Hey Stu, I think I have watched nearly all your vids now, and you would have to be one of the best shots I have seen. Well done, and who says you need all that new fancy equipment.
Thanks mate, yes I suppose it is what you are used to. I find that a lot of shooters are forcing themselves to 'fit' to a firearm which means they are forcing their shots. A good test next time you raise your rifle to the shoulder close your eyes and when you think that you are set then open your eyes. If your head is too high or out of alignment to the scope or sight then the rifle is not suited. Before I buy a gun or rifle that is what I do as it ensures that when I throw that rifle up I am not taking a split second to find the sight picture. Obviously this is only for extreme snap shots and not the normal shot in the bush.
Stu, the M77 in 30-06 has served you well. Have you had to rebarrel it yet? Also the mounts and scope you use are incredible to hold yp to that abuse and still retain zero!!
Your hunting channel is the best on RU-vid If I did not live that far, in the other part of the planet, I would contract your services to go hunting in Australia Warm regards from Argentina
Mate you're bloody lucky to have found a property that lets you hunt on their land, its so hard trying to get permission. Still struggling to find a place to go hunting
Not too bad with the ol’ Ruger mate :) Any reason you choose it?... control feed.. left hand.. just cos? Reckon you’d do alright with a drop box mag with top loading like a Sako.... maybe something belt fed would do you justice ;) What ammo do you use in the rifle and shotties?
Got the Ruger years ago as I was after a leftie in 30/06. This one was on the shelf so i bought it. It has been a great rifle. The shotty uses AAA Alphamax and sometimes Winchester Defender ammo mate which is a solid with 3 x ball bearings, hits hard.
This depresses me. I used to have 2 or 3 big trips on the pigs a year and deer hunting and spotlighting foxes every other weekend and midweek sometimes. Now my missus and kids basically means no more hunting. My advice to young fellas who like their hunting is don't get married or have kids. The level of jealousy I have for you guys is extreme.
Your time will come again mate, just do the family thing for a few years and just keep dropping the odd hint about missing the bush. My buddy and I both juggle work and family stuff. In the end it is your life that you are living even a good dad or hubby needs time out every now and then mate.
Stu Laughton haha. I got that reply as I chased a tantrumimg kid around the shop trying to get the grocery shopping done. And that's after having cancelled a trip over to eildon cause wife sick in bed.....as usual. Fml.
DAMN! You blasted the sh*t out of those hogs LOL! You won't be seeing anymore white piggies there anymore after you "sorted out" that big white boar! SUBSCRIBED!
Stu you are outstanding marksman and I noticed you have a left handed bolt. but why do you take down your rifle each time to bolt it. are you catching your empty shells for reloading. you still get the job done. your mate is no slouch he is a great shooter also
I have 3 x firearms to my name: the Adler, my 30/06 and a Winchester 30/30! If you were only going to have the one firearm then I would recommend the 30/30 mate.
Thanks Stu. I have a few calibers that can easily take pigs (all bolt), but thinking of a mix of capacity and quicker target acquisition. Cheers, and keep the vids coming.
Gday Stu, mate love the videos, your a ripper shot on running pigs with a rifle..... For a lefty, lol I'm a lefty also. When's the next trip/vid? Keep them coming! Cheers, Mark
Thank you. I had no interest in shotguns until I watched you taking pigs out like that. I purchased one Adler each for myself and the wife just because of the enjoyment we got watching you. Well done mate
WOW That looks like a lot of fun shooting hogs during the day easy as pie Them things are never out in the day where I hunt in Texas and I have to wait all night sometimes only to find none of them show up but hog hunting is like fishing where I hunt so some nights I get a bite others I do not and all the excitement is waiting for them to bite That thermal scope Ed brought out in one of my videos sure helped a lot and I plan on getting one in a few months so hunts might be a lot more fun then but for now I will just use the LED light setup that seems to work better now that I have two on one pole Hope to get one this weekend but like I say it is like fishing so I never expect to catch one and the fun is in the waiting for a bite
Hey mate, We go to a property up near Warren and it's on the Macquarie River, right now we're lucky to get 1 in a few days. We're thinking next trip go a little further to Nyngan. We know someone with a property there. Just wondering if you would know what the pigs are like there. Also do you reload your brass?
