I'm using .308 handloads for deer this year, and i plan on carrying my 7X57 if any hogs arrive.

After owning and shooting rifles in about all the commercial and military cartridges , I went looking for the real old European hunting rounds . After that I started designing my own cartridges that did what I wanted to do a little better and building rifles to shoot them . For example I developed the 45 Bandit for pig shooting over 25 years ago , before pig hunting became so popular .

9.3 X62

Here is a photo for Texas Dan . I spent three days at my place , mainly to guard the borders and check on the deer . I did shoot a mid size [ about 180 lb ] boar after dark . Since it was dark I could not use the .450 NE rifle as it only has express sights . I used my .357 Bandit bolt rifle with a scope . I developed the .357 Bandit about 5 years ago , the 350 Win Legend it a copy . Same exact case size , the only difference is Win made their case head about .007 larger so you had to use their cases . They also changed the bullet type a little going with a more rifle style bullet . I wanted the impact performance of the .357 pistol bullet at high velocity , yet the expansion of the pistol bullet at subsonic velocity . I used the H - 180 xtp bullet for this shot . I hit the boar in the side of the head at 95 yards . It knocked him over and then he rolled down the side of the dry creek bed .

My son will be carrying a 7.7 Arisaka for opening day in Arkansas this weekend that was handed down to him from his PaPa.

Just picked up a Tikka 270, so that’s what I’ll use for the remainder of the season.