I tested this bullet with two Pyrodex pellets a couple of years back. They shot pretty well and weren't too punishing on recoil. Tested them in wet phone books along with the 348 gr. Powerbelts. Good results. Front 1/3 of the bullet mushroomed nicely to about .80 caliber. The 348 gr. Powerbelt HP flattened like a pancake, and appeared to be on the verge of coming apart with the same charge. Some fellow hunters in this area have used this bullet on Elk and Bison with good results. Should be tough enough for the biggest hog that walks.
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Good for me, bad for the hog. I'm wanting a short range load, sub 75 yards, that'll just punch a big hole in one side and out the other. I currently use the 348 gr. hollow point on deer size game, but those hog/boar mix we have on the cumberland plateau can get pretty good size and they have that cartilage shield. I'm not sure those hollow point pb's would make it out the off side after a solid hit on that shield. I like having blood trails.
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444 gr. flat point powerbelts.
. I've not used them but I hear they work on elk. That load will definitely do it well. Glad I'm not a hog.
I'm wanting a short range load, sub 75 yards, that'll just punch a big hole in one side and out the other. I currently use the 348 gr. hollow point on deer size game, but those hog/boar mix we have on the cumberland plateau can get pretty good size and they have that cartilage shield. I'm not sure those hollow point pb's would make it out the off side after a solid hit on that shield. I like having blood trails.
