I used the 62 grain TBBC this week. - 10/10/13
Thought I'd share the results for anyone looking for a good .22 bullet. This was Federal factory loaded ammo at .223 velocity fired in an 18" barrel.
The first shot was at around 65 yards on about a 230 pound sow. The shot entered low and just barely behind the shoulder and exited about halfway up the opposite side, around six inches back. She bucked at the shot and ran hard for about 70 yards before falling over in a dead run.
The rest of the herd ran a little further and stopped in a field. Since I could see them and wanted another shot I didn't check to see what kind of blood trail the exit left, and it got too dark to bother with before I was done.
The second shot hit a smaller boar (around 160 pounds). He was quartering hard to me and the shot entered about halfway up right where the shoulder meets the neck. The bullet went through a little shoulder meat and broke two ribs going in, then went through about 14" of hog and broke a rib coming out the opposite side. I found the bullet outside the body cavity and under the hide, which was about a half inch of gristle right there. I reckon that on a critter with softer hide the bullet would've exited.
The recovered bullet weighed 58 grains and expanded to 1/2".
The first shot was at around 65 yards on about a 230 pound sow. The shot entered low and just barely behind the shoulder and exited about halfway up the opposite side, around six inches back. She bucked at the shot and ran hard for about 70 yards before falling over in a dead run.
The rest of the herd ran a little further and stopped in a field. Since I could see them and wanted another shot I didn't check to see what kind of blood trail the exit left, and it got too dark to bother with before I was done.
The second shot hit a smaller boar (around 160 pounds). He was quartering hard to me and the shot entered about halfway up right where the shoulder meets the neck. The bullet went through a little shoulder meat and broke two ribs going in, then went through about 14" of hog and broke a rib coming out the opposite side. I found the bullet outside the body cavity and under the hide, which was about a half inch of gristle right there. I reckon that on a critter with softer hide the bullet would've exited.
The recovered bullet weighed 58 grains and expanded to 1/2".