Posted By: dkershen
Zombie pig and sub-par bullet performance... - 07/30/12 03:58 AM
Rolled up on a herd of 13 pigs yesterday while checking cows, and put the biggest sow down with head shot (actually eye shot) at 270 yards using my 6.8SPC and 110gr Ballistic Tip Hornady V-Max Loads. Sow went straight down and I thought she was DRT. Spent 45 mins tracking down and dispatching two other pigs. When I got back to the big sow she had stood up and was walking in a tight circle right where I left left her,and was making a low growling sound. Looked and acted like a Zombie pig IMO.. and no I don’t have pic’s… sorry. Was totally amazed she wasn’t dead being shot in the head. After putting her down for good I inspected the head shot and saw that it hit right on the edge of the orbital bone. Looks like the bullet blew her eye out and then did a frontal piggy lobotomy on her brain. I’m not impressed at all with this round, accurate as heck, but fragging on impact with bone like that makes it worthless on pigs as far as I’m concerned.
Any suggestions on a 6.8spc load that won’t break the bank? And isn’t a ballistic tip?
Any suggestions on a 6.8spc load that won’t break the bank? And isn’t a ballistic tip?