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Old June 4, 2001, 03:12 PM   #1
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what is maximum weight of pig and shooting distance with what ammo?

12 ga 2 3/4'' - Brenneke - can it deliver?
Any good for a pig up to 450 pounds?
What about 20 ga.?
Does anybody has any expirience?
With a good shot placement how far to they run?
What about blood trail?
Do slugs offer through penetration with broad shots?

Desperate for info, Pilon


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Old June 4, 2001, 06:55 PM   #2
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Not a hog hunter, but...

Capstick wrote of using Brenneke slugs on Cape Buffalo with good effect. Standard result on whitetails w/ Rottweil Brennekes is a through shot broadside, 2-3 feet plus of penetration on a frontal shot. 20 ga Rottweils are one of the best whitetail loads I've ever used.

The Rottweil slug is probably a better penetrator than the KO 1 oz job, just from weight.

Lots of those Rangers,etc, that have to relocate Grizzly Bears use the Brennekes as a precautionary round, oft mixed with 00.

With the Rottweils in a reliable repeater, a good hand can handle any hog ever born, IMO....
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Old June 4, 2001, 08:38 PM   #3
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I can't say anything about the Brenneke slugs but Lyman sabot slugs (my own handloads) drop a 300lb hog like a rock regardless of angle,or range, but the furthest shot I've made on a hog is= 20 yards shortest= 15 feet. Penetrated completely.
They do a number on a deer as well out to 100 yards as well, broke both shoulders and kept on going as well
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Old June 4, 2001, 09:01 PM   #4
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Wild pigs are not magical animals, although they have a supernatural reputation. Tawokoni likes to tell the story about being in a gun shop and the guy behind the counter telling another customer that you can't hunt pigs with .45 ACP because .45 ACP will just bounce right off of them!

The only chance a round has at bouncing off a pig is via a glancing head blow. Pigs to have some substantial cranial bones and quite a bit of jaw muscles to go with the bones. As a matter of fact, pigs have relatively huge jaws to go with the muscles.

As for the rest of the body, large pigs have a natural ballistic vest formed via hide and subcutaneous fat. Trauma to fat is not as effective as trauma to muscles or organs. So a 300 pound pig might be a little more difficult to drop than a 300 pound deer that has much less in the way of ballistic protection.

That being said, a 12 ga slug should be awesome for the job. As noted regarding Capstick's information, you may even have over penetration, so know what else is down range.


As far as shot placement and running, that is quite variable. With a 12 ga round, however, most torso shots should produce a considerable amount of damage to a compact animal like a pig. An upper torso shot, shoulder shot, should drop it given that you will hit a lot of important organs or blood vessels with a 12 ga round. With a glancing shot, pigs can run a long, long way, or they can turn on you and do a lot of damage to you. Do not hunt pig with a single shot firearm unless you are in a high hide or tree stand where the pig cannot reach you.
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Old June 5, 2001, 01:17 AM   #5
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Thanks for your replies.

I tried to use a "Knock Down Power" formula published in Lyman reloading manual.(Maximum Game weight formula).

Brenneke slug 12 ga. 2 3/4, weight of slug 486 grains, speed 54 yrds from muzzle 1083 fps:

(1083 fps)³ x (486 grains)² x 1,5 x 10-12 = 450 pounds

Brenneke slug 12 ga 3'',weight of slug 602 gr 39 g, speed at 54 yrds from muzzle 1148 fps:

(1148 fps)³ x (602 gr)² x 1,5 x 10-12 = 822 pounds

Is this a solid thinking or is the constant valid just for rifle bullets at rifle speeds with rifle bullets for big game?


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