marksman13
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I’ve seen some big hogs in Northwestern Texas soak up an unbelievable number of bullets before giving up the ghost. Of course these ordeals are almost always started with a poor first shot under lousy conditions. But I’ve seen big boars out there with a 6” shield and healed over bullet scars in those shields. Usually what appears to be varmint style .22CF or some such as a guess.
Smaller boar hogs say, under 200lbs and sows are pretty soft and easy to kill. A mature boar over 200lbs that’s been fighting a lot and has built up a massive cartridge shield is an incredibly thick, heavy boned and muscled animal. They are not bullet resistant but they are tough on soft bullets and remind me a little of African DG when wounded. Not in the danger but in how tough they get when their adrenaline gets pumping.
6” plate? You sure you aren’t hunting rhinos? I’ve killed a pile of pigs. Never seen anything even approaching 2” thick.
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