We got a chance to hunt a new property we have been watching for a while as it was between places we hunt already. We would often see hogs out in the field and finally tracked down the owner. He only granted us partial access to the property (not sure why, but it was the part where we see hogs regularly) and that limited us to about 40 acres of valley. Shooting in a valley worked out very well from a safety standpoint with us shooting down hill most of the time.
Dave was trying out some Speer TNT 90 gr. handloads. I was trying out some Federal Fusion 120 gr. that a buddy got for me. Didn't get a chance to do much necropsy work this time, but the Fusion rounds seem to pass through the hogs I shot. It looks like it expanded just fine, basically performing much like you would expect soft points to work.
I like rounds that pass through as they often create a nice wound channel and provide better trails for tracking. It sort of worked to my detriment on a little sow that was 200 yards out. I hit her with the first shot, but she didn't go down. I fired several more times and it looked like I might have hit her a couple of times, but I would see dust kick up behind her. That the wind was gusting did not help with my firing solutions. Thinking I was missing, I would slightly alter my aim. Turns out, I hit her many times, all over, and she finally expired. Sheesh.
Dave was trying out some Speer TNT 90 gr. handloads. I was trying out some Federal Fusion 120 gr. that a buddy got for me. Didn't get a chance to do much necropsy work this time, but the Fusion rounds seem to pass through the hogs I shot. It looks like it expanded just fine, basically performing much like you would expect soft points to work.
I like rounds that pass through as they often create a nice wound channel and provide better trails for tracking. It sort of worked to my detriment on a little sow that was 200 yards out. I hit her with the first shot, but she didn't go down. I fired several more times and it looked like I might have hit her a couple of times, but I would see dust kick up behind her. That the wind was gusting did not help with my firing solutions. Thinking I was missing, I would slightly alter my aim. Turns out, I hit her many times, all over, and she finally expired. Sheesh.
