Hammer bullet failure

[Ruggedsportsman]

You had better luck with the 110’s & 45’s not because of the bullets, but because you put them where they needed to go.

Personally, I’d ditch the .300PRC and stick to a .223-6mm based off of what I’ve seen and you’ve said.

Nah the 110 didnt even hit lungs it was so far back, the 45 clipped the rear left lobe. But I would agree a 223-6 with a different bullet would certainly outperform this 300prc load.

 

[Steve300xcw]

. If it was a miss I wouldnt have been able to follow a blood trail for so long.

if it had hit anything important, you wouldnt have had to follow a blood trail for so long

 

[Ruggedsportsman]

Thought it would be interesting to let AI analyze the video frame by frame to get a better idea of the impact location.

 

[Montana Slim]

Thought it would be interesting to let AI analyze the video frame by frame to get a better idea of the impact location.
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Oh boy

 

[RancherJohn]

You could see the shockwave through the pig and a clear hollow impact sound. If it was a miss I wouldnt have been able to follow a blood trail for so long. At the start every 15 feet or so was about a 4" puddle of bright red foamy blood which turned into tiny drops for the remainer of the track.

I should have finished reading your post before watching the video with no audio.

 

[1000yards]

Thought it would be interesting to let AI analyze the video frame by frame to get a better idea of the impact location.

That is very fascinating. I don't know anything about AI, but hypothetically if AI is dead on about this, I have seen hogs disappear from shots in that area, usually with FMJ 223. It is not fun to see big bubbly pools of blood slowly get smaller and smaller and then disappear. Probably a combination of a hard bullet (or bullet failure) and less-than-ideal shot placement. Good bullets put into that area will put them down pretty quick, smashing up both lungs and the liver. I know you're in California so you have to use monos. I've only ever used the 138 and the 154 30 caliber hammers, they worked fine for me on the ~20 hogs I shot with them, but that was before the whole tip change fiasco. I'm not trying to shill you on another bullet, but have you tried or heard of Apex? I have not used their stage 3 yet, but their old stage one afterburners have produced good results on hogs and deer for me.

 

[Steve300xcw]

" hey guys so this happened today"

Entire forum..."actually.."

"Well AI says yall are wrong"