The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - "Use enough bullet"

"Use enough bullet" (reply)

Jared — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:15:57 +0000

They can soak up a lot of lead.

I don't get why people use such an inadequate round... (reply)

mcassill — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 02:33:12 +0000

For mean critters when there are so many better choices available.

I was quite surprised it took this long to say NO (reply)

TomC — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:35:46 +0000

to the .223 for a hog. Using that caliber is asking for trouble.

"Use enough bullet"

mcassill — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:08:49 +0000

Here is a pair of 350-grain Hawk 45-70 bullets recovered from a 300-pound wild pig this weekend. The core from the one on the right exited the pig; the two shots criss-crossed through the chest at odd angles and generally made a mess of things.

On a related and interesting note, the guides at the ranch were telling us that they are now strongly discouraging the use of .223/5.56 for big game animals, as they've had too many "adventures" involving that round. Apparently the only thing worse are the "tactical guys" who show up in their Walmart SWAT gear wanting to shoot wild pigs with their 9mm Glocks.