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re: Suggest my next gun for hogs
Posted on 8/23/14 at 7:47 pm to CrackingCodes
Posted on 8/23/14 at 7:47 pm to CrackingCodes
35 Whelen
Posted on 8/23/14 at 8:10 pm to bbvdd
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Really shouldn't use a .270 for elk. Just not enough behind it.
Someone should tell all the ammo manufacturers that are producing 150gr cartridges.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 10:31 pm to Yellerhammer5
.270 has no problem with an elk
Posted on 8/24/14 at 12:31 am to bearhc
300 BLK. My 16" 300 blk has less recoil than my 14.5" 223 Wylde. Bullets can be expensive if you don't purchase online or reload.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 12:58 am to CrackingCodes
It's all in what you want. I'm building a .300 BLK that will have a 9" barrel and a suppressor. I currently hunt with a .300 black I built last year and it's been a wonderful hog gun. Ammo isn't cheap, that's the only complaint I have.
A .308 would be a nice choice as well.
A .308 would be a nice choice as well.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:12 am to Flyin'Cajun
I vote 300 blk.
Serves it's purpose for hogs, and is a damn fun gun to shoot suppressed.
Serves it's purpose for hogs, and is a damn fun gun to shoot suppressed.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:54 am to hogdaddy
That is one ugly hunk there
Posted on 8/24/14 at 8:11 am to CP3
I think 6.8 has a lot more velocity, energy, and range than .300 BLK.
I'd go that route unless you want to shoot suppressed.
I'd go that route unless you want to shoot suppressed.
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 8:18 am
Posted on 8/24/14 at 10:24 am to Shexter
Biggest advantages for using 300 blk for me was the ability to use magazines I already had at home. Uses all the same parts as a 223 besides the barrel, so if you get a 300 and don't like it you can always swap barrels and have a 5.56/.223.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 10:45 am to Flyin'Cajun
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A .308 would be a nice choice as well.
I've been wondering if .308 and the larger .30 cals are all that necessary for hogs.
I see guys take them down with .223 all the time. I can understand the occasional really large sow or boar, but a headshot with .55gr or 62gr seems to do fine on all hogs.
LC
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:07 am to Carson123987
.223/5.56
Hogs are like cockroaches and do not deserve to be shot by expensive ammo.
Hogs are like cockroaches and do not deserve to be shot by expensive ammo.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:21 pm to LongueCarabine
Took down about a 75-100 lb hog with a head shot using 17hmr
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:29 pm to bearhc
22-250 is a hog smoker. Put it behind their ear and pull the trigger. Great light gun with no recoil.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:11 pm to ruger35
Suppressed .300 blk with 220 gr subsonics FTW
With this you will probably get more follow up shots.
Of course it becomes a < 100 yd gun in this configuration. Great thing is you can take off the can , switch to 110 gr tipped and be right back out to 300 yds for the kill if so desired.
With this you will probably get more follow up shots.
Of course it becomes a < 100 yd gun in this configuration. Great thing is you can take off the can , switch to 110 gr tipped and be right back out to 300 yds for the kill if so desired.
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:43 pm to LongueCarabine
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I see guys take them down with .223 all the time. I can understand the occasional really large sow or boar, but a headshot with .55gr or 62gr seems to do fine on all hogs.
Sure, they can be taken down with .223/5.56 very easily but shot placement is so important. I suppose it depends on "how" you're planning to hunt them.
We have a wildlife management permit (required in Alabama to basically break the baiting and light rules) and hunt them at night, while stalking. We don't hunt from a stand. Many of our shots are taken quickly with little time to sit there and make that perfect shot. I shot a 200lb. boar at about 75 yards right behind the ear with my .300 BLK and he ran another 50 yards before dropping. These animals are tough. But damn, they're fun to hunt.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 6:42 pm to CrackingCodes
Marlin 1895G. All these Florida rednecks use it if they aren't running dogs and using knives.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 7:59 pm to Ace Midnight
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Posted by Message Ace Midnight Suggest my next gun for hogs quote: .308. Yeah - AR-10 is the only way to go.
I think this may be the best option for hogs.
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