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What cartridge/bullet for hog hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2242839" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>I raised hogs for several years. I took the opportunity to try several different calibers when it came butchering time. Keeping in mind that all the shooting was under optimum conditions and 25 to 50 yds. I needed one shot kills. I found that everything from my .243 down would not consistently give me one shot kills. Pigs 250lbs and under did well with a Henry lever action in .44mag. Many times the pigs were over 600lbs. .308 and 30-06 using midrange weight 150-165gr monolithic bullets did the trick on those. I also found that the 130gr VLD Berger in my .270win pushed as fast as I could push it did a good job as well. My goal was as little meat damage as possible so aiming between the eyes, in the ear or behind the ear was my target of choice. All of the above choices worked pretty much the same on the larger pigs if I tried a heart shot, Even the .243 Bullet construction and placement are two keys. Pigs seem to grow armor. My son used a .410 shotgun with a rifled slug when he grew impatient with my experimenting. The .410 became our first choice when butchering time came.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2242839, member: 71817"] I raised hogs for several years. I took the opportunity to try several different calibers when it came butchering time. Keeping in mind that all the shooting was under optimum conditions and 25 to 50 yds. I needed one shot kills. I found that everything from my .243 down would not consistently give me one shot kills. Pigs 250lbs and under did well with a Henry lever action in .44mag. Many times the pigs were over 600lbs. .308 and 30-06 using midrange weight 150-165gr monolithic bullets did the trick on those. I also found that the 130gr VLD Berger in my .270win pushed as fast as I could push it did a good job as well. My goal was as little meat damage as possible so aiming between the eyes, in the ear or behind the ear was my target of choice. All of the above choices worked pretty much the same on the larger pigs if I tried a heart shot, Even the .243 Bullet construction and placement are two keys. Pigs seem to grow armor. My son used a .410 shotgun with a rifled slug when he grew impatient with my experimenting. The .410 became our first choice when butchering time came. [/QUOTE]
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