I was looking through my photo album and decided to scan a couple of pictures of a hunt I did in Yugoslavia more than a decade ago. The boar was shot with a Mauser 66 in 8x68S using factory RWS H-Mantel ammo. We spotted him crossing the canal, and I shot him as he got to the top of the embankment. He took the shot right to the shoulder and that was all he needed. The shot was about 80 yards, and we found the bullet under the hide (after it broke both shoulders). The 8x68 is a powerfull cartridge, similar to an 8mm RM, but man those boars have tough armour! As a side not, I redeemed myself for missing a monster the night before.
The Roe deer was shot on the same trip. I used a Steyr Mannlicher in .243 Win. I shot him from a dyke along the Tisza River. They are excellent eating, but as you can see from their size, you pretty much use the whole thing up if you are having a big feast.


The Roe deer was shot on the same trip. I used a Steyr Mannlicher in .243 Win. I shot him from a dyke along the Tisza River. They are excellent eating, but as you can see from their size, you pretty much use the whole thing up if you are having a big feast.
