12-10-2022, 01:35 PM
A follow-up: I did indeed replace the 223 house gun with the 6.5 Grendel. Thats the grandsons gun, since I dont have one yet. And last night the wife dragged me out of bed at 1 AM while yelling we had hogs in the front yard/pasture. Quite a few of them were eating acorns. I picked the biggest one, at about 80 yards, and dropped him like a bad habit, using a 123 gr SST factory load. Granted, this is a one-off, but the last 3 hogs I used the 223 on have not been found. I think I have my new yard gun. And, since 123 gr SSTs are available, I suppose Ill just continue with that bullet.