.243 Win....enough for hogs?

[Sully2]

Might try some Tx hog shooting in the future and have an assortment of rifles I can take. My easiest to run with is a heavy barreled 243 shooting ( name it) rounds. But is a 243 enough? Ive got 22-250's and 260's and a bunch in between....but just cant decide??

 

[J E Custom]

Might try some Tx hog shooting in the future and have an assortment of rifles I can take. My easiest to run with is a heavy barreled 243 shooting ( name it) rounds. But is a 243 enough? Ive got 22-250's and 260's and a bunch in between....but just cant decide??

Like the 223 the 243 will kill a hog it is just a matter of how quick.

Head shots can't always be depended on so I base this on body shots. I would recommend the 260 if that's the biggest you have.

J E CUSTOM

 

[just country]

morning, what bullet and weight?? load ur own? Winchester and Federal

make good factory loads. I shot hogs with my 243IA. stone cold killer.lightbulbgun)

 

[Sully2]

Like the 223 the 243 will kill a hog it is just a matter of how quick.

Head shots can't always be depended on so I base this on body shots. I would recommend the 260 if that's the biggest you have.

J E CUSTOM

I have a 260 and also a 280...

 

[Sully2]

morning, what bullet and weight?? load ur own? Winchester and Federal

make good factory loads. I shot hogs with my 243IA. stone cold killer.lightbulbgun)

For something like hogs Id probably go with the flow of what was recommended. Factory loadings would do fine for me

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

A .243 will work. I'd go bigger if you have it. As JE stated, you can't always get a head shot so a little more oomph always helps.

 

[Jkling12]

id use a tough bullet like the Barnes ttsx if your taking the .243

 

[sasaholic]

id use a tough bullet like the Barnes ttsx if your taking the .243

That's what I use in my .243 for hogs and deer and it puts them down in a hurry. Not like my .300rum but it's also more fun to shoot and is a semi auto for those fast multiple piggy times

 

[JOHNNIE WALKER]

243 will work just fine. Just use a good bullet. 140 gr SST out of my 260 went all the way through this one.

 

[J E Custom]

I have a 260 and also a 280...

The 280 would be even better.

As I said earlier, it is bullet mass and the bigger the bullet the more energy it will transfer to the pig.

Wild hogs are very tough and if you want to bring them down where they stand you need ether a head shot or a bullet with lots of energy transfer.

We have lots of hogs In Texas and most hunters have lots of experience shooting them. I have used everything from a 17 HMR (Eye Shot) to a 416 Rem and the 7mms seems to be the smallest calibers that will drop them where they stand shot in the boiler works. I have seen one shot with a 30/30 in the armored shoulder that Didn't penetrate into the body cavity.

Hogs are very tough and hold a grudge if you don't put them down hard. so use a cartridge that will guarantee a one shot kill right there. I have had to go into the brush to finish off poorly hit or when not enough cartridge was used, and it is no fun when one charges you with bad intentions.

My favorite cartridges for hogs is a 7 STW (Bolt gun) and a 450 bushmaster (AR 15) these two cartridges will stop them in there tracks, avoiding and possibility of having to track them and possibly giving them a chance to get even.

I know smaller calibers will kill them, but a larger cartridge will bring them down, safely.

You ask, and that is my recommendation.

J E CUSTOM

 

[shooter65]

id use a tough bullet like the Barnes ttsx if your taking the .243

Agree on the Barnes bullets.

 

[snox801]

.243 is plenty I have a friend that only uses his .243 for hogs. 95gr nosler bt and they never go far. Always impressed with that round.

 

[wbm]

.243 is plenty

Oh hell yeah it's enough! Sometimes can't believe American hunters. If you asked if a .338 was enough, someone would suggest a 50BMG.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

.243 will kill a hog. I've killed a 175lb hog with my AR with 60 grain Winchester ballistic silver tips. It dropped him on the spot but it took another 4 rounds to put him down for good. I would recommend 100 grain + in weight if you want put a big hog down. It has to bust through that super thick front shoulder.