Thanks buck460XVR- your assessment of my comment is correct.
I will also agree that the 200 FTX is really a poor selection for large game as the open more like varmint bullets and may not make the vitals depending on shoot angle and placement. I learned these while casing hogs with the Model V and completely ruined several shoulders because of the excessive fragmentation and opening.
The Barnes 200 XPB and 275 XPB have worked well for me on a variety of game, but so has the 240 XTP MAG, 300 XTP MAG, 300 and 325 Swift A Frames, 300 Speer Deep Curls, 325 Busters, 240 CEB Raptors (at distance), and my current favorite 260 CPS North Fork Technologies. I am sure I missed a few and did not mentioned hard cast which perform well when selected correctly. With Hard Cast you can get commercial bullets to 405 grains; you don't have additional benefit once you pass 350 grain.
Those 300 grainers (any of them) are good hog medicine. I would suggest 4227 though most of the other powders will produce suitable results. My experience with these is you don't need to drive them hard to to get good grouping or clean kills - most of the time I run them at 1600 fps.
be safe
Ruggy
I will also agree that the 200 FTX is really a poor selection for large game as the open more like varmint bullets and may not make the vitals depending on shoot angle and placement. I learned these while casing hogs with the Model V and completely ruined several shoulders because of the excessive fragmentation and opening.
The Barnes 200 XPB and 275 XPB have worked well for me on a variety of game, but so has the 240 XTP MAG, 300 XTP MAG, 300 and 325 Swift A Frames, 300 Speer Deep Curls, 325 Busters, 240 CEB Raptors (at distance), and my current favorite 260 CPS North Fork Technologies. I am sure I missed a few and did not mentioned hard cast which perform well when selected correctly. With Hard Cast you can get commercial bullets to 405 grains; you don't have additional benefit once you pass 350 grain.
Those 300 grainers (any of them) are good hog medicine. I would suggest 4227 though most of the other powders will produce suitable results. My experience with these is you don't need to drive them hard to to get good grouping or clean kills - most of the time I run them at 1600 fps.
be safe
Ruggy