I think it's all a matter of preference, the type of animal you hunt, and the preferred shot placement. Hogs are my favorite animal to hunt, and I don't take head/neck shots, I always try to center punch square through the shoulder. For this reason I value penetration and consistent expansion, so I shoot the 120 TSX almost exclusively.
The largest hog I've ever shot had a chest girth of 50 inches, this equates to his body diameter (in the vitals) of nearly 16 inches. And not 16" of ballistic gel, but heavy hide, muscle, bones, etc. That particular TSX poked two holes in him and he went down very quick. When I see how these bullets consistently pass through even the heaviest of hogs, I'm always convinced even with an extreme quartering shot, that the bullet is hitting vitals.
A lot of guys take center neck or head shots on hogs, in that case the TSX's penetration probably isn't as crucial! Just ask Double Naught, he's slayed half of Montague County's hogs with 123 SST's!
The largest hog I've ever shot had a chest girth of 50 inches, this equates to his body diameter (in the vitals) of nearly 16 inches. And not 16" of ballistic gel, but heavy hide, muscle, bones, etc. That particular TSX poked two holes in him and he went down very quick. When I see how these bullets consistently pass through even the heaviest of hogs, I'm always convinced even with an extreme quartering shot, that the bullet is hitting vitals.
A lot of guys take center neck or head shots on hogs, in that case the TSX's penetration probably isn't as crucial! Just ask Double Naught, he's slayed half of Montague County's hogs with 123 SST's!
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