Good idea mate, yes I do reload my brass. I do a batch when I have 100 cases. I used to hunt on a property out from Nyngan called Colane which is right on a dirt road. About 30k out of Nyngan if I recall.
Full choke with SGs I reckon the 18 pellet version rather than the 9 pellets. Ref the Shotty choice. I was also looking at the pardus but was talked out of it by the gunshop as they don't have the backup or warranty that the Adler has. 5 year warranty for the adler and all parts etc are here in Australia. Whereas if the pardus stuffs up then the only parts are in Turkey!
Happy with the Adler? I also took mine away in June and ended up not taking out. Just never got around to it this time. Spewing as there were a couple of mobs where I could have really used it.
Yeah mate, we were out Thallon way and there were a few around the cropping country. Bloody dry though all around that area. Last morning we got 35 pigs around a chick pea crop between three of us, and only covered 11k's on the bikes. Had a long line of them run right past me, wish I'd had the Adler then, would have been fun. Mine's got a Bushnell TRS-25 on top and is sighted for slugs too, in case I want to do that.
Doh, I have mine on a head band as soon as I leave camp just in case. These days my first reaction to pigs is to turn on the camera then lift the rifle. However, I have got it ass about sometimes, ha.
The 223 is a great little cal mate. I reckon the Howa is value for money. Just be prepared that on a big old boar with dry crusted mud will stop a 223 bullet penetrating. In these cases just aim for the but of the ear if possible.
Do you eat all of these? No wrong answer. I don’t even hunt but I love watching these feral hog hunting videos. We don’t have many in Chicago (that’s s joke). There are some videos of hunts in turkey, I believe, and these guys can’t hit the broad side of a barn. You guys are great shots.
Thanks mate no we don't eat them as we are there to thin out numbers on this farm. Within a week the carcasses are eaten by other hogs, foxes eagles etc.
That’s what I guessed. I lived in Melbourne for a year for work. What a wonderful country and hope to be back someday. Keep it safe for the animals that belong there!
Good question mate. My 3 top rifles and cal that I have used with great success is: Winchester 30/30; Parker Hale 243; and Ruger MK11 30/06. The 243 was great but lacked knockdown power on the big boars if I didn't head shoot them. The 30/30 lacked distance as it is a carbine and short barrel. However, the 30/06 has it all, knockdown power, long range and the bullets are readily available at all gunshops if you run out when out in the field.
I use micro aimpoint on my marlin 45-70 which is good for close in work and sako 308 I have a 3x9 on top... magic set up....pig hunting is unreal fun, really gets the blood pumping...
Gday Stu, love your vids, reminds me of my days pig shooting on the Culgoa river north of Hebel Qld in the late 70s early 80s, massive numbers back then, sadly much of the country is now cotton farms like Cubbie station, and not being picky but one of the shots taken with somebody out in front of field of fire had me thinking hmm I would have held off on that one, you know the one I mean??.
Hi mate I also shoot a winchester 30/30 and a Ruger bolt action rifle. Check out my video called: Explaining running shots as I have all my guns in that clip mate.
I can sleep well tonight knowing there’s a few less pigs out there devouring our planet. All these films about”apes” taking over the planet, who would have thought “pigs” beat them to it!
Pigs are where ya find em mate. Depending on the property ie: does it have dams and a river frontage? Or is it mainly bush? Pigs are hunted according to where they live and their habits dictated by the property and what it has to offer
I reload the 30/06 mate and do a batch of 100 when I have that many cases to reload. I tend to stick with 150grn projectiles, however, this last batch I was given some assorted bullets some 150grns, some 165grn and 180grns so hopefully that won't affect my point of aim much as the average running shot is between 20 to 100m.
Thanks mate, I do need to sort out the best sgs for the gun and I think I have found them. Winchester Defender PDX1 which fires a solid slug including 3 x pellets.
