What's your favorite night hunting weapon?

[YALE]

18" 6.8 AR with Leupold VXR Patrol 3-9x illuminated firedot scope and a Hogzilla Light. Plan on using it year around for deer and hog this year. Other than that I use a Savage 11 7mm-08 bolt action.

Better not get caught with a spotlight on your rifle, and a deer in the bed of the truck.

[brandon01rt]

Yote Smoker
Home build 18 in 6.8 spc (Geissele SSA-E)
Nikon Prostaff 3-9 x 50
Kill light XLR250 on scope with pressure switch
Xlr 100 for scanning

[Moose242]

I had to think for a while about this one. Looking back I have probably killed more stuff at night with my 10 gauge shotgun than anything else. Also it has been dumb luck rather than skill that allows me to bag anything after dark. I have generally just pointed the gun at noise or faint movement in the field of the spotlight.

[dee]

Also it has been dumb luck rather than skill that allows me to bag anything after dark. I have generally just pointed the gun at noise or faint movement in the field of the spotlight.

That's scary.

[Moose242]

That's scary.

Not really when in the middle of several thousand acres of nothingness. I just make sure the animal is small and clearly an animal.

[CJ]

Although the mentality of only hunting at night on a full moon with good options that have excellent light transfer may make sense, you're only going to get one shot before your bolt action blinds you with the muzzle flash and effectively renders your ability to do anything else irrelevant.

[red89notch]

Although the mentality of only hunting at night on a full moon with good options that have excellent light transfer may make sense, you're only going to get one shot before your bolt action blinds you with the muzzle flash and effectively renders your ability to do anything else irrelevant.

Just close your eyes before you pull the trigger! Duh!

[CJ]

Just close your eyes before you pull the trigger! Duh!

Haha, I've actually tried that before when hunting up close, and it still dilates your eyes through your eye lids at night, you open them back up and you can't see shit still. It doesn't' last as long, but definitely long enough to ruin anything you're hunting. A good flash hider works, but even a small puff of flash is distracting enough for you to have to reacquire what you're shooting at and you're probably screwed.

[dee]

Although the mentality of only hunting at night on a full moon with good options that have excellent light transfer may make sense, you're only going to get one shot before your bolt action blinds you with the muzzle flash and effectively renders your ability to do anything else irrelevant.

That's why you use a tough bullet and line up 2 or 3.

[CJ]

That's why you use a tough bullet and line up 2 or 3.

Sounds legit.

[GeorgeG.]

that's when you spray and pray....amirite?

[dee]

Sounds legit.

It's not overly difficult a partition from just about any caliber will work although I've done it with 150gr Ballistic Tips and even this last year with 162gr Amax's. My dad got three one time with a 150gr Ballistic Tip from a 7mm Rem mag and several two for one's. The key is to not hit anything solid on the first pig and let the rest just happen.