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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1330077" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>To give you a good idea of how well the high powered .223 range of calibers can perform on hogs.</p><p></p><p>Last night the wife and I went out to finish some chores just before dark when out of he corner of my eye I thought I saw something moving along the edge of plowed field and I slowed to a stop grabbing my .220 swift which I've been carrying lately for varmints and predators.</p><p></p><p>I get it out the window and brace up and sure enough there's a pretty good sized boar (300lbs or so) moving through the brush. He's moving along at a walk through low brush about 325 yards or so to my left rear heading in the opposite from my line of travel.</p><p></p><p>Im shooting Hornady factory varmint ammunition with a rather highly frangible bullet so I only option is to try for the base of the skull and cervical vertebrae. I put the crosshairs a couple or three inches below his ear hole and about six to nine back along his neck and as soon as he steps clear, pull the trigger.</p><p></p><p>The 55gr varmint bomb destroys his C1-C2 and brain stem and he's toast. Total time spent on the hunt? About 20 seconds.</p><p></p><p>Now without a doubt I'd have preferred something like the Peregrine VRG-4 or VLR, bullets that absolutely will not over expand or break up but by considering all of the factors and selecting the right shot I was still 100% confident that the Swift would still get the job done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1330077, member: 30902"] To give you a good idea of how well the high powered .223 range of calibers can perform on hogs. Last night the wife and I went out to finish some chores just before dark when out of he corner of my eye I thought I saw something moving along the edge of plowed field and I slowed to a stop grabbing my .220 swift which I've been carrying lately for varmints and predators. I get it out the window and brace up and sure enough there's a pretty good sized boar (300lbs or so) moving through the brush. He's moving along at a walk through low brush about 325 yards or so to my left rear heading in the opposite from my line of travel. Im shooting Hornady factory varmint ammunition with a rather highly frangible bullet so I only option is to try for the base of the skull and cervical vertebrae. I put the crosshairs a couple or three inches below his ear hole and about six to nine back along his neck and as soon as he steps clear, pull the trigger. The 55gr varmint bomb destroys his C1-C2 and brain stem and he's toast. Total time spent on the hunt? About 20 seconds. Now without a doubt I'd have preferred something like the Peregrine VRG-4 or VLR, bullets that absolutely will not over expand or break up but by considering all of the factors and selecting the right shot I was still 100% confident that the Swift would still get the job done. [/QUOTE]
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