Originally Posted By: jwp475


Increased velocity and increased wound channel size does not always equate to increased stopping effect.

Whitworth shot a hog with the 416 Remington for a review using the 300 grain TSX at 2900 fps. The bullet destroyed both lungs and the damage was described to me as massive, yet the hog ran and was not located until the next day.

Cottonstalk expressed some valid points above.



That was one tough pig.....


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