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re: Hog hunting With AR-15
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:47 am to So Salt Life
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:47 am to So Salt Life
Shot many with an AR in traps at clsoe range. Freaking FMJ zips right through them and they keep on going.
We have got into groups of 10-15 before with an SKS and AK and laid waste to them. JHP 7.62x39 dont exactly zip right through them. Not sure how many died we gut shot a bunch and let them run off to die so we did not have to deal with the carcasses.
If you want to collect meat though, any scoped semiauto or even bolt rifle that you are proficent with will work. Just hit em in the head.
We have got into groups of 10-15 before with an SKS and AK and laid waste to them. JHP 7.62x39 dont exactly zip right through them. Not sure how many died we gut shot a bunch and let them run off to die so we did not have to deal with the carcasses.
If you want to collect meat though, any scoped semiauto or even bolt rifle that you are proficent with will work. Just hit em in the head.
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:51 am to Bleeding purple
Between my friend and I, we found 10 of them. No telling if we lost some little ones in the grass, or had some gut shot hogs run off.
My friend's cousin killed 7 the other day with an AR-10.
An AR isn't a necessity to kill a lot of hogs, but I like it because it's easy to carry, and can hold a lot of ammo. When all this mess is cleared up I might look into getting a big bore upper for hogs.
Right now I'm planning on using my .44 lever gun and revolver when I go after hogs after deer season.
My friend's cousin killed 7 the other day with an AR-10.
An AR isn't a necessity to kill a lot of hogs, but I like it because it's easy to carry, and can hold a lot of ammo. When all this mess is cleared up I might look into getting a big bore upper for hogs.
Right now I'm planning on using my .44 lever gun and revolver when I go after hogs after deer season.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:54 am to Bleeding purple
FMJ doesn't work with hogs. Learned that several times.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 12:31 pm to Bleeding purple
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If you want to collect meat though, any scoped semiauto or even bolt rifle that you are proficent with will work. Just hit em in the head.
This. Made the mistake of taking a normal shot two inches behind the shoulder using a .308 with winchester ballistic silvertip. Lost most of the meat in the two front shoulders due to bullet fragmentation. Good round for killing not a good round for meat hunting.
If you are going to kill hogs with an .556/.223 AR something other than fmj needs to be used if you dont take head shots. These rounds fly too fast and dont expend enough of their energy upon impact.
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 12:32 pm
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