Texan .457 hog shot with NSA 250 gr slug, no squeal

[INSIX]

Took the Air Force Texan .457 carbon out last night and managed to get a hog using the NSA 250gr slugs @ 980 FPS. I thought I missed, after the shot he ran off and I heard nothing from him. I always hear them squeal or something. Zero blood and we found the hog about 20 yards away with a thermal tracker. Hit a double lung, so I'm guessing his lungs collapsed making it unable to squeal. That's a first. 

Here is the video. Nothing special and it made me thing I missed.

https://youtu.be/rLFgs1vWfM8



Tiny entry wound (no blood trail) and no exit. I did shoot him in the thick stuff.

Photo of the lungs. The entry wound was tiny but the NSA 250 slugs put holes in the lung, I could stick my fingers through. 

At that speed I didn't think the slug would expand, and it did not.
About a 120lb'er if I had to guess.

 

 

[scallen2112]

There are slug makers which make better expanding slugs. At that speed, a slug should mushroom easily. I have some Air Ventury 250s that are like that - hard lead compound and very little hollow chamber. Here is a before and after of a 300 grain from Mr Hollowpoint shot out of my .457 Texan Carbine CF at 3200 psi fill. Target was 15 yards into goopy clay mud, so similar consistency. A full length Texan should work even better.

 

[kayaker]

Congrats on the hog ! Was wondering why not a head shot ?

 

[INSIX]

I will check those slugs out. It was a lethal shot but zero expansion.

 

[INSIX]

My friend wants a skull intact, hence vital shot.

 

[Deleted member 25487]

Nice job on the hog..250g NSA got the job done. And dead is dead. If your looking for more expansion here are a couple ideas

slugs from NSA that you also might take a serious look at.

I have these on order to try in ballistic gel. Critters that size I think the NSA 348g would do well


Not knocking MR Hollow point as he offers a great product.And would look at what he sells as well.

Again nice looking hog..

here is a 230g High Arc Hunter sold at AOA shot the other day from my Texan Carbine CF

at 10 yards into 10% gel and the result looks good but only made it 6” will retest at 50yrds

update;

NSA 281 gr HP-BT-Knurl(10 yards 10% bal gel)14” into gel

 

[Kaeokini]

Aloha, 

Nice shot...that's a surprise the slug did not pass though being only 20 yards and going 980 fps. 

Aloha,

Keone

 

[scallen2112]

I have heard good things about the High Arc Hunter, just haven't run through my MrHP yet. That does look like a good expansion - should dump a lot of energy into the vitals.

 

[INSIX]

That High Arc slug is textbook expansion and those new NSA slugs look cool I'm going to have to check them out.

 

[INSIX]

The hog was about 45 yards, Those hog hides were tough. 250 @ 980 is no slouch. We found him about 20 yards after the shot. 

 

[nielsenammo]

If you want expansion the 281 and 348 are made for like the poster above has in the pictures. They are a very wide mouth slug with a deep/wide cavity and also knurled to reduce bore friction. They are also a boattail to increase BC. In my opinion they are the ultimate hunting bullet in an airgun if you are looking for penetration and expansion. Shoot1721 did a video showing the expansion in gel which is on Youtube.

 

[Kaeokini]

The hog was about 45 yards, Those hog hides were tough. 250 @ 980 is no slouch. We found him about 20 yards after the shot.

Aloha,

Sorry for the miss read, I saw 20 yards and thought that was the distance. Still nice kill, good thing you had a thermal to find the hog with no blood trail. 

Aloha

 

[AncientSword]

Congrats on a good kill.

 

[Brownbear9595]

Great information. 

I've heard that Mr Hollowpoint makes a great product. I just received my shipment of 100 rounds of NSA 250's or 260's, not sure, but I heard that they lack expansion. 

I've been sighting in the SS457 for the new ammo.

 

[Samswit]

Congrats 

 

[a_hat_06]

Thays pretty impressive, those suckers are tough!