95 grain TREX hogs

[RobertFL]

Nov2020sowHog.jpg Both hogs were less than 25 yards and both were head shot. The 95 grain TREX passed thru both skulls.

[RobertFL]

2020NovSow.jpg The plan was to shoot a hog thru the shoulders to see what damage the Maker Bullet would do to the hog. But when they come in close its hard to pass up a head shot. Maybe next time?

[Wellbornpapa]

Don't worry about the bullet performance as long as the pig is dead.

[sundowner]

Congrats on the pigs .

[RobertFL]

Thanks, we seem to have a bunch of them on the lease right now. We eat 6-10 a year, these were #3 and 4. Weds night I pressure canned 7 quarts of ham and some shoulder, course ground the necks and trimmings for burger, vac packed the back straps and tender loins. Going to have a friend smoke 2 of the shoulders this weekend. Just had pressure canned ham, pork gravy with Spanish rice for lunch.. I am happy with the 123 grain SSTs but wanted to try a lead free copper bullet, DNS and his buddy (I think?) posted their Maker results and I liked the look of the Maker bullets they found in their hogs. Our place is mostly young planted pines, wetlands and swamp, a little bit of oak hammock, no open fields..