The Gold Dot gives less penetration than the XTP's in my experience.
Safariman, how about a boar hog with a good sized grissel plate? A big difference than one without.
Yea, a "Good size (large)" hog with a gristle plat (armor) with 1/2" to 1" worth of dried mud, combine that with the vitals BETWEEN the shoulders (not behind the shoulders), add to that the shoulders, you have a need for some penetration. That walnut size brain is sometimes hard to hit also.
All that being said, I have not had a problem with killing them in a relaxed state. When they are pissed and want a piece of you, it is a different story. I have some soiled underwear for proof.
I generally use a hard cast 180gr TC with a BH of 18 and above. Have no problem with penetration.
When I am wearing new clean underwear, I carry my 460 Rowland with hard cast.
