Re: 450 marlin

Koa Boa Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:55 am

Nic Barca wrote:If a pig shook a 30-30, it's only because it wasn't hit right. I know pigs are tough, but not that tough. A friend of mine used to put down the 30-30 too with all kinds of wierd allegations. like "the bullet passes throught hem too fast and doesn't have time to mushroom" which is complete bs. The opposite would probably happen unless he was shooting full metal jackets which he wasn't.

Smooth bore shotguns are pretty good too. Buckshot for dense bush and runnign shots and foster slugs if you need longer shots or want to be more precise. 30-30 is also ideal size for pigs close up. It's the lighter of the 30 cals.

In my situations it was the bullets that failed the shot placement was spot on but the bullets failed to penetrate the boars pad and we found the bullets in the pad after skinning. Its not the cartridge's fault just bad bullets we had I LOVE THE 30-30!!!