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<blockquote data-quote="MZmoose" data-source="post: 1690952" data-attributes="member: 41085"><p>I was on another forum discussing this same subject and it was terrible. I won't name the forum but it was cartridge specific... I started a thread about the trouble my friends and I had anchoring wild pigs in TX with that cartridge and the bullets I was using. I was asking a question to see if anyone else had the same trouble because it was supposed to be the hot pig cartridge. It got ugly really quick as the internet trolls piped up and told me how I must not have shot them in the vitals, and proceeded to tell me that no pig could stand up to that cartridge, and elk are killed with the cartridge at over 200 yds. I was horrified that someone would be so irresponsible to use that anemic cartridge on a majestic (and tough to kill) elk. We had trouble killing pigs with the cartridge even though they were at short range and no where near the bullets minimum velocity rating. The trolls on that forum said ft/lbs of energy meant nothing. I would disagree. I've been hunting for 32 years and IMO you need an appropriate sized cartridge for the game, appropriate bullet construction and weight for the game, and I would recommend your impact velocity be above the minimum for the bullet out of respect for the game animal. Kill not cripple. We all love the perfect broadside shot but that doesn't always happen so I like the extra power. Oh btw we killed 20 pigs (confirmed kills) with that cartridge and after the hunt we all ordered new uppers for our rifles in a much larger caliber for the next hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MZmoose, post: 1690952, member: 41085"] I was on another forum discussing this same subject and it was terrible. I won't name the forum but it was cartridge specific... I started a thread about the trouble my friends and I had anchoring wild pigs in TX with that cartridge and the bullets I was using. I was asking a question to see if anyone else had the same trouble because it was supposed to be the hot pig cartridge. It got ugly really quick as the internet trolls piped up and told me how I must not have shot them in the vitals, and proceeded to tell me that no pig could stand up to that cartridge, and elk are killed with the cartridge at over 200 yds. I was horrified that someone would be so irresponsible to use that anemic cartridge on a majestic (and tough to kill) elk. We had trouble killing pigs with the cartridge even though they were at short range and no where near the bullets minimum velocity rating. The trolls on that forum said ft/lbs of energy meant nothing. I would disagree. I've been hunting for 32 years and IMO you need an appropriate sized cartridge for the game, appropriate bullet construction and weight for the game, and I would recommend your impact velocity be above the minimum for the bullet out of respect for the game animal. Kill not cripple. We all love the perfect broadside shot but that doesn't always happen so I like the extra power. Oh btw we killed 20 pigs (confirmed kills) with that cartridge and after the hunt we all ordered new uppers for our rifles in a much larger caliber for the next hunt. [/QUOTE]
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