WD>JS>want to get something a bit more penetrating, like a 158gr flat point 
r
WD>JS>a 180gr JHP.  I'm wondering if a 180gr solid would be too penetrating 
for
WD>JS>something like a backwoods backup.  Something for wild pig, bear, elk.
WD>JS>What do you think?  158gr JHP sounds a bit light in .357...
WD>    You're right about the 158gr bullet being light for ferral pig.
WD>        I use a 200 gr round nose bullet cast 60/40 soft lead and lynotype
WD>        and have had good results in ruining a pigs day.
Anything like that available commercially?  I'd prefer using a JHP, but 
no one makes a 200gr JHP or FP.  Too bad.
WD>        I slow it down to about 1250 fps by using
WD>        14.8grs hercules 2400 and a magnum primer.   Ferral Pigs are fun 
o
WD>        hunt but don't miss, these animals are faster than you think.
I think I'd go for the 12ga with hard cast slugs for those pigs, I grew
up around farms.
WD>        we had a man cut last year that almost lost his leg due to 
infection.
Yuck.
WD>        them for the freezer and hunted them wild and a head shot works 
best.
Point well taken.  I think those hard cast and sharp shouldered Brenneke 
slugs will be just about perfect.  Now all I need is a semi-auto with a 
3" chamber (as opposed to my 2 3/4" 870) so I can use the 1 3/8 ounce 
slugs instead of the 1 1/8 ounce.
þ SLMR 2.0 þ Cape Buffalo are just feral pigs on steriods...  
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