I was curious as to what the masses think the most devastating 308 bullet is on hogs? I know you can be very successful using a 22LR with excellent shot placement. I just wanted to know what 308 bullets or ammunition (handloaded or factory) y'all have found that can be forgiving on runners and just devastates hogs. I just got an Aero Solus 308 and it shoots really well with 178 ELD-X. I'm sure ELD-X will work just fine but I would love to hear what others use.

Norma white tail 150 gr

Federal Fusion 150 gr

Sierra game changer tipped 165 gr

Sellier and Belot SPCe 159 gr

These all work good and you can find 3 out of 4 for less than $ 34 per box , which If you’re hunting a lot will save you money on runners.

Whatever I have on hand for any given 308. I’ve shot them with SMK, SGK, SST, TSX, cheap Winchester ammo and many others I can’t think of off the top of my head.

Agree with 68A

I prefer to center punch 'em two at a time with the good ol' Greenbox 180 gr Core-Lokts.

That is what I figured for the 308. Seems the round in general packs enough punch and isn't that big of a concern of what bullet to use. With my 223 I use 75gr or 77gr (BTHP or OTM) and that seems to work the best for me. My 300BO has been great with 110gr V-Max and 243 95gr SST work fantastically.

Try the 135 FTX in the BO.

2 guys I hunt with have had excellent success with 16" barrels and factory 150gr SST's. It typically puts hogs down (inside 100 yards) without the need for a CNS shot. Of course nothing is 100% with hogs.

SST's

Years of success with this bullet on hogs from 50-400 yards. They drop immediately.

Whichever bullet you have in your 308!!! I have killed as many hogs with Academy Monarch 308 PS bullets as I have with any other bullet. (I run Monarch's in my AR10.) Put it in their bread basket and you have a dead pig.

Whichever bullet is just about right!! I've killed pigs with my 308 from 150 SP, 155 ELD-M, 165 Sierra Game King , 168 A-max and 168 ELD-M. My favorite is probably the 155 ELD-M, which is my bulk line of 308 Win ammo. The coolest bullet I've found is the 152 grain Lehigh Controlled Chaos bullet. That is a BAAAAAD beeeotch!! When shooting suppressed, the "thud" you get is more pronounced than any other bullet I've seen. It seems to drop critters quicker. I started playing with the 55 grain Controlled Chaos in the 224 Valkrie, and liked it so much that I wanted to try it in a 308. I'm really liking that bullet!!!

As others have said, the .308 is a hog killing machine with any of the bullets for which it is loaded. Here's a few of my factory pig killers, and I have a couple of reloads that I've tried as well. All of 'em have performed very well.

If you're using a thermal scope, most are recoil rated at .308, max. So, figure 180g loads, max. Rather than risk trashing a 3K+ thermal scope, I personally limit my reloads to 165g, max, with the Lehigh 152 CC a favorite. But, being kind to my thermal scope, I'll load 125g and up and they all work great. 308 is an awesome caliber for hogs and even the lighter stuff works fantastic.

most are recoil rated at .308, max. I was looking at frames from my IR on the 300 BO, raster breaks up at the shot. Wonder how many shocks it can take?

The only bullet any better than the Lehigh CC for killing hogs or deer would be the TXC 155 Lehigh. Tipped Extreme Chaos. Hogs and deer drop in their tracks and I love that , no tracking. Thanks Daniel

The only bullet any better than the Lehigh CC for killing hogs or deer would be the TXC 155 Lehigh. Tipped Extreme Chaos. Hogs and deer drop in their tracks and I love that , no tracking. That's with AR's or bolts Thanks Daniel

Don't have have hogs up here but a 165 grain partition seems to kill everything from whitetail to bear to moose up here so i expect it would be just dandy on hogs. Thinking hogs are similar to bear - average about 200 lbs with heavy bones and heavy shoulders. The 165 grain partiton puts them down just fine - furthest i have ever had a bear (about a dozen over the last 10 years) go is 12 yards using that bullet.

