Been there done that not that dramatic sold the 450 and mostly use my 30ar now

"What would you do?"

Hit the hog in the head or the neck.

As promised. 300 Blk on left, empty Hamr case in the middle and loaded Hamr with 130 grain HotCor.

What bullet are you shooting in the Blackout?

I am shooting fiocchi 125 sst out of the 300blk. I'm not having issues with the 300blk. The issue is with the .223. I need a round with more meat to pair with my IR scope.

300 HAM'R and never look back! Bill Wilson has already done all the research work for us, and his list of bullets and loads that he has found most accurate and effective is quite impressive!

Go with another upper in 6.8 (or 6.5 - still gotta build one of those myself) then and you can have .223 available in the time it takes to change the upper and .223 ammo is easier to get and cheaper to shoot.
If you have a .223 Wylde chamber you can also shoot 5.56 MilSpec stuff.
You can leave optics in place and be ready to rock in less time than it takes to read this message.
I run same buffer and spring with my .223 Wylde and 6.8 and they work well.


Captian Obvious knows any caliber you can hit with will take down a hog if you hit it in the right place while it's standing still.
Once they start running, a small caliber will make them run faster and a large caliber will give you lots of lag time to watch the pigs run off between a shot and getting back on target.
The 6.8 with AR Performance barrel and 120gr SSTs has given me the best results with excellent accuracy to go with my two main requirements: good stopping power and very manageable recoil to get back on target quickly.
Disclaimer: YMMV - I do what works for me.

Never had problem with me .223 using cheap 55gr fmj&hps, recovered all but 1...
Its light weight weight for all day walk-a-bouts, easy ta manuver in thick stuff, switch cain, under brush...

if twas gonna build one , .243 ...

i like me .243 Savage...

6.8 SPC. Stops them in their tracks

6.8 SPC and hog hunting is like peanut butter and jelly.

And the Grendel and the 6.8 SPC have been around over 15 years, have multiple ammunition manufacturers and manuals full of load data.

^^^^. Which is why I Grendel

^this right here^

Love my 300 Hamrs but wouldn't hesitate to go back to 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel.

I’ve got the original Springfield Saint .223 just I never even get out of the safe anymore. I’ve been using the Ruger .350 Legend. This 6.8spc has me interested, could I buy a 6.8 upper and throw on my saint?

I have most of them all. My daytime is a 6.5 Grendel and Photon is on my 6.8 SPC. Both fairly inexpensive to shoot. I use the SST’s but have had good luck with others.
I also have a 556, 7.62x39, and 450 Bushmaster. I love the 450 but has quite a bit more recoil and more expensive to shoot. My buddy has only the 556. He’s killed several hogs with it but had more runners. His comment the other day was “I’m done with the 556, and I’m going to build a 308!”