Thread: Educate me on bushpigs

Originally Posted by Friwi

Hey Chris,
What would be the figures with a 125/130 grain bullet? as a lot of guys are using that weight class for the short distances in bush shooting.

I was thinking about this and then I read @ChrisW’s numbers (thanks Chris)... I would have thought that those kinds of velocities (~2900fps) would be too messy with frangible bullets, lot of meat damage, big holes, at close range?
@Shearer, what do you see with the Accubonds? Being a tough bullet I expect they fly straight through the animal?


When I was a kid my Grandpa always went the ‘slow and heavy’ route for carbines at close range for woodland deer, so that’s what I’ve always done since with good outcomes, especially on big reds. I was planning on 165-180gr in my .308 18” that I’m getting done soon at DPT.


Any comments on why light for calibre is better other than just being faster?


The 170gr flat nose ProHunters go bloody well on deer out of a short 308 at close-ish range, say sub 150m. The 150gr round nose ProHunters likewise.