IMHO, shot placement is more important than whether a bullet fired from a 308 Win rifle is C&C, Bonded, Monometal et al




Sig Cross, 308 Win, Factory,150 gr. Norma Soft Points. Distance, +/- 90 yds.

I've probably taken 50 or so in the last two years with this rifle. If I do my part they just drop and paddle.

ya!

BWB

130 gr Barnes TTSX over 44.3 grs of Varget Powder works well/

Yup, anything that your 308 shoots good, will kill a pig good.

Stack em with Game Kings, going to try Game Changers next...

I’ve been using 185gr Bergers with great results. Center punching them, not one has run.
This is my favorite live shot game cam picture, knocks them off their feet.

Agree with the shot placement comment. Heaviest animal I ever killed was a large boar, shot right in the heart with a 129 gr. SST bullet, 6.5 Creedmoor. Of all the hogs I've killed with my .308, 165 gr. SST, shot placement is about 4-6", 45° down from ear. They fold up.

ta HF.

back in 70's we did (Myth Busters) type experiment with 22lr.
Shooting plastic bottles filled with water, or full cans using various types 22 ammo.
As expected hollow points were most devastating. Yellow Jackets came in 2nd.
The most devastating were the Stingers by far they were #'erall uno. They have a
☆ star type for hollow point.

Not sure if ya can get that type bullet in 308. Using me pirate ARrr 223 on hogs
Twas only 1 that didn't recover using the cheap 55gr fmj. With the small diameter bullet.
Very little blood trail, most blood stayed in cavity. Heart shots @ close range. Went ta 55gr
hollow points. Wish they made a stinger type ☆ star point in 223. Devastating.

I use of Chads 168gr Amax very few make many steps afterwards. Good stuff. I use them in AR, or bolt.

I agree with the many others that almost any 308 bullet works well for you application. I have not hunted nearly as much as others but this year I started back up after years. Loaded me 150gr nosler ballistic tip @ 2625fps on a 16" barrel and it worked very well. I have in years past used the very standard Hornday 150gr interlock bullet in 308. I believe this is the bullet Honrady started the company with. I think this is still a great bullet, let's say like < 200 yards-ish.

I really taking a shine to sierra's 125 gr soft point bullet in 308 in my 16" ar 10.

I’m saying any 308 non FMJ as well. My last one was with a 150 Speer Gold Dot which is same as Federal Fusion.

Gameking…. Or a 110 Vmax

Super Cool!

I just load cheap Hornady Interlocks in 160 or 180g over some Varget or cheap Win 748 and they end up extremely dead. Ramshot Big Game works pretty good with the 180s also.

Sight your rifle in properly and then shoot-em-in the ear. That way you improve your skills and waste less meat.

Shot them with many different bullets. Most are not shot at any great distance. It would be a much smaller list to mention poor .308 hog bullets. I suggest cheap soft points. Federal Blue box 150's if you shoot factory loads and the 150 gr. Speer Hotcor pushed to 2600 fps if you reload.

I have never seen anybody drag a hog with raw bacon before!!!!

If a 165gr cast in 40sw will do the job, most anything will. No pics but 20 yd running shot and he piled up 100 yds away.

Not quite, the Interlock bullet was introduced in 1977, Hornady started the bullet business in 1949. Haven't looked at their reloading manuals in several years but at one time it included information, Joyce Hornady had a goal early of making bullets for accuracy and one hole groups. A bit of history https://www.hornady.com/corporate/company-history/

Agree with the others about any 308 hunting bullet will kill hogs.

LOL! Ya gotta work with what ya have...

Ive found that any 308 will drop pretty much any hog of any size without a problem..

that said, I use Barnes 168gr TTSX exclusively in all of my 308's these days.. Ive just gotten the overall best results on everything from whitetail to hogs to african plains game, etc with that bullet...