swampcrawler
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Took a shot at a target of opportunity yesterday eavening. I'm guesstimating maybe 200lbs? I'm 6'6 and uncomfortably close to 400lbs for scale.
140 gr Federal Fusion factory load. Shot at about 120 yards on the other side of a little canal. (I will never shoot an animal that I have to swim to retrieve again). Broad side, through the shoulders. Shattered the near side shoulder blade, jello chest cavity, poked through the far shoulder and stopped under the skin. Far shoulder had very little damage. Bullet lost most of its energy and 1/3 of its weight before it got that far. Recovered bullet weighed 105 gr.
Over all I'm happy with performance. If I was going for larger tougher game I'd consider going to a tougher bullet. Still may do that for hogs. But for our smaller pigs and whitetail I think the Fusions will work. And my rifle easily groups them under 1 inch. Usually averages .6 or so for 3 shot groups. .8 to 1 inch for 5 shots. Pork for the freezer!
140 gr Federal Fusion factory load. Shot at about 120 yards on the other side of a little canal. (I will never shoot an animal that I have to swim to retrieve again). Broad side, through the shoulders. Shattered the near side shoulder blade, jello chest cavity, poked through the far shoulder and stopped under the skin. Far shoulder had very little damage. Bullet lost most of its energy and 1/3 of its weight before it got that far. Recovered bullet weighed 105 gr.
Over all I'm happy with performance. If I was going for larger tougher game I'd consider going to a tougher bullet. Still may do that for hogs. But for our smaller pigs and whitetail I think the Fusions will work. And my rifle easily groups them under 1 inch. Usually averages .6 or so for 3 shot groups. .8 to 1 inch for 5 shots. Pork for the freezer!
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