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What cartridge/bullet for hog hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Montanan" data-source="post: 2246003" data-attributes="member: 67873"><p>There are a lot of opinions on this topic, so I'll just contribute mine with a little back information, as I moved to TX from WA, and grew up in the MT rockies. I've noticed the "wisdom" and preferences relating to hunting rounds differ between those three states. Foremost, be sure that you have a true hunting round, designed for a good balance of penetration and expansion. I shot a 300 lb boar with a .308 HPBT (or BTHP if you're dyslexic?), right where you're supposed to and saw the round exit and impact the mud behind the boar. I ended up tracking it and dragging it for 200 yards or so out of brush. Examining the organs showed that the bullet had hit both lungs and the heart. These hogs just don't always quit like other game does. I also shot one that only weighed around 60lbs in the back of the skull with a .460 rowland. As you would expect it went down right away, but didn't die for 5 minutes plus. I was with a very experienced hunter with hundreds of kills and he said that is not unusual. I wanted to shoot it again to ensure it wasn't suffering and he basically said "where are you going to shoot it? You already severed it's brain stem." I still prefer .308, but with a bullet that does more damage. I also use Russian 7.62 on an AR platform, again with hunting bullets designed to do more damage vs. accuracy. One thing I've learned about the hogs is they can be very aggressive, (often times just false charges, but who wants to find out if they mean it or not?), so you need some knock down/stopping power if possible. On a night hunt my brother-in-law shot one 5 times with an AK47 as it charged him. He's a former European military officer trained extensively with the AK, so this wasn't a spray and pray situation. The last shot basically severed one of it's front legs so it couldn't advance any further. It still wasn't dead and wanted to fight. I'm acquainted with an operator of a large private hunting area where I live that hunts and shoots hundreds of hogs per year - he has gone through a variety of set-ups over the years I've known him and now uses lever action rifles in .454 casull. I carry a revolver in the same caliber, (it is also my back country carry gun for the rockies, so I didn't specifically buy it for hog hunting) and am researching what rifles are available that can provide something similar in terms of stopping power, but with longer range. IMO (based on my research so far) the lever action rifles chambered in .460 S&W may be the ideal set up, once a person is ready to invest. By ideal I mean for brush hunting environments, rarely shooting beyond 200 yards. I hope this is helpful, and that others add their opinions and experiences to this thread. I'm sure there is plenty that I haven't learned yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montanan, post: 2246003, member: 67873"] There are a lot of opinions on this topic, so I'll just contribute mine with a little back information, as I moved to TX from WA, and grew up in the MT rockies. I've noticed the "wisdom" and preferences relating to hunting rounds differ between those three states. Foremost, be sure that you have a true hunting round, designed for a good balance of penetration and expansion. I shot a 300 lb boar with a .308 HPBT (or BTHP if you're dyslexic?), right where you're supposed to and saw the round exit and impact the mud behind the boar. I ended up tracking it and dragging it for 200 yards or so out of brush. Examining the organs showed that the bullet had hit both lungs and the heart. These hogs just don't always quit like other game does. I also shot one that only weighed around 60lbs in the back of the skull with a .460 rowland. As you would expect it went down right away, but didn't die for 5 minutes plus. I was with a very experienced hunter with hundreds of kills and he said that is not unusual. I wanted to shoot it again to ensure it wasn't suffering and he basically said "where are you going to shoot it? You already severed it's brain stem." I still prefer .308, but with a bullet that does more damage. I also use Russian 7.62 on an AR platform, again with hunting bullets designed to do more damage vs. accuracy. One thing I've learned about the hogs is they can be very aggressive, (often times just false charges, but who wants to find out if they mean it or not?), so you need some knock down/stopping power if possible. On a night hunt my brother-in-law shot one 5 times with an AK47 as it charged him. He's a former European military officer trained extensively with the AK, so this wasn't a spray and pray situation. The last shot basically severed one of it's front legs so it couldn't advance any further. It still wasn't dead and wanted to fight. I'm acquainted with an operator of a large private hunting area where I live that hunts and shoots hundreds of hogs per year - he has gone through a variety of set-ups over the years I've known him and now uses lever action rifles in .454 casull. I carry a revolver in the same caliber, (it is also my back country carry gun for the rockies, so I didn't specifically buy it for hog hunting) and am researching what rifles are available that can provide something similar in terms of stopping power, but with longer range. IMO (based on my research so far) the lever action rifles chambered in .460 S&W may be the ideal set up, once a person is ready to invest. By ideal I mean for brush hunting environments, rarely shooting beyond 200 yards. I hope this is helpful, and that others add their opinions and experiences to this thread. I'm sure there is plenty that I haven't learned yet. [/QUOTE]
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