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hoghunting · March 28, 2006, 03:43 PM

Texas has an abundance of hogs in all different weights. You can find a 5 lb. piglet up to a 600 lb. bruiser.

One thing I have learned is you need good bullets. I have not had great luck with the Ballistic Tips for the same reason as above. The best performance comes from bonded bullets or Barnes. I use Hornady .30 cal. 165 gr Interbonds and have been impressed with their results. They have outperformed the Partitions as far as dropping the hog quickly.

I have used nonbonded bullets and with lung shots or heart shots, they will run. With the Interbond they have dropped in their tracks. On hogs over
200 lbs., the bullet rarely exits, but completely destroys the chest cavity.

March 28, 2006, 03:43 PM	#12
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	Hogs in Texas Texas has an abundance of hogs in all different weights. You can find a 5 lb. piglet up to a 600 lb. bruiser. One thing I have learned is you need good bullets. I have not had great luck with the Ballistic Tips for the same reason as above. The best performance comes from bonded bullets or Barnes. I use Hornady .30 cal. 165 gr Interbonds and have been impressed with their results. They have outperformed the Partitions as far as dropping the hog quickly. I have used nonbonded bullets and with lung shots or heart shots, they will run. With the Interbond they have dropped in their tracks. On hogs over 200 lbs., the bullet rarely exits, but completely destroys the chest cavity.