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We trap hundreds of wild pigs. That gives the opportunity to shoot them from ten feet to 300 yards. We use 270's, 264 Win, 7 mags, 300 Win mags, 30 06's. We load 140 to 150 grain bullets. We have always used ballistic tips and partitions by Nosler. Ballistic tips will blow right through the shoulders of 200 lb pigs. Partitions will go through two or three. When bullets became hard to find we ended with a few boxes of Sierra GameKings. We tried them on pigs. They worked just as well. So since they are cheaper we have switched to Sierra. More bang for your buck. If a bullet will punch through a pig, it will go through a deer easy. I always used partitions or bear claws on Elk. We tried Bergers. If you shoot in the heart lung area he won't go far. If you hit in the shoot an animal in the shoulder it will not go through. I shot several that got back up and went right back to eating corn. I shoot big bucks in the shoulders. I don't like looking for them in the cactus and rattle snakes. I know I'm going to get flack for that, but I make hamburger out of all of it anyway. You cannot argue with real on-game experience. And pigs are a hardy test for bullets.
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If you look at favorite hog gun in this same forum, we have a bunch of pig pics.
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according to some, ' any ole bullet ' in the vitals will kill. No need for premium.
Jerry Obviously some haven't chased a lung shot moose for a few miles in the bush. LOL
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We trap hundreds of wild pigs. That gives the opportunity to shoot them from ten feet to 300 yards. We use 270's, 264 Win, 7 mags, 300 Win mags, 30 06's. We load 140 to 150 grain bullets. We have always used ballistic tips and partitions by Nosler. Ballistic tips will blow right through the shoulders of 200 lb pigs. Partitions will go through two or three. When bullets became hard to find we ended with a few boxes of Sierra GameKings. We tried them on pigs. They worked just as well. So since they are cheaper we have switched to Sierra. More bang for your buck. If a bullet will punch through a pig, it will go through a deer easy. I always used partitions or bear claws on Elk. We tried Bergers. If you shoot in the heart lung area he won't go far. If you hit in the shoot an animal in the shoulder it will not go through. I shot several that got back up and went right back to eating corn. I shoot big bucks in the shoulders. I don't like looking for them in the cactus and rattle snakes. I know I'm going to get flack for that, but I make hamburger out of all of it anyway. You cannot argue with real on-game experience. And pigs are a hardy test for bullets. Pigs are pretty tough. We've shot probably over 100 by now with a 7mm08 and 120 ballistic tip. As stated, 90% of the time it's a complete pass through. It is a great hunting bullet for sure.
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Obviously some haven't chased a lung shot moose for a few miles in the bush. LOL That principle is why I don't shoot "any ole bullet". I don't shoot premiums for 'deer' but I am particular about whose c/c I hunt. Jerry
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I have killed a huge pile of big game over the past 40+ years with Sierras, mostly GameKings, including many African animalks, and have yet to encounter a major problem. MD .... Ever use Sierras in your 257Roberts? I have always used Hornady 100s in mine.
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Ever use Sierras in your 257Roberts?
I have always used Hornady 100s in mine. SC: hope you stocked up! And now I see where Speer is dropping the 100 and 120gr HCs!
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Ever use Sierras in your 257Roberts?
I have always used Hornady 100s in mine. SC: hope you stocked up! And now I see where Speer is dropping the 100 and 120gr HCs! I've got about 350pcs of the Hornady 100s. I gave up on Speers. Have about 400pc of the 250 35cal here and will look elsewhere for 35cal bullets. Hornady is going down the same road.
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Sierra is known for very accurate bullets. That's enough for that name.
They would diminish that by using the name for a premium game bullet.
Some say that a bullet that flies apart makes a greater wound in some situations. A bonded bullet would not do that.
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SuperCub,
Have mostly used Hornadys when shooting cup-and-cores in the .257, but lately have been using more Ballistic Tips, especially the 100-grain. It seems to perform much like the 100-grain Spire Point, retaining around half its weight--on the unusual occasions when I find one.
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I like the 110 Accubond in my 257 weatherby and 25-06's.
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We caught a dozen pigs last weekend at the deer lease. We put 4 on a pair of rails with their feet hanging down. We backed off a hundred yards. Tried a partition through the shoulders with a 7 rem mag. The 140 went through 3 pigs and into the 4th. We took those 4 pigs off, put 4 more on the rails. We then tried a ballistic tip. It broke through 2 pigs and went into a 3rd. Next time I catch some I will try some Sierra bullets.
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If Sierra wants the extra business and thinks bonded bullets are best for hunting then they might introduce one that is bonded but with another name/brand.
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We caught a dozen pigs last weekend at the deer lease. We put 4 on a pair of rails with their feet hanging down. We backed off a hundred yards. Tried a partition through the shoulders with a 7 rem mag. The 140 went through 3 pigs and into the 4th. We took those 4 pigs off, put 4 more on the rails. We then tried a ballistic tip. It broke through 2 pigs and went into a 3rd. Next time I catch some I will try some Sierra bullets. That's a really great way to test bullets. Let us know how the Sierras do. Thanks for sharing!
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BTW, how big were the hogs?
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140 to 180 lbs. We kill a 250 lb pig every now and then. 150 is about average. This is in the Texas hill country near Austin. They get much bigger on my other lease near Woodville Texas. Woodville is in the piney woods. There have been some that pegged the 300 lb scale.
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TTSXs like Porsche, there are no substitutes.... True, but I don't need a Porsche for my day to day driving.
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62 grain TTSX out of a 223 will blow through a 200lb pig easy. We have shot dozens of them with the AR's. I can't imagine what a 140 or heavier could do at 3000 plus FPS.
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They are making tipped Matchkings. Are they going to make a tipped GameKing? I like tipped bullets. The partition would look good with a plastic tip too.
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