They do have sloped skulls that are pretty good at deflecting bullets. It's not terribly unusual to find one with a substantial scar on the forehead from a glancing bullet. I skipped a 110gr barnes 300BLK off one years ago, although a shot perpendicular to the forehead will definitely penetrate, as Gstew pointed out.
Any idea on how far away it was? Thanks.
Any experience with the Hornady 75gr BTHP?
Shot probably 40 to 50 hogs with em so far this year, they work great. Range is usually under 100 yards tho, probably wouldnt be so great at extended range.
That's why I only use Hornady bullets for that type of shot. Orbital mechanics are a bitch though, makes Coriolis look like 3rd grade math.
Similar situation with bears. They're probably both tough when hit in non-vitals. Hogs seem further forward than deer, bears further back than deer.
It's the case for everything that is "tough" or needs some massive magnum to kill it from all the lore.
Ordered 300 rounds of it last night. Not sure how soon I’ll have a chance to use em, but will post results when I do
My brother in law has been using 62 gr AAC sabers out of a slower twist mini 14, they seem to work fine. Pretty violent and not as much penetration as I’d like, but they kill.Nothing lives more than a handful of seconds with 0 blood pressure. The brain needs oxygen and if it's not getting it, it's light out.
I feel like a natural will to live and toughness get kinda mixed up, interchanged, whatever People think something ran away with a bullet straight through the heart and will call it tough "cause it should have died" when actually it wasn't a lethal shot. The animal just ran away and will live. It wasn't tough, it just has a will to live. Kinda like mentioned above, all animals die the same. Can't tough it through zero blood pressure.
