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I posted this on a thread about 6 weeks ago but thought I would add it too the 338 Federal thread.

I shot a 160 lb boar few weeks ago using 338 Federal/185 TTSX combo. Shot was about 50 yards. He was quartering too and hit him on the point of the shoulder. He dropped right there and kicked for about 20 seconds. Bullet exited offside ribs, turned the heart inside out and jellied the lungs.

I couldn't ask for better performance. Picture kind of sucks. Once we hosed off all the mud, he was a pretty charcoal grey.

Load was Federal Brass, 48 grains of 2230 & 185 TTSX. When I chrony'd the load during the summer it was 2800+ but that was 90 degree weather. At 50 yards, it was moving fast.





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