Sow With A Muzzleloader

[falcon]

About ten hogs came to the bait pile. Picked a sow that weighed about 80 pounds on the hoof and fired. The bullet struck the animal on or close to the spleen a little higher than i like. The lungs and heart were destroyed. The stomach was torn, perhaps by a bullet fragment. i skinned this hog and the exit hole is over 1.5". Bang flop.

Range: 90-110 yards
Position: Standing broadside

Gun: TC Encore .50
Scope: Zeiss 4X32
Powder: 100 grains of Goex Pinnacle 3F
Bullet: 350 grain FPB
Primer: Winchester shotgun

[whyohe]

nice job! was it a pass threw or did you recover the bullet?

[deadon]

MAN , I wish some bacon like that was close enough for me to hunt .falcon, good shooting and good report. Thanks for sharing ;D

[falcon]

"was it a pass threw or did you recover the bullet?"

It went all the way through, punching through two ribs and leaving a 1.5" exit hole. i've killed 10-12 hogs with the 350 grain FPB and have not recovered one yet. Two of those hogs weighed about 250 pounds: They were also hit behind the shoulder.