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The Terminal Performance of TSXs on hogs.......

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14 July 2008, 03:45
Whitworth
The Terminal Performance of TSXs on hogs.......
Went hog hunting in Florida this week with jwp475 (full report is in the hog hunting forum). He shot to sows at roughly 350 yards (he can fill you in on the details of the rifle) with his .300 win mag shooting 180 grain Barnes TSXs. Excuse the graphic photo, but the first hog was hit quartering towards him in the shoulder, exiting the off side at the back of the rib cage. The destruction was tremendous to say the very least -- I think you will agree! The pig still managed to run off, earning a 425 grain bullet from his .500 JRH for its efforts.

Here is pig number one:



Pig number two was shot at roughly the same distance yet external damage appeared minimal until we skinned it and we lost a lot of meat as a result.



TSXs are real killers IMHO, but sometimes they really tear things up!

Here's jwp475 with his rig:





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14 July 2008, 08:22
smallfry
Did you take a length of the spine out on the exit?... I have had atypical wounds like that.


I am back from a long Hiatus... or whatever.
Take care.
smallfry
14 July 2008, 09:54
jwp475
quote:
Originally posted by smallfry:
Did you take a length of the spine out on the exit?... I have had atypical wounds like that.



The pig was facing me at the shot, the bullet entered at the shoulder rib juncture as seen ion the photo and the bullet proseded to take out all of the ribs in its pathe leaving a gaping hole


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14 July 2008, 10:10
Trax
Talking of Hogs&monometals,
240wm75gnHV 3600mv++, drops hogs twice the weight of what you show, like lightning at 300yds.
Now my old favourite heavier recoiling 270win-130gn is really a thing of the past for me for that kind of work.
Seeing a redDeer that measured 380lb clean,drop on the spot to a 25-06-85gnHV through the chest at near 300yds, reinforces the sound performance of high vel. light for calibre monmetals.