Bob Nelson 35Whelen
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@crs"223 or 243 because the bullet failed to get thru the fighting pads."
Thank you for bringing this up.
I have been hearing about "fighting pads" for years and have never seen such that can resist even a .243 or .308. The issue may be the bullets being used, as I have shot feral hogs from their tails to their nose and never seen fighting pads. When I asked my game processor to show some to me , it was nothing that would slow down a good bullet at a proper angle.
I saw a picture of a 1200 pound Russian Boar taken from a half track and it was shot with a military rifle, not a cannon.
Has anyone else had bullets bounce off "fighting pads" If so, please explain how that works.
You get even a 60kg boar covered in dry mud and fighting pads I've seen 243s explod on the mud and even a 308 with 150 sierra gane kings just blow a saucer size shallow crater in the hide. Not enough to kill it and needed a follow up shot
Bob