Apparently, despite opinions to the contrary, the 41 caliber

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, May 13, 2016, 10:47 (3055 days ago)

does work!

This past weekend, a group of us converged in south, central Missouri to put the 41 caliber to the test. We were all carrying arms with a nominal 41 caliber bore and were attempting to put to rest the persistent thought that the 41 is only good for field mice, and not very big ones at that.

The link will take you to a slide show.

The smallest, and recipient of the "Best Hair Award", was taken by Miss Melodie. It weighed in at around 275lbs and was taken with a Marlin levergun in .41 Magnum. Good friend Jim (eyes closed; not unusual with most Jim pictures) took a 400lb sow with a Ruger No. 1 in .405 Winchester. My sow was of about the same size and was taken with a single shot from a .416 Taylor (after a bit of a 'rodeo'). Bro Dan, as is typical, shot the largest hog which was estimated by the skinners to be between 550 and 600lbs. His shot surprised me the most. A single shot using a Taurus Tracker(?) in .41 Magnum and his sow went about 25 feet and collapsed. He was shooting a 240gr home cast bullet. I was flabbergasted that it expired so quickly. We did find a piece of shrapnel but a significant portion of the bullet exited (round hole) after cutting the heart in half. We don't know if it partially shattered and caused extensive damage or what. The inside of the ribs looked like someone beat them with a hammer but no heavy bones were struck and no more bullet pieces were found.

Link => http://s4.photobucket.com/user/Hoot4570/slideshow/Hogs%202016