AR in 7.62 x59 at night and AR in 5.56 in day time
OR any gun I have handy when I see hogs... 6mm, 300wm, 17hmr, shotgun ect.

Never had any complain, well maybe a little, but they died shortly after.

I use an AK (7.62 x 39mm) and it does just fine. My bolt action rifles just didn't throw out enough lead fast enough.

JR

I can't believe I'm saying this but... I will be using a .223 soon (right after I shotgun some in the faaaace). I'll let you know how it does.

.223, 300 Blackout, 7.62x39 in AR and SKS, 7.62x54r in Mosin, 308 in Winchester 100...etc.

The 300 Blackout is my current "flavour of the month" and is 7 for 7 on pigs this year with only one walkoff and he only made it 15 feet!

I'm working up a 7.62x39 AR as I type this and this shows great promise as a pig gun and is surprisingly accurate with the 4.99 a box Monarch FMJ. I've installed a 3-12 power scope to see just how accurate it will get. Bullets and new Winchester brass will be here from Midway today...
But then again, it hovers right around an inch MOA at 100 now with the cheap stuff so it could go hunting today.

Anything i have in my hand at the time... mostly a .270 or my bow

djones:


Say it ain't so...........

To the OP: 7mm-08 & occasionally a .223.

Bob

I use a .30-06. I like blowing them into pieces.

We use .308 and 223

With a rifle primarily a 243, 223, & 17 HMR. They all do exactly the same job if you shoot them in the head or neck. I've been really surprised with the 17.

Tannerite...shot with a 223......

But probably not....my neighbours already love me for shooting pigs at night....tannerite after midnight would probably kick that up a notch..or three...LOL!

Have used 17HMR plus 22 Short up to 45-70 and about every diameter bullet inbetween, stuffed into some sort of brass. Haven't tried the 50BMG yet on hogs but it needs to kill something. For the last 5 or more years if not deer season then the 357Mag carbine goes after the hogs most of the time.

I think, can't use 243 for the most birds, :)), can't get anything after.

what's the bullet weight? I used 155gr. SP

I use what ever I have at the time from a .22 mag,.223, 6mm ,.270 or .280. I have killed very large hogs with all of those calibers.

Laughing @ 50! Try 25

Bifocals get in the way at 25...that is why he doesn't bow hunt anymore

Squinting will give you wrinkles

no after the shot blood tracking required. i started with the 30-06 federal 165 grain triple shock and then went to the 6.8. my shooting lanes are narrow and heavy, heavy brush around them. i have found with the 6.8 that the shot placement has to be more on place than the 30-06. i might go back to the 30-06 for the narrow lanes but use the 6.8 for more open areas where a second or even a third shot can be taken.

So they drop in their tracks with a .243 or .223 and they run when hit with an 06

No glasses for me and I am over 6' tall so I don't need a 300 wm either like some of the "East" fellars do to kill hogs. I will stack my hog kills up with both of yours anyday.

Just because you have had SOOOOOOOOOOOOO long to build that stack up, it doesn't mean that you are better.

Ok do you want to take a 1 month total, 1 yr total, 2 yr or 3yr total then?