No experience with hogs, but we've used both on deer and bear. Namely the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and the Barnes X. I give the Barnes a slight edge - very slight. Like one gets an A and the other an A+. I think the Barnes penetrates a little better as they expand into a cutting, slicing machine. The Trophy Bonded is more of a blunt mushroom. But, both retain 90% or better so they both penetrate well enough to kill a hog.