It'll have no problem going 35 yards, but I know what you mean about them being super fast and able to maneuver through the branches. Heck maybe have someone come in there and take that out or is it everywhere? I'm guessing it is, or you'd already do that. The different slugs you can get would help with that though
@southcarolinaguy This is what I'm talking about. They were moving on me left to right here. I lost one in this. I could hear more than one, but only set eyes on one. I need to shoot through brush like this from 10 out to about 35 yards.
Thank you for the picture for reference. I really think you would be fine with shooting 35 yards no problem with a good scope. With the velocity they provide, I truly think it'll go through that brush to your target no problem. Check out the AEA max pro vids, they show them going through similar brush.
@Back_Roads The thought crossed my mind, but there are many hog and I've seen them mostly in cover in various places. To cut lanes is to also maintain them unless I let the become overgrown again. Then I would also have to work my way into thick cover to access these lanes. I spent at least an hour in that stuff moving slowly and walking hunched down most of the time. I don't want to have to do that just to access a shooting lane. That's really not the place for lanes. Without video footage it may be hard to imagine what I walked and duck walked through to access the area where I took the photo unless you've done this sort of work. Without bait I don't see them traversing shooting lanes much. It would probably be a crap shoot. There are a considerable number of hogs in this stuff. I have never just encountered a single hog in heavy cover. They are in this for a reason. They feel safe. I don't see any sizeable animal being able to move through thickets as swift as a hog can. If they have to fight in a thicket, whatever they are fighting (unless its another hog or a bull) is going to have a serious problem aside from an aggressive hog or two. There's no running out of thickets unless you are a hog or a small animal like a coon, squirrel, or rabbit. So hogs will amass in dense thickets for various reasons.
@MAUMAU Sometimes it’s hard to know when they’re active on the property. They go into the woods and brush and root there too. The brush gun is good to have when I see signs and I’m scouting to keep up with damage or activity away from cameras. Last year is the first time I actually encounter them in the thickets. This has started a different branch of learning about these animals.
www.airgunnation.com @Airgun-hobbyist I’ll preface this by saying I’m not in shape to carry a heavy gun for extended periods. I exercise for health reasons just to get the heart pumping. Carrying heavy guns or multiple rifles is taxing. I’ve done it with a number of combinations and I’ve yet to find one that works. I’ve gone in with a pack with a rifle in the pack. It’s hell getting through the brush with a pack on because it forces me to bend or crawl lower to the ground. Then the weight fatigues me in a different fashion. A secondary sidearm can be helpful, but often I only have seconds to react so the rifle on my shoulder or in my hands is what is fastest to use.
@Ezana4CE there are far fewer negative feedback for the original AEA Challenger models, that's for sure. The machining and barrel bore quality were where the most complaints were had. They are heavy, and could use a "re-balance" to move the weight back toward the buttstock like I did to my bullpup. The nice thing about them is that they are magazine-fed too. The newer AEA and Bin-Tac models are far lighter, but for some reason have more issues with valves and other parts holding up to the power. And yes, those AEA and Bin-Tac power specs are pretty accurate.
Evidence of what I said about them playing the property line. That’s a fence on the immediate left. A rare instance of them being in the open. To those who may think to ask, no I didn’t get a shot off. I‘m working with a hunting dog and I spent considerable time settling and situating him before preparing to take a shot where I ended up kneeling was behind a bush. before that I tried bracing against a fence post, but it was loose and wiggly. When I stood the side step the bush, I was busted by a hog. To my credit I caught some more coming in that spot within 30 minutes and shot one with a Western Rattler 357. The dog located more later that night. I shot into a group of them in the brush and I don’t think I hit anything.
