First AEA Zeus Kill (VERY GRAPHIC)

[porschephile]

This is my first kill with the AEA Zeus. It may be first reported Zeus kill. The prey was a 75 lb feral hog sow at 48 yds. The bullet was a 630g MrHollowPoint slug at a chronograph proven 1000+ fps. The impact was high shoulder then shattering spine. The bullet lodged in opposite shoulder and was fully mushroomed. The hog, of course, dropped in its tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CEn-LCD-_E&t=55s



The next photos show the entrance wound. The a huge cavity where the missile exited the shoulder and hit thoracic vertebral column. Finally there is a shot of the recovered projectile with and unfired bullet and a quarter for comparison.

The Zeus is very accurate with MrHollowPoint's 630g. The bullet expands to over an inch and typically does not exit a hog sized target. The gun is very heavy so I strongly advice investing in a sling. A booster pump will also be very helpful if you want to shoot consistently at max power. I have additional kills from my hunt that I will be posting over the next few days.

 

[kaylaindy]

Is it legal to hunt at night?

 

[qball]

WOW!!! That is impressive!!!



BUT good section of my favorite parts got destroyed. It certainly will drop the little piggy!!! It’s probably good for 400lb pigs even. 

 

[porschephile]

Is it legal to hunt at night?

Hogs are legal to hunt at night in Texas, even without a license! Lol

 

[Alderman]

Very impressive results. Amazing the bullet stays in one piece. 


When after hogs is there a preferable size for the best eating or does it matter?

 

[Bowhunterwa87]

Dang I thought I had a big bigbore with the .457 texan lol. That Zeus is no joke! Nice job!

 

[porschephile]

Very impressive results. Amazing the bullet stays in one piece. 


When after hogs is there a preferable size for the best eating or does it matter?

I used to think the smaller ones were the best 50-100 lbs (and you will hear that alot), but a much more seasoned hunter explained that the big ones are excellent too provided they have a good diet and free of disease. He said some of the best meat he had tasted was from 200-300 lbs that had been gorging pecans. I am just passing that along. I have not killed a pig over 130 lbs.

 

[ram2jeep]

That's some serious power and definitely got the job done. Gotta love TX and how receptive they have been with airgun hunting. I wish other states would open up hunting as TX has. People should really look at the hunting laws for states so they are educated on what's going on.

 

[sleebus.jones]

That's some serious power and definitely got the job done. Gotta love TX and how receptive they have been with airgun hunting. I wish other states would open up hunting as TX has. People should really look at the hunting laws for states so they are educated on what's going on.

Yep, as long as you have 200 FPE, you're good to go.

 

[10mikemike]

Awesome video and performance!

 

[Dairyboy]

Lol that's awesome!!! And yeah most places with feral hogs is basically anytime and anyway have at it to take them out. Coyotes here are the same way in WA.

 

[Flintsack]

Great video. It makes me want to shoot a hog. I would say that the recoil comment was an understatement. Darn near looked like it hit you over.

Those are sneaky smart looking Varmints.

mike

 

[porschephile]

Great video. It makes me want to shoot a hog. I would say that the recoil comment was an understatement. Darn near looked like it hit you over.

Yes, recoil is very significant. I did the math and with a 1082g bullet it is roughly equivalent to a 375 H&H!

 

[Glamis]

Cool