I bought a bunch of .25 cal 100gn Ballistic Tips at least 20 years ago, possibly a bit longer. Still got a couple of boxes. From a 20 inch barrel .250 Savage (2772 fps) they were quite hard and I once shot two pigs with the same bullet. Pigs would tend to run a fair bit before going down. However, at 3100 fps from my Roberts they put pigs down quicker, I guess opening up more with the higher velocity. So this bullet at least, seemed to be fairly stoutly constructed a fair while ago. A mate has shot through a red deer hind and a beer keg barrel sized boar with the 100gn as well.
Makes you wonder what the .25 115gn would do better?
I once used a 150gn Ballistic Tip from my .308 to shoot length wise through a pig. The pig was facing me with its head down feeding so I shot it through the back of the neck. The exit hole was just to the side of its tail after penetrating almost three feet. Those bullets would have been over 20 years old as well so the fragile bullets must have been before my time.
Last edited by Elvis; 10/07/22.
