Double Naught Spy
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I picked up some Precision Firearms loaded Berger VLD-Hunting 130 gr. 6.5 Grendel ammo to try out on hogs. The ammo is loaded well, chrono'd tight, and shot nice groups (sub moa) at the range. It had been suggested to me for hog hunting. I like trying new ammo once in a while, though I am not sure about this sort of frangible ammo for hogs.
I had a hog coming to my place that I thought was smaller than it was. The plan was for a neck or shoulder shot and I chose the neck. Berger sells their bullets based on being very accurate and coming apart violently shortly after entering an animal. I must say, the bullet did come apart quite violently and with the narrow dimensions of the neck, overpenetrated.
I was surprised to find that 10 minutes or shot after being shot behind the ear, the hog was still alive and breathing. When I walked around to deliver the coup de grace shot with my pistol, his eyes tracked me, which was not what I expected.
I thought maybe the bullet had just zipped through, but it had not. It performed as advertised, creating a massive wound channel that was actually larger inside than the images in the video indicate. The impression I had at the time was "cavernous."
The spine appeared to still be intact given the renewed vigorous kicking that started anew after I shot the brain, the stimulus to the brain resulting in the kicking.
It is only a sample of 1 and I plan to shoot some more, but I must say that I have not had this happen previously in such a manner.
Here is the video. FYI, some of the images are quite graphic, as you might expect when looking at terminal performance in animal tissue.
https://youtu.be/9-guybTjxuI
I had a hog coming to my place that I thought was smaller than it was. The plan was for a neck or shoulder shot and I chose the neck. Berger sells their bullets based on being very accurate and coming apart violently shortly after entering an animal. I must say, the bullet did come apart quite violently and with the narrow dimensions of the neck, overpenetrated.
I was surprised to find that 10 minutes or shot after being shot behind the ear, the hog was still alive and breathing. When I walked around to deliver the coup de grace shot with my pistol, his eyes tracked me, which was not what I expected.
I thought maybe the bullet had just zipped through, but it had not. It performed as advertised, creating a massive wound channel that was actually larger inside than the images in the video indicate. The impression I had at the time was "cavernous."
The spine appeared to still be intact given the renewed vigorous kicking that started anew after I shot the brain, the stimulus to the brain resulting in the kicking.
It is only a sample of 1 and I plan to shoot some more, but I must say that I have not had this happen previously in such a manner.
Here is the video. FYI, some of the images are quite graphic, as you might expect when looking at terminal performance in animal tissue.
https://youtu.be/9-guybTjxuI