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 AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/22/09 08:08 AM
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For all of you that use AR15s in .223 for hogs, what weight and type of bullet do you have the most success with?
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/22/09 08:11 AM
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/22/09 08:53 AM
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These days about the only one I can find without getting raped, 55 gr. Still does the trick if you put it in the right spot! 
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/22/09 09:52 AM
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ANY .223, right behind the ear!
"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith
10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/24/09 01:24 AM
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These days about the only one I can find without getting raped, 55 gr. Still does the trick if you put it in the right spot!
{ANY .223, right behind the ear!}
+3
I also use 5.45x39 AK-74, which will drop'em hard too!
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/27/09 05:38 AM
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Barnhaul 55 gr softpoint thru the shoulder approx 120 yrds, dropped in her tracks  
Originally Posted By: cody
...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/27/09 10:05 AM
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Barnhaul 55 gr softpoint thru the shoulder approx 120 yrds, dropped in her tracks
Nice Werk! Make sure you sanitize your AR for the swine flu! lol's
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/29/09 02:01 AM
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are you using the milsurp 5.45 or the wolf new maufacture?>
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/29/09 02:10 AM
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64 gr Winchester soft points
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Re: AR15, .223 for hogs??
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05/29/09 06:23 AM
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60gr Hornady V-Max
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