsewhere, but here is my wife shooting her Hog with the Ruger 44 magnum carbine. It was about a 40-50 yard shot...in the ear and out the eye. Hog weighed in at 326 lbs. The guide coached her to hold until the big one was clear of it's mates before she shot.

antlerfan · September 23rd, 2012, 03:48 PM

Thats gonna be some good eating

Mayor Al · September 26th, 2012, 05:49 AM

Well the Pork Ribs were outstanding. Very meaty and no strong gamey flavor.
Check this-

We tried our first Pork Belly/ Bacon this morning. used a sugar-cure from Mortons for 5 days of brining, then 6 hours in the smoker. Turned out a bit salty for eating plain, but in some Bacon-Tomato sandwiches it was good. I will start the cure on the other pork bellies today...doubling the brown sugar to Morton Cure ration that I used with the first batch. Photos coming soon.
Here is the curing rub before 5 days of storage.

And here is our first ever Bacon efforts- A bit salty but very good on sandwiches

Very little of this pork will go to waste. We smoked the ears for dog treats.

Mayor Al · September 30th, 2012, 08:49 AM

Batch 2 of the Pork Belly to Bacon exercise... After Five days in the curing sugar/salt, turning daily, We rinsed off the meat , patted it dry and put it in my smoker for 5 hours at 190 degrees. It is looking good.

Start time-

Thin piece pulled at the 4 hour point. Tastes great.

Mayor Al · September 30th, 2012, 11:53 AM

OK, Batch 2 from our Missouri Hogs yielded 11 lbs of finished Bacon. Here it is as we took it out of the smoker....ready to package. We got the Salt to Sugar balance just right this time. It is hard to believe this pork was running around that Missouri Ranch just 3 weeks ago !

Mayor Al · October 8th, 2012, 01:45 PM

OK, To put a period on the end of my hunt report... Here is the final slicing and packaging of the four batches of Bacon-Making from the Pork Bellies of the Missouri Hog Hunt.

After all the curing and smoking we came out with over 30 lbs of sliced Bacon, and a couple of lbs of scraps and ends that will do great in "Beans and Things"

Here is the final Batch.

It was our first ever 'cure and smoke' effort. Now that we've completed it, we think the home-cure will work on other Pork we take in the field.

Lone Star · October 8th, 2012, 02:10 PM

I don't think it matters much which reasonable deer round you shoot them with, but use a premium bullet like the Nosler, available in some Federal factory loads.

I suspect that Kiwi will tell you that some of his mates kill them very effectively with .303's. That round has also been used for years there for deer culling.

The .270, .280, .308, and .30-06 will all do well, I'm sure, with proper shot placement, and will serve as general hunting rifles for most species.

I'd especially reccomend a Winchester M-70 Featherweight Classic with a quality 'scope that can be set to 2X or 3X for closer range shooting. The CZ rifles are also nice, and also have controlled round feeding. And the Sako is nice.

I don't want to hunt potentially dangerous animals with a .223 or a muzzeloader.

kiwihunter · October 8th, 2012, 02:23 PM

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I suspect that Kiwi will tell you that some of his mates kill them very effectively with .303's. That round has also been used for years there for deer culling.

Yep absolutely Lone Star the .303 has a huge place in NZ shooting folk lore for sure....after the First and Second World Wars NZ was "flooded " With Enfield .303s as were most of the Commonwealth countries including Australia and Canada and were the mainstay of center fire hunting rifles for many years.....there still a few "diehards"around that still use them (i am definitely not in that club) but i do respect the fact that like the North American 30-30 they are both iconic rounds that have taken mountains of every type of game and have earned there place in hunting Folk lore.

308boltseg · October 30th, 2012, 03:42 AM

I have a Marlin 336 chambered in .35 Rem that I use. Mostly because it has been the only rifle I've had for about 20 yrs. I recently purchased an American in .308, but I love my lever action for hog hunting. It handles nice and the .35 Rem has never let me down. If I do my part it drops them pretty quick.

Mulga · December 11th, 2012, 08:43 PM

Heres a South Westen Queensland feral pig or Hog as you yanks call them. Shot at sun up last July feeding on a roo carcus. 30-06 Hawkeye All Weather with Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40. Hornady 180gr SST. Shot from 25metres entered RHS behind the ribs into the chest cavity, there was no exit wound. Aproximatley 75-80kg.