The cartridge's true shortcoming was in humanely stopping running hogs in a sounder after the initial hog was killed. In my limited experience the ammunition in question is very effective on single or stationary targets where accurate shots could be placed. This was explored due to repeated positions that the 5.56x45mm cartridge in a shorter barrel length is often ineffective in downing feral hogs. I also have all of the photos of deceased hogs on file, but am going to limit those published to the largest four***Īfter a dozen kills and recoveries on feral hogs, I wanted to share my exploration on the efficacy of the Mk318 Mod 0 / T556TNB1 ammunition to produce quick kills.

*** I had started this as a full-on case study, before concluding that perhaps this would be most easily read in a condensed and less-formal manner.