roysclockgun
Handloader
- Dec 17, 2005
- 736
- 0
The boar trotted into view at 45 yards! I had the Browning B78 single shot rifle zeroed in at 250yds., with an MV just under 3300 fps. The 140gr. AccuBond had accounted for a number of white tail deer, mule deer and pronghorns, but I had never recovered a bullet, due to large exit wounds. The boar was not going to stop, so I swung onto him with the scope always on 3X, unless I spot game at great distance. The boar just about filled the scope, as I put the crosshairs just behind his left elbow, with me standing aiming off hand. The boar was quartering away, right to left and picking up speed. I can tell you that once the target was acquired, instinct took over. I had levered back the hammer without thinking and was applying pressure to the trigger, also without conscious thought. I felt no recoil and heard no report, as is always the case on real game shots. The boar stagggered and reversed directions. I am convinced that he was already dead on his feet, but reaction kept him running for the short distance toward me, before he folded up and went down hard. He did not attempt to rise, as I kept the reloaded rifle trained on him. We got the truck and loaded him up for the trip to the cleaning barn. Live weight was 185 lbs. When he was skinned, I found the bullet lodged in his hide at the right shoulder. The shoulder was badly shattered into jig saw pieces and bone had been blasted into the hide, along with the bullet.
The bullet, after entering behind his left elbow, had ploughed through the top of his heart, then smashed into his right shoulder, exploding the bone and stopping in the right side hide. Retained weight on the 140gr. AccuBond, was 89.4 gr., or 63.86% of it's original weight! It is my opinion that the bullet performed in an excellent manner, especially given that it penetrated and broke up a heavy shoulder bone. Surprisingly, meat damage was not great. I probably lost half of the right shoulder meat, but the bloodshot portion will be boiled down and added to my pup's food. The balance of the undamaged right shoulder meat looked very good and went into the freezer with the other pork.
I will stick with my 140gr. AccuBond hand loads.
Steven A.
The bullet, after entering behind his left elbow, had ploughed through the top of his heart, then smashed into his right shoulder, exploding the bone and stopping in the right side hide. Retained weight on the 140gr. AccuBond, was 89.4 gr., or 63.86% of it's original weight! It is my opinion that the bullet performed in an excellent manner, especially given that it penetrated and broke up a heavy shoulder bone. Surprisingly, meat damage was not great. I probably lost half of the right shoulder meat, but the bloodshot portion will be boiled down and added to my pup's food. The balance of the undamaged right shoulder meat looked very good and went into the freezer with the other pork.
I will stick with my 140gr. AccuBond hand loads.
Steven A.
