I’m lookingi to changing out some barrels on my AR.
What Length would you say is best for hunting dog and hogs.

What caliber?

16”

223
I have a 10.5 wyld I shoot a really nice groat 200yrd. That’s really as far I hunt
Most my dog hunting is in AZ we call them in close.

Have you used anything other then 16?

I have 7.5", 10.5", 11.3", 14.5", 16" and 18" in small frame ARs. I prefer the shorter barrels for hunting, typically with a suppressor.

Yea I really like the Weight reduction in my 10.5in. I was just wondering if the ballistics falls off to much for hunting.

What one is your favorite?

In 223 I like my 10.5" for hogs and deer. Haven't chronographed it but it shoots 62 grains fast enough to kill efficiently.

Cool. I kinda thought it would. But haven’t looked into it much.
What kinda ammo are you running?

And can you find any. Lol

16"

I'd go 16 or 18.

Look at ballistics by the inch and you can get a good idea of velocity loss.

The 10.5” is pretty handy. I have one in 6.8 and think it’s about right for a hog, deer, and yote gun.

223s are VERY veocity dependent for wounding potential. Because of that if I decide I'm going to shoot something with a 223 I go with a 20 inch barrel.

Shot tons of hogs with 223 subsonics, suppressed, in short barrels.

You can also shoot an elephant straight up their a-hole with a 38 special and it will eventually kill them but that doesn't mean it is a humane or smart things to do.

I've killed Hogs with a 22lr to the forehead but I prefer to shoot them with something much larger so I don't have to look for their bodies.

I literally laughed like a gas huffer reading this!

So shot placement is more important than speed?

Shot placement is important and so is using a cartridge with enough power and a bullet designed for the task at hand that can do enough damage to kill an animal quickly. I like to shoot animals with a bullet suited to my intended target with a cartridge that provides enough velocity for a bullet to do its thing. I want to inflict enough damage to an animal to drop it on the spot and before it has a chance to recover its feet and try to run away it would have already bled out.