My son uses "Highland" PPU 286 grain factory ammunition in his Sako 85 in 9.3x62. I've been with him when he's shot pigs and on one occasion a scrub bull. I didn't recall any rounds exiting.but we didn't bother doing autopsies to recover pills.

Anyway, he got home last night after a week or so out west chasing pigs so I just asked him how the Highland went on the dozen or so pigs that he shot with that rifle.

He said the largest boar was probably just under 60Kg and the smallest pig between 20 & 30 Kg. Most pigs were shot on the shoulder with the exception of a large boar which was texas heart shot. Shots ranged from 15 to 20 meters out to about 100 meters or just over. NO rounds exited. All game shot died within a shot distance or on the spot.

I've shot mainly Norma 286 Alaskan rounds through my 9.3x62's on stuff like, bulls, red deer, pigs, dingoes. and brown bear. Very few of the rounds exited...of course they did on the dingoes.

Both my son and I agree that for shooting stuff like pigs and small deer the Highland seem to perform very, very well. If I were shooting pigs with the 9.3 I'd very happily run Highland ammo.

We're both off chasing sambar in a few days. He'll be using the 9.3 and Highland. If he's successful we'll try and recover a pill.

Rod