Does the .223 caliber have enough mass and punching power to effectively kill a wild boar? This question has been debated for years. Countless hunting articles have been published imploring hunters to switch to a bigger hunting caliber. It’s been said that the hog’s...
My Go-To Scope: The Trijicon VCOG A Tactical Hunting Optic That Gets the Job Done
There’s often a division between what some consider Tactical versus Hunting. In a lot of ways, that division is wrong headed. After all, the tactical derives from the military, and the military application of the tactical is all about putting down the enemy. Of...
A Smartphone View to a Kill – Top Six Hunting Apps
In our world of 21st century, sometimes James Bond-esque tactical hunting, we have some amazing tools at our fingertips. We have the latest guns, laser rangefinders, night vision and thermal scopes, and much more. Now more than ever we also have our smart phones to...
When Secondary Becomes Primary – Real World Tactical Advantage Hunting with a Sidearm
Close Quarters Hog Hunting is an exciting adrenaline filled experience, but there is always the remote chance it can be the scariest time in a hunter’s life. Funny how often those two elements show up together... Lots of dedicated hunters spend countless hours...
America’s Most Wanted… Animals
Want to know a secret? Here at SHWAT™ - Special Hog Weapons and Tactics™, we are all about killing feral pigs and the endless gear and fun that go along with that. It can be done 24/7/365 with few restrictions in our home state of Texas and a handful of other states...
The Shotgunner’s Hog Hunter
I sat is a West Texas box blind, ten feet in the air and 120 yards from a feeder, on a cold, clear night, the front window of the blind open and me trying not to fall asleep. While I love night hog hunting, I’d been up since Five AM, it was 11 at night now, and I was...
Booming Populations—Do We Have Enough Bullets?
The current wild pig population in the US is estimated at about 6 million, and it’s only increasing from there… If there’s one thing pigs do well, besides destruction, it’s reproduction. The gestation length for pigs is about 114 days (3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days—memory...
American Built Arms T-Grip – A vertical grip built with the Tavor in mind
If you have been following SHWAT™ for any length of time, you know we are fans of the IWI Tavor. We were the first in the USA to put the Tavor through a dedicated carbine class with Force Options Training and Security. We’ve hunted with it and we’ve tested the...
A Guide to Hunting Dog Safety
Chris Magee, DVM is on deployment in the desert, and still joins us this week with some great advice on some things you can do to protect your beloved hunting dog. Who wants to invest in a great dog only to have it's hunting days or life cut short? Here's Chris: When...
What is the Best Gun for Hog Hunting? – In this review the UTAS UTS-15 shows up for try outs
At SHWAT™ we are frequently asked “What is the best gun for hog hunting?” The answer is always “It depends.” If you are on a budget and need something that will do a wide variety of tasks that a firearm can be called on to do, many will tell you to go with a...