Savage Arms 111 hog hunter

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Re: Savage Arms 111 hog hunter

Postby Holland&Holland on Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:23 am

BigDog58 wrote:Being a long time Hog Hunter ( Fla Everglades ) isn't a .338 Win Mag a bit of overkill? Won't be anything left to eat... I took a 330 lb Boar back in 1979 with a 44 Mag Pistol. I have friends that still hunt them only with dogs and a knife.


Nice gun though


.338 can be a very versatile round that can take anything in North America and if using the right load not a meat damager. I think savage did their homework when they offered that chambering.
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Re: Savage Arms 111 hog hunter

Postby gunforhire on Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:38 pm

Hmmm, I wonder if I can find a heavy threaded barrel for my hunter xp model? time to go play on the interwebs!
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Postby PHATSPEED7x on Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:59 am

It's on the ups truck today being delivered to my local FFL. I'll pick it up in a couple hours here...

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Re: Savage Arms 111 hog hunter

Postby PHATSPEED7x on Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:05 pm

Here it is!!! Got the scope base, and bi-pod installed on it...

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Re: Savage Arms 111 hog hunter

Postby PHATSPEED7x on Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:43 pm

I still haven't shot this gun yet... Weather has been too cold up until this last weekend. Thinking I'm going to wait until I get my glass, and muzzle device on it. Finding .338 win mag isn't as easy as I thought it would be for my area... Also it's not cheap... Average price I've seen for a box of 20 is $50... and up...

Starting to think getting it in the .308 caliber might of been a better idea...
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Postby PHATSPEED7x on Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:07 am

Just an update. I was able to fire the rifle for the first time a few weeks back. The gun wasn't as hard of recoil as I anticipated. Even without a brake. Still need to get some glass on it. Funds have been limited lately. Damn AR15 keep sucking up all my funds...

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