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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
[Re: June622]
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06/29/19 10:13 PM
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dogcatcher
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I use what I have, either a 243 or the 270.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
[Re: June622]
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06/30/19 01:48 AM
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J_Roberts
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Lastly I already have a .243 WIN, a 30-30 WIN, and a .270 WIN Any of those are more than enough with good shot placement. Subsonic 300 BLK works with expanding bullets like the Lehigh 194 max expansion. Point being that has less energy than any of what you already have so you are good. Use bullets designed for game hunting. For example, if you handload, the Barnes TSX and TTSX bullets are devastating. What was said about shot placement is indeed important. I wait for a broadside shot and go for the spinal column in the neck between the head and the shoulders. Look at an anatomical drawing of a pig because their spine is strange in that it runs through the middle of their neck and not along the top like one would normally think.
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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
[Re: June622]
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07/15/19 09:03 PM
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Bigfoot
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I think you boys have left something out. You have to think out of the box.
Wont a 50 caliber get the job done in one shot??
I say Double naught is wrong.
the 50 will drop em no matter where you hit that hog.
GO TRUMP!
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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
[Re: Pitchfork Predator]
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07/15/19 09:28 PM
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mikei
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That's easy.....300 HAMR baby! The rest are all pretenders in the AR15 frame, lol..... I hope you are correct! My upper arrived in the mail today. All I need is a scope to go on it and a trip to the lease. You will be pleased. Shooting suppressed the 130 gr. Speer hotcore with adjustable GB virtually no muzzle rise and it puts the hammer on them. I've been having a great time with my 300 Ham'r and the 130 HotCor. The hogs, not so much. It has become my favorite go-to hog whacker because it is light, deadly, and the recoil is negligible. We old whimps love ourselves some light, deadly, low recoiling rifles!
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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
[Re: June622]
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07/16/19 09:14 AM
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WendlingKnives
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6.5 grendel is my main hog gun
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Re: Caliber Recommendations?
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07/17/19 04:57 PM
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J.G.
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16" suppressed .308, 155 gr TMKs, 165 SGKs, 168 A-Max, 168 ELD-M, 168 ELD-M
Bolt action or AR-10
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