Listen Up! It doesn't take much to kill a hog. Me and my friends in the Airgun world kill the snot out of them all the time. What ever rifle he can shoot the most accurate is the one to use. I have killed multiple 200 lb hogs with an 80 grain, sub-sonic .257 AirForce Condor. Shoot them in the heart, they die, shoot them in the ear, they die. Doesn't matter how big they are, make a good shot and they die. That's how it works.
See!! I told you someone else would have a differing opinion!
See!! I told you someone else would have a differing opinion!
No disrespect sir, what i wrote is my opinion.
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Which of course, you are entitled to. Yes, you can (I have too) kill pigs with a .22. However, I typically choose something bigger. Pigs have more will to live than any other wild animal I have seen. They don't always die easily. Bigger bullet causing more trauma does a better job of killing them.
Those areas shown above are the sweet spots to nail a hog. I've used all kinds of calibers on them and mostly settled on a Grendel.....which does a great job. You don't need large bullets, and I've found the Hornady 123 SST works wonders for me.
Inside 100 yards, I generally aim for the ear to eye area. Beyond that, its the front shoulder area. We are so overrun with the pests, I really hate to miss, when I get the chance. Bought a thermal scope, but in my old age, cannot stay up much past 9.
Those areas shown above are the sweet spots to nail a hog. I've used all kinds of calibers on them and mostly settled on a Grendel.....which does a great job. You don't need large bullets, and I've found the Hornady 123 SST works wonders for me.
x2 Placement over displacement.
They make ammo specifically for hunting for a reason!
Those areas shown above are the sweet spots to nail a hog. I've used all kinds of calibers on them and mostly settled on a Grendel.....which does a great job. You don't need large bullets, and I've found the Hornady 123 SST works wonders for me.
+1 on the Grendel / 123 sst
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My daylight choice is a .308 bolt gun spitting a 168 g Sierra. Ive dropped a lot of hogs from well over 250 yards, my longest 325, and at that distance, I'm taking a behind shoulder shot for forgiveness. An ear shot from 250 yards is not high percentages for me.
For night I recently replaced an AR10 6.5 CM with thermal with an AR15 Grendel shooting 123 g Hornadys , 100% just for the weight savings for stalking. There CM performed well, but i have had more runners than with .308. So fare I'm 3 for 3 with the Grendel shooting Hornady 123g Match , one ear shot and 2 shoulder shot. The 123g Match bullets exit blew out a lot of matter and dropped them .
My BIL kills hogs all the time while deer hunting with his 22 250 , 55 g Big ones too.
I'm a little late to the party but I personally would not use the 55g Nosler Ballistic Tip on a pig. I once shot a turkey with that bullet out of a 22-250. Shot in the wing where it attaches to the breast. It just blew his wing off. It blew his wing OFF. That's it. The bird looked ridiculous trying to get enough air under just one wing to take flight. As far as I know he's still running around Nolan County with one wing or maybe he figured it out and just flies in circles. IDK I've killed plenty of coyotes with it, usually in the head or neck. I'm sure the bullet hit the wing bone and did what it's designed to do. I still feel bad.
Son's raised 1 ton Dodge Dually traveling 70 got 3 of the 7 that crossed highway with one shot. We were about 100 yards behind and I've never seen pigs do aerobatics like that so up close and personal as we drove thru the split he made in 'em!
Cheers, Vern1 Texans since The Old 300 in 1824 NRA Lifetime Member
Everybody always acts like it is such a big thing that you can kill a hog with something smaller than a Howitzer. As HornSlayer said, there are airgunners that do it. I have been reposting this guy's vid for years. He killed a huge hog with a .22 subsonic.
As for the notion of placement over displacement, that only works right when the placement is right. If we all made perfect shots all the time, life would be great, but we don't. We get buck fever, the animal moves just at the moment of the shot, the wind kicks up, or we have a little trigger jerk and all of a sudden, the shot is off by 3 or 4" and you no longer have the great placement. That is where displacement becomes a big deal.
Depending on the caliber, a 100 yard shot can take anywhere from 0.1 to 0.3 seconds to arrive. That doesn't sound like a lot, but a hog can move a goodly amount in that time, such as with a quick raise of the head on a head shot, or take a side step. On a running hog, the hog can literally run out from in front of the bullet in that amount of time.
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As for the notion of placement over displacement, that only works right when the placement is right. If we all made perfect shots all the time, life would be great, but we don't. We get buck fever, the animal moves just at the moment of the shot, the wind kicks up, or we have a little trigger jerk and all of a sudden, the shot is off by 3 or 4" and you no longer have the great placement. That is where displacement becomes a big deal.
Depending on the caliber, a 100 yard shot can take anywhere from 0.1 to 0.3 seconds to arrive. That doesn't sound like a lot, but a hog can move a goodly amount in that time, such as with a quick raise of the head on a head shot, or take a side step. On a running hog, the hog can literally run out from in front of the bullet in that amount of time.
DNS we are both right just different scenarios. Airguns have there place as a secondary weapon for when in a blind and hogs show up. They are the ultimate quiet killer. There are also other reasons like the hunter that only wants the 500 yard shot. With Airguns you get that challenge at 100 yards. Lastly, If I’m trying to stalk a sounder out in a pasture for little shooting gallery action, I’m using my AR.
They make ammo specifically for hunting for a reason!
As for the notion of placement over displacement, that only works right when the placement is right. If we all made perfect shots all the time, life would be great, but we don't. We get buck fever, the animal moves just at the moment of the shot, the wind kicks up, or we have a little trigger jerk and all of a sudden, the shot is off by 3 or 4" and you no longer have the great placement. That is where displacement becomes a big deal.
Depending on the caliber, a 100 yard shot can take anywhere from 0.1 to 0.3 seconds to arrive. That doesn't sound like a lot, but a hog can move a goodly amount in that time, such as with a quick raise of the head on a head shot, or take a side step. On a running hog, the hog can literally run out from in front of the bullet in that amount of time.
DNS we are both right just different scenarios. Airguns have there place as a secondary weapon for when in a blind and hogs show up. They are the ultimate quiet killer. There are also other reasons like the hunter that only wants the 500 yard shot. With Airguns you get that challenge at 100 yards. Lastly, If I’m trying to stalk a sounder out in a pasture for little shooting gallery action, I’m using my AR.
I don't know what you are talking about. I never said anything against airguns.
Just this season I bought my first AR in .223 wylde amd love it . I can put 5 rounds in a quarter at 100 yards so I started pig hunting with it , only take ear shots and it has been a game changer for me . I love shooting it and all 4 pigs so far have dropped immediately. Find something you like and shoot well, then practice a lot and make good shots
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