roger460xvr
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Would 19.5grs of H-110 with a 300gr xtp hornady bullet be a good enough hunting round?
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roger460xvr
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Would 19.5grs of H-110 with a 300gr xtp hornady bullet be a good enough hunting round?
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roger460xvr
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I forgot to put for the 44magnum..
alde
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What are you hunting and what are you shooting it from?
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roger460xvr
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A taurus ragingbull 44mag picked up cheap for HOGS
alde
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The XTP's are probably fine for hogs but you may do better with a heavy, hard cast SWC.
I am not a Hog hunter although we have enough of them around here. Just for discussion I looked at the ballistics of the Hornady factory loads with xtp bullets. The 240 gr xtp delivers more energy than the 300 and might penetrate that tough old hide better.807 vs 782. Different lenght barrels also. Of course I could be wrong if my thinking here.
Paul5388
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One of the locals was around the other day and was talking about shooting hogs around his place. He normally uses a .22 LR, unless he's getting real serious. Then, he uses a .22 Mag!
Hogs are not, I repeat, are not armor plated. They kill real easy if you hit them where they need to be hit, not where you think they need to be hit. The vitals on a hogs are further forward, almost directly on the other side of their shoulders. If you shoot them like a good shot on deer, you've probably gut shot it.
Here's a detailed description of the kill zone on a hog, including pictures.
http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html
The hogs we shot recently were killed with a .357 Mag, .30-30 (both with cast bullets) and a .243 Win loaded to about 2200 fps with a 100 gr Core-Loc.
Here's a hog I shot in my front yard with 00 buckshot at about 40 yards.
Hogs are not, I repeat, are not armor plated. They kill real easy if you hit them where they need to be hit, not where you think they need to be hit. The vitals on a hogs are further forward, almost directly on the other side of their shoulders. If you shoot them like a good shot on deer, you've probably gut shot it.
Here's a detailed description of the kill zone on a hog, including pictures.
http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html
The hogs we shot recently were killed with a .357 Mag, .30-30 (both with cast bullets) and a .243 Win loaded to about 2200 fps with a 100 gr Core-Loc.
Here's a hog I shot in my front yard with 00 buckshot at about 40 yards.
alde
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I'm not sure I would go the .22 route
. I use the 240 grain XTP's with H110 all the time and they are very accurate in my Marlin 1894 and my 629 Classic. I have never hunted pigs but the 240's are great on Western Washington deer.
David Sinko
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If a jacketed bullet is to be used, I'd prefer a Gold Dot to an XTP. I have a desire to shoot one with my 3" 625 .45 ACP, but for that I'd use one of my own hard cast 255 gr. SWCs.
Dave Sinko
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Mule88
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Paul thanx for that info. Didnt realize the vitals was that far forward in a hog.
