Tex, I'm glad it worked. That bullet/powder combination works in nearly every rifle I have tried it in. I'm not saying Gunner has a cranky Sharps because he doesn't, but that was the first thing I suggested he try, and it worked like a champ in his rifle as well. I have seen that flat nosed bullet work on elk and buffalo as well as these hogs, and it blows through and through with a lot of authority.