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AR15/10 Rifles
Ar15 build - hog rifle caliber choice
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1674246" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Not sure what kind or how big hogs are where everyone is hunting, but the hogs where I come from are both tough and big and require a real hammer to bring them down. Having had experiences shooting hogs with many of the cartridges mentioned, I have learned that there is no substitute for horse power.</p><p></p><p>Small calibers just cant produce or transmit enough energy to knock them down rendering them unconscious or disoriented enough to give them time to expire without running off. In the palmettos of south Texas you can be within several feet of a wounded hog without knowing it and may find out the hard way that You didn't have enough rifle. And in many cases even a powerful cartridge failed to bring him down.</p><p></p><p>Any cartridge will kill a hog if it does enough damage, with time. But in realy thick cover time can be your enemy if you use/take to much to kill the hog. The armor on a 3 or 400 pound hog is extremely tough and can fend off many projectiles. The best example of this was a large hog taking a 30 30 round in the seam between the shoulder and the neck quartering to me. Only the second follow up shot in the back of the head stopped him. After Taking a better look the armor had stopped the bullet before it entered the boiler works.</p><p></p><p>I have also killed many with a 7 STW and had a few run off that were shot/hit well. As stated earlier, sometimes they just don't drop where they were shot but with the bigger calibers, it happens a lot less. Head and/or spine shots are far and few between where I hunt so larger cartridges are the norm. Night hunting in farm fields is different and hogs can be safely taken with smaller cartridges because of the open terrain and night vision that can tell you if you need a follow up shot or not.</p><p></p><p>I ruled out all of the 223s long ago after having to track and dispatch wounded hogs with a pistol or shotgun to stop a charge.</p><p></p><p>Hunt with what you want, but consider your self warned.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1674246, member: 2736"] Not sure what kind or how big hogs are where everyone is hunting, but the hogs where I come from are both tough and big and require a real hammer to bring them down. Having had experiences shooting hogs with many of the cartridges mentioned, I have learned that there is no substitute for horse power. Small calibers just cant produce or transmit enough energy to knock them down rendering them unconscious or disoriented enough to give them time to expire without running off. In the palmettos of south Texas you can be within several feet of a wounded hog without knowing it and may find out the hard way that You didn't have enough rifle. And in many cases even a powerful cartridge failed to bring him down. Any cartridge will kill a hog if it does enough damage, with time. But in realy thick cover time can be your enemy if you use/take to much to kill the hog. The armor on a 3 or 400 pound hog is extremely tough and can fend off many projectiles. The best example of this was a large hog taking a 30 30 round in the seam between the shoulder and the neck quartering to me. Only the second follow up shot in the back of the head stopped him. After Taking a better look the armor had stopped the bullet before it entered the boiler works. I have also killed many with a 7 STW and had a few run off that were shot/hit well. As stated earlier, sometimes they just don't drop where they were shot but with the bigger calibers, it happens a lot less. Head and/or spine shots are far and few between where I hunt so larger cartridges are the norm. Night hunting in farm fields is different and hogs can be safely taken with smaller cartridges because of the open terrain and night vision that can tell you if you need a follow up shot or not. I ruled out all of the 223s long ago after having to track and dispatch wounded hogs with a pistol or shotgun to stop a charge. Hunt with what you want, but consider your self warned.;) J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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