Again they worked perfect but again I have the feeling that they are too tough for pigs, if you don't hit bone they will run away enough to make you sweat !!!! I only recovered one of three bullets.

I also missed a young piglet and my buddy a very good boar

I bagged a young male and a nice sow.










Sorry for the bad quality pictures !! I am using my cell phone.

L

Allright - this one didn't shed huh?

What I say is that sometimes if these bullets don't hit bone they will pass through with very little exit holes on smaller/medium game

The most valuable atribute (for me) about these bullets is making what I think americans call "texas shots" or any kind of angled shots. This gives the hunter a big confidence in taking difficult shots. These bullets will just travel all along the animal.

Despite the bullet one decide to use I must say that the more I use the 9,3x62 the more surprised I am with its versatility, low recoil, killing power, etc, etc ,etc

L

I just tried the 250 grs TSX in my new Blaser for the first time today. 62 grs of RL15 gave me a (3 shot) group of .45" @ 100m. My heart was singing when I saw that . (Ok, ok, I know this was only the first group, but hey, a man has the right to rejoice, yes?).

I can't wait to try these babies on some piggies... It is good you keep us exited with your pictures Lorenzo, first bovines now Sus Scrofa. Keep'em coming!

- mike

Lorenzo:

Thanks for the post. I have wondered about loading the 250-grain TSX's for elk in my daughter's 9.3x62. We tried the 250-grain Nosler ballistic tip, and it is fine for deer-sized game, but based on our experience, too thin-jacketed to be used reliably on elk. The ballistic tips are fine on lung shots behind the shoulder on elk, but do not hold together well enough for reliable penetration into the body cavity of an elk after hitting the shoulder bone.

Dave

I noticed that sow had a nice little gut shot hole in her. I imagine that was a fun guttin job.

This aint the proper forum for this remark, but I sure can't wait to sick my 9.3X74R chapuis on some o' them little piggies. Also look forward to putting 500 grains of both 470 nitro and 458 Lott into Wilbur... you just made me more impatient.

found the woodleigh 250gr rnsp and pp better preformers in my 9.3x62, those tsx are too hard for pigs.

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Originally posted by cc:
found the woodleigh 250gr rnsp and pp better preformers in my 9.3x62, those tsx are too hard for pigs.

You are correct. Such a bullet would work better with a .338WM, .330, or perhaps a .340 Weatherby.

I'll stick with the 286 gr. Nosler partition at 2520 FPS in my 26" barrel Mauser. I sold it recently so will make another..It was an elk and deer killer deluxe. I had good luck with it on African plainsgame and liked the 320 gr. Woodleigh for buffalo but you need the 26" tube and drive the bullet at least 2400 FPS on buffalo..I built one for a lady client and she killed a number of buffalo with that load.

Ray-

Out of a 26 inch barrel on a 62mm, what kind of velocity do you get on the 286 grained bullets? I assume with a barrel like that, you could shoot the lighter bullets flat enough to use it on pretty much any type of PG.

Whoops, I see that you mentioned that in the post. My apologies.