john in jax
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I bought a new Ruger in .308 this summer and liked the accuracy I was getting out of GA Arms 150grn Ballistic Tips, but I shot a pig in the head (just below and forward of the ear) last Friday and was disappointed in the penetration. It looks like the bullet hit the pig's cheekbone and exploded, doing a lot of damge in the first 2-3 inches but absolutely nothing after that. There was no exit wound, and I couldn't find any bullet left in the poking around I did.
That pig went down right there, but a bigger pig (that happend to try and escape right at me) took a round in the front/chest and another in the side/chest and never slowed down. They were hits - the pig jolted but never went down. That big sow never laid down, and the sparse blood trail we were following just slowly petered out after 600-700 yards.
The place I'm hunting is eat up with pigs, so I'm thinking of switching to the 180 grn Nosler Partition or Accubond, any body tried these?
That pig went down right there, but a bigger pig (that happend to try and escape right at me) took a round in the front/chest and another in the side/chest and never slowed down. They were hits - the pig jolted but never went down. That big sow never laid down, and the sparse blood trail we were following just slowly petered out after 600-700 yards.
The place I'm hunting is eat up with pigs, so I'm thinking of switching to the 180 grn Nosler Partition or Accubond, any body tried these?