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Old 02-24-2017, 01:39 PM
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Lots of folks shoot lots of animals for the first time. A friend knocked his first cape buffalo stone dead with one shot. One year ago I hunted with a first time hog hunter. He put a patched round ball through the center of his first hogs heart. i'm sure the OP has studied up on proper bullet placement for hogs.


The excellent 55 grain .223 Barnes Triple Shock bullet will go through both shoulders of a 200 pound hog.


My 250 grain SST muzzleloader bullet went through both shields of this 384 pound hog and was found under the skin on the off side. Hog was 19" through the shoulders and had big thick shields that counted for nothing.



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