Hog Loads
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Re: Hog Loads
The best round for hogs down here is a hatchet. anything else just isn't a sport.
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25th ID 93-96
10th Motown 96-99
C Co. 4th RTB 99-04
Gubment Contractor OCONUS 07-present
Gun Safety Tip #6. When unholstering your weapon it's customary to say "Excuse me while I whip this out "
25th ID 93-96
10th Motown 96-99
C Co. 4th RTB 99-04
Gubment Contractor OCONUS 07-present
Gun Safety Tip #6. When unholstering your weapon it's customary to say "Excuse me while I whip this out "
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Re: Hog Loads
75gr hornaday jhp work good here in Oklahoma, but our wild hogs dont get as large as they do in GA, 375lbs; is a bout as big as ive seen or gotten here; nothing like that 'Hogzilla' photo ive seen. dont know if i would want to go out w/anything smaller than a .308 or a 30-06 in those woods- when considering that if wounded a hogs natural reaction is to attack. as a result i also always have a pistol, tomahawk and tench knife close at hand when hunting them w/ my .223 around here
B co 1/75 '96-'98
"Pain is natures way of letting you know that you are still alive."
did the end justify the means?... who cares the job is done
"Pain is natures way of letting you know that you are still alive."
did the end justify the means?... who cares the job is done
Re: Hog Loads
I would probrbly go with a .45-70 and then throw in a .44 mag on my hip. Or you could just bring a pack of dogs and a sharp knife
HHC 1/75 mtrs Apr 2000- dec 2003
hang it, FIRE!!!!
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hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
Hog Loads
Hogs are surprisingly easy to kill if you do your part. I have seen 400 lbs hogs go down DRT with a 62gr TSX hand load to the lungs/heart. That round went through the shield plate as well and lodge itself on the other side of the hog just under the skin. Sorry, I must have deleted the pic, he had some mean cutters. BTW shot was just under 100yds.
I am building a 6.8 spc AR for hunting now. Not because I feel the .223 is not enough for the hog but because I want a bit more range for deer season.
Personally if I did not reload I would not be shooting these hogs with anything but premium Barnes bullets that I loaded. I know plenty of guys that use surplus 62gr 5.56 penetrator ammo and take nothing but head shots.
Ryan
RLTW!
I am building a 6.8 spc AR for hunting now. Not because I feel the .223 is not enough for the hog but because I want a bit more range for deer season.
Personally if I did not reload I would not be shooting these hogs with anything but premium Barnes bullets that I loaded. I know plenty of guys that use surplus 62gr 5.56 penetrator ammo and take nothing but head shots.
Ryan
RLTW!
B co.3/75 99-02
OEF Vet
Mala Malis Facimus
OEF Vet
Mala Malis Facimus
Re: Hog Loads
I hunt hogs with cheap tequila, twinkies and astroglide.
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124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space