Christopher
New member
The recent discussion about the Sierra MK's has me thinking about a wild hog hunt I was on some years back. I had loaded up 180 grain Game Kings for the 30/06 I had loaned to my Dad for this trip. He popped an approximately 100 + lb. hog in the neck broadside at no more than 80 yards. Now I know that pig skin is tough as I've butchered many hogs but the damage was nearly all contained under the hide. Upon skinning I was amazed of the huge rip and tear the neck meat exhibited. When I was processing the animal I noticed that the front leg bone was broken. I first thought that it must have been an old injury but on examining the break it was fresh. Then I noticed a sizable hunk of lead lying next to the bone under the muscle. It must have been a portion of the lead core of the bullet that traveled through the neck down to the foreleg with enough force to snap it. I've seen fragile varmint bullets perform such when hitting say a groundhog in the chest with a standing/facing shot and the fragmentation sends particles to the back legs between the meat and hide. Yet, this was a far larger fragment in comparison to those from the SXSP's size for size. Have any of you experienced this type of perfomance from the Game Kings under typical hunting conditions? Makes me wonder what would happen if it were an elk with a quartering away shot.