I've seen the Barnes 286TSX from a CZ 550FS used on a huge, fat 300# hog up close. hammered it. I had loaded the 286 Partition for a rebarreled Mod 70 FWT (Lothar Walther barrel) gave the rifle to a young man who shot a big spike elk around 50yds....which his shoulder was behind a thick screen of Buck Brush. Pow, complete penetration! So, cheap bullets for practice and deer size stuff, Premiums for Big Game. The reason I gave both rifles away is, "for me" the 9.3x62 just isn't as flat shooting as a properly loaded 35 Welen AI ( comparable) but this is on elk here in the mountains. I had no access to 250gr bullets back then. I wonder if the 9.3x62 kicks hard in that Husky? I see them every now and then for under $400. But the stock has a "lot" of drop at the heel!
