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Bartholomew Roberts · October 22, 2010, 10:16 AM

I watched an 80lb shoat get shot with a .50 BMG (old Malaysian surplus FMJ). At about 100-120yds, they hit it in the gut. It ran about 50-60 yards and then flopped over to die.

They hit it low enough that the temporary cavity stretch tore a good sized hole out of the belly; but all in all, not up to some of the hype discussed in this thread.

Edited to add: a quick Google search of "hog hunting" and ".50 BMG" will probably yield some videos.

October 22, 2010, 10:16 AM	#17
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	I watched an 80lb shoat get shot with a .50 BMG (old Malaysian surplus FMJ). At about 100-120yds, they hit it in the gut. It ran about 50-60 yards and then flopped over to die. They hit it low enough that the temporary cavity stretch tore a good sized hole out of the belly; but all in all, not up to some of the hype discussed in this thread. Edited to add: a quick Google search of "hog hunting" and ".50 BMG" will probably yield some videos.