I took my mate Gé and his daughter out this past weekend to draw first blood with my .204.
Here are his words:
Geno arranged that I come cull a wildboar that Vincent needed to get rid of. The pig was very aggressive towards horses and people. The idea was to shoot it with my recurve bow. I was gratefull but asked if my 11 yr old daughter can shoot it with a rifle. They agreed.
Geno very kindly supplied a brand new Howa in .204 Ruger. She spent some time saturday morning getting used to the .204. Those 32gr V-max's go where she aims at 100m.
Come sunday morning we made our way to Geno and then to Vincent.
All set up and my daughter dispatches the boar with a brain shot.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/JlcdfoIAjnQ
She knows that she merely shot it and did not hunt it. Yes it was canned. Yes it was to be slaughtered regardless but was too aggressive to catch and slit it's throat as per norm.
Yes I am proud of her. Thanks guys for the opportunity granted to me and my kid.
Myself (Geno) also shot a baboon at around 220yds, dead on the spot.
And we also got a few dassies (rock hyrax). They turn into acrobats when hit by the 32gr bullets!
Cheers,
Eugene
