12-20-2024, 08:02 PM
I believe it was more shot placement than anything else. The larger sow was over 100lbs and the shot entered just under the left ear with no exit wound. The smaller sow was quartering away and the shot entered mid back, close to the spine area. So far we have killed 4 pigs out of this sounder.
After thinking about it more, I believe I was wrong concerning the entry / exit wound of the smaller pig. Sorry for miss representing the projectiles performance.
The right side of the smaller pig was to my favor and that is where the damage was. I now believe the 55gr Nosler BT actually blew up upon impact but it left a huge hole. Not out of the realm of expectation. It did however, dump 100% of the energy and did considerable amount of damage. I usually do head or neck shots but this pig was leaving in a hurry.
Now I'm questioning the bullet performance. It would not have penetrated a boars shield that is for sure.
After thinking about it more, I believe I was wrong concerning the entry / exit wound of the smaller pig. Sorry for miss representing the projectiles performance.
The right side of the smaller pig was to my favor and that is where the damage was. I now believe the 55gr Nosler BT actually blew up upon impact but it left a huge hole. Not out of the realm of expectation. It did however, dump 100% of the energy and did considerable amount of damage. I usually do head or neck shots but this pig was leaving in a hurry.
Now I'm questioning the bullet performance. It would not have penetrated a boars shield that is for sure.