[MattC]

Got this boar monday.  Shot him twice from about 35 yards with 45, 18.5 grains of 2400, 325 flat point from lee mold water dropped wheel weight beartooth lube.  Recovered both bullets.  One hit spine and tumbled penetrated about 25 inches.  Other bullet except for rifling marks and lack of gas check could be reloaded.  Penetrated 40 inches from ham to brisket.    We figured he went 300-350 lbs.

 

[MattC]

Jeff, this pig was shot near Cook Station Missouri.

MIke, the load I shot him with clocks at 1083 fps, with a standard deviation of 6 for six shots.  The gun is pretty accurate with this load around 1.5 inches from 25 yards. I tried 21 grains of h110 gives 1235 fps, but it is not very accurate 4 to 5 inches with es of like 89 fps.  The increased recoil is significant as well.    

These bisleys have a tiny cylinder gap.  I'd guess its 1/2 the gap on my SRH and my dads SBH.  THats I guess the reason teh velocities are pretty good from 5.5-inch barrel.

My pop shot his pig with the leee 44 310 mold over 22 grains of 296 for 1350 fps.  I don't think his bullets even slowed down as they went through the pig, but they were more broadside shots.  

matt

 

[MattC]

Leadbut, I open the mold a couple inches above a 5-gallon bucket of water.  Lately I have been dropping them into a taller bucket from a ice cream maker.  THey are hard enough when they get to the bottom that they don't dent.  Some guys drop onto a floating sponge, then you can get away with a shallower bucket.