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 Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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... all I have is a .22 and that will kill them with proper shot placement. x 1,000  I have killed over 1,000 in the last two weeks with a claw hammer. Just drive right up along side them and bury it behind the ole ear. It's all about location, location, location!!! I've just about worn the claws down to nubs.
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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... all I have is a .22 and that will kill them with proper shot placement. x 1,000 It's all about location, location, location!!! that is the difference between peeing in the pool and peeing into the pool and welcome to page 7 djones... well done
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 08:25 PM
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Just to keep this goin i wanted to ad somemore ha.....I can understand these small calibers just while blind hunting...but what happens when u get in a close quarterd situation and you got a 200lb+ boar way to close or charging? Exact shot placement gets a little fuzzy when your heart is rushing and when that one shot needs to count....you still wana be holding a small caliber then? stray a few inches in any direction and things could get ugly...
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 08:36 PM
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I'll help get this to 7 pages for djones.... To answer the OP, YES a .223 will kill a hog as will any cartridge out there To the people who want to know why someone would hunt with a .223... as long as I can do this with it I will hunt with it  djones is right tho... once those bastages start running especially at night, the .223 is not an optimal round P.S. the 100 facts about djones = epic and he is the master of photoshop Thats some good shooting! Thanks! I always seem to throw 1 shot tho
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 08:43 PM
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I'll help get this to 7 pages for djones.... To answer the OP, YES a .223 will kill a hog as will any cartridge out there To the people who want to know why someone would hunt with a .223... as long as I can do this with it I will hunt with it djones is right tho... once those bastages start running especially at night, the .223 is not an optimal round P.S. the 100 facts about djones = epic and he is the master of photoshop Thats some good shooting! Thanks! I always seem to throw 1 shot tho As long as you dont tell us you were aiming for the middle target !!
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 08:46 PM
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haha well I was on the middle group... I have it set 1.5" high at 100yds
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 08:49 PM
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I can understand these small calibers just while blind hunting...but what happens when u get in a close quarterd situation and you got a 200lb+ boar way to close or charging? Well according to the guy on American Hoggers, "them hogs will eat ya up, eat ya up dead is what they do and when they done with ya they eat up someone else... Shoot thats what they hogs do."
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 10:02 PM
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Goose, That's pretty good shootin there, but I found this target you left at the range. It looks like your group opened up a little when you moved back to 25 yards. Guess that wind plays hell on those little bullets.  
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Goose, That's pretty good shootin there, but I found this target you left at the range. It looks like your group opened up a little when you moved back to 25 yards. Guess that wind plays hell on those little bullets. 
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/28/11 10:40 PM
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Just to keep this goin i wanted to ad somemore ha.....I can understand these small calibers just while blind hunting...but what happens when u get in a close quarterd situation and you got a 200lb+ boar way to close or charging? Exact shot placement gets a little fuzzy when your heart is rushing and when that one shot needs to count....you still wana be holding a small caliber then? stray a few inches in any direction and things could get ugly... With a hog bearing down on me and charging, I would much rather have a semi-auto .223 than a big ol' bolt action 30-06 any day. I'm still new to hog hunting but it seems the biggest argument is that a .223 won't take down a moving hog without a good shot. Who needs a good shot when you can unload 20 rounds into a hog in a matter of seconds?
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Pushing for page 8.... 
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Careful with rapid fire in a standing position on a charging hog, you don't want to end up like this guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QK8zagyvhEFor those shooting a 223 an event such as this was constitute a "double fail". 
