My default bullet in ranch gun for 15 years, but without cannelure. 2750 fps, 18 inch barrel. Bigger pigs I stick to head neck junction, while a body shot kills they tend to get too far into the brush, making recovery a PIA. TX whitetail are not hard to kill so it works there too. Bullet does come apart easily so I avoid heavier bones outside of head/neck.
That's interesting. If the 77 SMK has a MV of 2750 fps that means it's expanding even down to 1500 fps impact velocities. That's good news for the usefulness of this round. I'd expect less reliability down at that velocity. But just because I expect it to be so doesn't make it so. Good info!
I figured so much or maybe you're out in Virginia. My buddy lives out there and talks about how many does they need to take prior to being able to hunt bucks. Same it true for the pig pics in Texas.
They make better table fare anyways. We have big bucks and bulls over here in Oregon. But after a few forkies I like eating a good meal better. Of course I wouldn't pass on a trophy though lol.
