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Lee Lapin · January 18, 2012, 02:58 PM

I shoot Brenneke KOs by preference, where slugs are concerned. They're hard lead alloy swaged slugs and can be fired in choked barrels. They make neat cookie cutter holes and penetrate deeply without flattening out and stopping the way soft lead hollow base Foster slugs can do.

For genuine big game, look at some of the heavier Brenneke loads, like the Black Magic, or the Dixie offerings. For more oomph than that, it'll take a large bore rifle with good solid bullets.

January 18, 2012, 02:58 PM	#4
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	I shoot Brenneke KOs by preference, where slugs are concerned. They're hard lead alloy swaged slugs and can be fired in choked barrels. They make neat cookie cutter holes and penetrate deeply without flattening out and stopping the way soft lead hollow base Foster slugs can do. For genuine big game, look at some of the heavier Brenneke loads, like the Black Magic, or the Dixie offerings. For more oomph than that, it'll take a large bore rifle with good solid bullets. __________________ Mindset - Skillset - Toolset. In that order! Attitude and skill will get you through times of no gear, better than gear will get you through times of no attitude and no skill.