Will .22 Subsonic ammo penetrate a pigs skull shot from a pistol from just a few feet away?
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Originally posted by Walker View PostYes it will. Old wives tale about bullets bouncing off pig skulls. Draw imaginary lines from eyes diagonal to the opposite ear. Where those lines cross is you aim point.
I had a .30-06 deflect of a pigs skull and watched (confirmed on skinning) 5 .22 bullets flatten out on a pig skull.
That bring said. I use a suppressed .22 all the time to do it. If it does not work the second shot is with the suppressed .45.
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Originally posted by Outbreaker View PostBS on it being a wives tale........
I had a .30-06 deflect of a pigs skull and watched (confirmed on skinning) 5 .22 bullets flatten out on a pig skull.
That bring said. I use a suppressed .22 all the time to do it. If it does not work the second shot is with the suppressed .45.
I wasn’t there so I won’t say BS on the 30.06 but I do know enough about ballistics to say color me REALLY skeptical.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProLast edited by Mike D; 01-13-2018, 11:03 AM.
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Originally posted by Walker View PostYes it will. Old wives tale about bullets bouncing off pig skulls. Draw imaginary lines from eyes diagonal to the opposite ear. Where those lines cross is you aim point.
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I will say this I know for a FACT that a 45 acp full metal jacket will not penetrate a bulls skull from a few feet away, it will flatten out and fall off. Now a 44 mag hollow point will, also a .45 hollow point will. I haven't tried a .22 on a pig, but I know a .22 mag does the job perfectly.
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Originally posted by Kurdawg View PostI will say this I know for a FACT that a 45 acp full metal jacket will not penetrate a bulls skull from a few feet away, it will flatten out and fall off. Now a 44 mag hollow point will, also a .45 hollow point will. I haven't tried a .22 on a pig, but I know a .22 mag does the job perfectly.
We've killed a bunch of pigs in traps or over dogs with .22 long rifle out of rifles and pistols
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Originally posted by Kurdawg View PostI will say this I know for a FACT that a 45 acp full metal jacket will not penetrate a bulls skull from a few feet away, it will flatten out and fall off. Now a 44 mag hollow point will, also a .45 hollow point will. I haven't tried a .22 on a pig, but I know a .22 mag does the job perfectly.
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Originally posted by Mike D View PostI wasn’t there so I won’t say BS on the 30.06 but I do know enough about ballistics to say color me REALLY skeptical.
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Bullet deflected off the front of the skull. Just cut open the skin like a knife.
Shocked the hell outta me too. And If I was in your shoes I would be real skeptical as well.
Last time I shot one from the front. Only side shots from then on.
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Originally posted by Kurdawg View PostI will say this I know for a FACT that a 45 acp full metal jacket will not penetrate a bulls skull from a few feet away, it will flatten out and fall off. Now a 44 mag hollow point will, also a .45 hollow point will. I haven't tried a .22 on a pig, but I know a .22 mag does the job perfectly.
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