FEDLAWMAN
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I have found some pretty good medicine for hogs, using the .223/5.56mm I load them with the 62 gr Barnes TTSX using Barnes load data,and have yet to lose a hog. Every hog I've hit with these has been DRT. The only problem I've had is recovering the bullets as they usually pass through. I have recovered 4 of them that were shot into 300+ pound hogs where the bullet stopped under the hide on the opposite side recovered bullet weight was 61.7gr! I just figured I would share this info with others that handload and see if someone else were to have the same luck with them I've had. Most don't look at the .223 as ethical for anything bigger than prairie dogs, and coyotes, with these bullets I have had awesome results. I mainly started with this cartridge to be able to get my children involved as they areyoung and recoil sensative. I have also taken 2 Deer with it using this bullet, load combo, and have seen less damage to internal organs with a 300 WM.