Gentlemen,

I have a Marlin 1895SS and have started tinkering around with 405gn FN hard lead cast projectiles. The load I am using is 31gns of AR2207 (=H4198) for 1300ft/s. The load produces cloverleaf groups at 50m and is quite capable of head shooting rabbits out to 80m. There is no expansion (naturally), the slugjust acts like a wad punch. I have thought about trying this loadout on a wild pig in the next two weeks in lieu of my 300gn JHPs.

My question is what sort of penetration am I looking at with this projectile/load combination?





Thank you for your comments in advance.