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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 Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Goose, That's pretty good shootin there, but I found this target you left at the range. It looks like your group opened up a little when you moved back to 25 yards. Guess that wind plays hell on those little bullets. haha that was my 10yd target
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/29/11 02:33 PM
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I being retired Army trust the .223. thats why I own 1 . I have killed men, and animals with my 223. A hog was my last kill with it. I do own other more powerful weapons but rely on my 223. most of the time. Love you man but 223 all the way. Next time I go I am using 5.56 steel core penetrator bullet to test it on hogs. It is what the Army uses. Take care my friend
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/29/11 02:38 PM
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Just to keep this goin i wanted to ad somemore ha.....I can understand these small calibers just while blind hunting...but what happens when u get in a close quarterd situation and you got a 200lb+ boar way to close or charging? Exact shot placement gets a little fuzzy when your heart is rushing and when that one shot needs to count....you still wana be holding a small caliber then? stray a few inches in any direction and things could get ugly... With a hog bearing down on me and charging, I would much rather have a semi-auto .223 than a big ol' bolt action 30-06 any day. I'm still new to hog hunting but it seems the biggest argument is that a .223 won't take down a moving hog without a good shot. Who needs a good shot when you can unload 20 rounds into a hog in a matter of seconds? ? or a lever action 35remy...then just one shot will do...save you ammo
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/29/11 03:04 PM
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Were do you get the steel core penetrators at?
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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10/29/11 03:15 PM
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you can buy them anywhere. Academy has them. But I buy mine from cheaper than dirt. Armor piercing rounds.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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So wouldn't you say that it all depends on shot placement with any caliber in this senario? Just to keep this goin i wanted to ad somemore ha.....I can understand these small calibers just while blind hunting...but what happens when u get in a close quarterd situation and you got a 200lb+ boar way to close or charging? Exact shot placement gets a little fuzzy when your heart is rushing and when that one shot needs to count....you still wana be holding a small caliber then? stray a few inches in any direction and things could get ugly...
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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Sarge, you are the ultimate predator. Even though I'd classify people as thin skinned animals, I have no experience here and humbly take a back seat. Ryan, I HAVE had hogs charging me (see LINK). They were out there a ways when we opened up on them and some ran straight towards us. They don't offer quite as much to shoot at when running head on. You can spray a lot of lead at them, but that doesn't mean you’re going to hit anything. My gun was on a tripod which prevented me from lowering the barrel far enough to stay on target when they got close. I hefted the gun off the tripod, but there was no time to shoulder it. By then, they were too close to use the scope anyway. I sprayed the rest of the mag holding from the hip. This doesn’t even compare to Sarge’s experiences where the enemy is shooting at you. Still, when you can see hogs coming with the naked eye, the pucker factor goes through the roof. I may have started that fight, but I still feel my 308 saved my life that night.
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Re: Is a 223 enough to kill a hog?
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DJONES: YOU ARE PROBALY RIGHT about your 308. it is a better rifle for pigs. But I use the same weapon for everything now due to expierence with it. I have seen people with an AK-47 shoot a pig more than 4 times and it was still moving. So basically you take your chances when your out fighting hogs. As for me I have my skinning knife on me, 210 rounds of ammo, and a gerber machette which is more like a sword and saw. I wear a my M.p. vest with all this on it and 2 other flash lights and compass and,,etc. If the hog got to close he would find my machette at work. Check out the Gerber machette and you will know what I mean. But you DJONES are a force to be reconned with. I would have you on my combat team anytime.... Sarge, you are the ultimate predator. Even though I'd classify people as thin skinned animals, I have no experience here and humbly take a back seat. Ryan, I HAVE had hogs charging me (see LINK). They were out there a ways when we opened up on them and some ran straight towards us. They don't offer quite as much to shoot at when running head on. You can spray a lot of lead at them, but that doesn't mean you’re going to hit anything. My gun was on a tripod which prevented me from lowering the barrel far enough to stay on target when they got close. I hefted the gun off the tripod, but there was no time to shoulder it. By then, they were too close to use the scope anyway. I sprayed the rest of the mag holding from the hip. This doesn’t even compare to Sarge’s experiences where the enemy is shooting at you. Still, when you can see hogs coming with the naked eye, the pucker factor goes through the roof. I may have started that fight, but I still feel my 308 saved my life that night.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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