Tag: hog hunting
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Hornady SUB-X 300 190gr Subsonic Blackout Ammunition
SUB-X: A Game Changer? Hornady has released their new Sub-X 190gr 300 Blackout ammunition and it is a game changer. This is a direct challenge to the Lehigh Defense 194gr Maximum Expansion load. One big difference is the price – the Hornady ammo is about half the price of the Lehigh coming in at a…
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FLIR PTS233 ThermoSight Pro Weapon Sight Review
The new FLIR PTS233 ThermoSight Pro weapon sight sets the bar in the price to performance category. This is a rugged, compact thermal scope featuring the new 12-micron Boson thermal core, 320 X 240 resolution, and 60 Hz refresh rate. Native magnification is 1.5X with digital zoom. The real world FLCOS display is stunning at…
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Ballistic Advantage 10.3″ 300 BLK Video Review
Tactical Gun Review video review of the Ballistic Advantage 10.3″ 300 BLK complete upper. 300 Blackout is all the rage these days and so we decided to build up a suppressed 300 BLK SBR to use for stalk hunting wild boars here in Texas. Of course, it would also make an excellent home defense or…
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Ballistic Advantage 300 BLK 10.3″ Complete Upper
Here at TGR we are big believers in Ballistic Advantage barrels. So when I started on a new 300 Blackout build I headed over to their website to spec out a Hanson Profile barrel. Of course one of the key decisions surrounds matching the right barrel to the right handguard and gas block. That is…
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Trijicon REAP-IR Thermal Scope Review
Is there anything more fun than hunting hogs at night with suppressed ARs and Thermal imaging scopes? If there is, I haven’t found it yet. We spent an evening out with the new Trijicon REAP-IR thermal scope on my Wilson Combat 5.56 AR putting the hurt on some pigs..
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Trijicon IR-HUNTER Thermal Scope Review
The Trijicon IR-Hunter is one of four products released by the new Trijicon Electro Optics Division formed after their acquisition of IR Defense Corporation. These include the IR-Hunter and REAP-IR thermal riflescopes, the IR-Patrol thermal monocular, and the SNIPE-IR thermal clip-on. Tactical Gun Review was fortunate enough to receive the first IR-Hunter to hit the…
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Trijicon Electro Optics
Trijicon’s purchase of IR Defense was announced last August. In the presser, Stephen Bindon, Trijicon President and CEO stated, “The night vision market continues to grow at a phenomenal pace and the acquisition of IR Defense Corp. gives us a very unique opportunity to enter this market by providing thermal imaging products to end-users across…
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Hunting with the LMT LM8MWS 308
Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) is recognized for producing high quality rifles in demand by law enforcement and military. The British Army and New Zealand Army have selected LMT weapon systems. The LM8MWS is built around a Monolithic Rail Platform and the Modular Weapon System that allows the operator to easily change barrels and…
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Armasight Zeus-Pro Thermal Imaging Weapon Sight
Armasight makes arguably the best Night Vision and Thermal Imaging solutions available in the USA. Tactical Gun Review recently had the opportunity to test the Armasight Zeus-Pro Thermal Weapon Sight in a controlled environment and in the field. Performance was superior, the controls were easy to use even in total darkness, and battery life was…
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6.8 SPC II Custom Build Rifle
There have been countless wildcat cartridges over the years. One recent trend has been the various efforts to modify the standard AR15 to shoot a heavier, more lethal bullet. The crazy hype surrounding the 300 Blackout is but one example. For my money, the 6.8 SPC is the best of the lot for general all-around…
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Guns and Rotors
Wild hog hunting is all the rage. Outfitters are specializing in taking clients on hunts with night vision equipped rifles. There are hog eradication businesses with horses and packs of dogs. Heck, there are even reality television shows about hunting hogs. For quantity of hogs taken, the pinnacle is aerial shooting. Kyle Lange, of Lange…
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Hunting with suppressors review
written by Randy Tausch WWW.NIGHTHOGS.COM There have been numerous questions lately about suppressors and the advantages associated with the use of them for hunting. This will not be intended as a comprehensive study on them but an overall description of the basic information needed to make an informed decision on whether or not to use…
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Nice boar down
My daughter Ava’s first hog hunt and we got a nice boar
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Night Vision Gen 3 Hog Hunting
Friends of TGR – NightHogs.com. We have personally hunted with these guys and they are awesome. They are based out of Seguin, TX south of San Antonio. Guys from out of state can fly into San Antonio, be in Seguin within the hour, and hunting hogs on a South Texas ranch that night. Very high…
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Night Vision requirements for hog hunting
I see it is time for me to render a comprehensive Night Vision Device evaluation for you guys. I am happy to do that. Let’s start with requirements: 1) Do you really need high resolution…enough so that you can tell the difference between a small pig and a raccoon, or a huge hog and a…