Favorite gun and cartridge for hogs?

[Rick_W]

What is your favorite rifle and cartridge (including bullet, weight and type) for hog hunting?

I tried looking through the older posts but didn't see this asked or really answered in the different threads.

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

For me, it is either my Armalite AR-10 in .308 or my R700 5R in .308 using 178g Barnes TTSX bullets.

 

[farmin]

fnar 308 hornady federal 165 vital shock

 

[Varmint Hunter]

458 SOCOM with a Barnes 300gr TTSX bullet.

 

[Deviant]

458 SOCOM with a Barnes 300gr TTSX bullet.

Same for me in an AR10.

 

[prairiefire]

6.8 SPC with 95 gr. barnes ttsx

 

[FIGJAM]

I have been hog hunting 1x - so take this for what it is worth...My choice of firearm was a 260 rem with factory 130gr Prime ammo.

 

[Mustang72]

Savage 99. 308 anything from 150-180. Like the 180rn the best. 2-7 Leopold,16 inch barrel. Shot them with everything from a 22mag and up but this is my go to pig gun.

 

[RYEWSKY25284]

What is your favorite rifle and cartridge (including bullet, weight and type) for hog hunting?

I tried looking through the older posts but didn't see this asked or really answered in the different threads.

25-284 or 25-06 W/.85GR BALISTIC TIP anywhere in the neck....dead-dead-daed!

 

[SMK1000plus]

I've killed lots of hogs with a 223 Rem and 77gr SMKs running around 2,730 fps from various AR-15s and a couple of bolt guns. Head shots only with the 223 Rems.

Killed a few with my push feed Winchester M70 Featherweight 243 Win and 100gr CoreLokt. Killed a few with my bolt action 308s; Remington 700s and one 788, shooting 180gr CoreLokt. Killed some with various bolt actions in 7mm-08 with 162gr Amax, 7mm Rem Mag with 168gr VLD, 300 Win Mag with 180gr in Barnes TSX, TTSX and Rem CoreLokt, 215gr and 230gr Berger Hybrids but, by far killed the most with my favorites; Winchester M70 Classic 30-06, several of my Remington 700 30-06s and a Remington 7600 pump. In 30-06 I used FGMM 168gr SMKs, Remington 180gr CoreLokt, Barnes 180gr TTSX, Berger 215gr Hybrids and Hornady 212gr ELD-X.

I've killed a couple with my Winchester M70 Classic 375 H&H Mag but, don't remember if I used the Barnes 300gr TSX or the 350gr TSX. I've used 270 Win, 25-06, 6mm Rem, 30-30 and 35 Rem as well.

There were other rifles and cartridges I've used over the years, even killed a fair number with 12ga slugs and various sizes of buckshot... just can't remember them all.

 

[Willib9]

Lever action .45-70

 

[NeedForSpeed]

Hogs will die if you hit them in the head or neck with anything from an AR rifle to a 243 and up. Shoot the rifle that you are most accurate with and they will go down.
I shot one last weekend with my 10 mm pistol though it took a few shots to finish him off.

 

[djones]

anything but a 223. hitem w a 223 and theyre gone gone gone

 

[DocGlenn]

I'm using my 300BLK SBR. 9" barrel with a can. 110gr Barnes TAC-TX has been very effective for me. Hunting at night with thermal. Shots are usually 50 yards or less. Head shots and shoulder have all resulted in clean, recovered kills. Not exactly a long-range setup, but for hogs, it has been great for me.