Ive talked to the Hornady techs a couple of times about the 250 xtp and they act like all theyre good for is regular colt velocitys,I asked them about a 1400 fps load from my 454 and He just about had a cow said you have data for 1400 from a 10 contender but he was all against it.Then you see guys like Rod that use them regularly with excellent succes.That dead hog looks to me like a person wouldnt have a worry on a bear at all.