Having a pass thru capable load is insurance that if something goes sideways you have a good blood trail. Of 15 to 20 deer shot with 50cal round balls I have recovered 1 , it broke the round shoulder bone on the near side and smashed the ball end of the opposite shoulder, stopping there and looked like a half dollar. 85 gr fff with a swagger ball. No blood trail at all, deer was very fat. But he didn’t get far with only 1 front leg kinda functioning. I was amazed that he was able to even take a step, much less go 20 to 30 yards!
Here are the hog bullets, almost pure lead on 7.5 of unique from a 5 inch GP100. The one on the left is the same bullet and load that hit a 2 inch grapevine when I was plinking, same load same gun. The vine swung back 4 to 5 feet and trapped the bullet, thought that was cool and kept it. The middle went thru the skull and neck into the lower chest, maybe 10 yards. The right broke both front legs at the knee, stopped in the mess of the far side, eh say 20 yards. The one thru the lungs is still in the woods somewhere.
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