Shopping around for an AR, looking at the different options that it comes in and need some help deciding on what caliber to choose. Caught on the fence in between 6.8 and .223. I like the idea of the stopping power of the 6.8 but the .223 is cheaper per round. what do yall think?

.243

hogs? bigger is always better....

Being that you are located in Austin, you're caliber choice won't be limited by ammo availability so that opens things up a bit. If it's simply about economics, then you're right about the .223/5.56

I have AR's in 5.56, 6.8 & .308 and have taken hogs with all of them. I've also killed a ton with my wife's .243 bolt gun.

Ed (ZenArchery) has been putting them in the dirt with his 7.62 x 39 lately.

Bigger is better, but shot placement is best. You can reasonably expect to take hogs with any of the calibers mentioned if you put it in the right spot consistently.

Good luck and post up your 1st AR kill.

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here is my first AR hog kill with a buddy's 6.8
going out to the lease tonight to harvest some more, wish me luck

my bad on the picture ill work on getting it up soon,
I'd also like the rifle to be able to take down some deer as well...

5.56x45/.223 works with right shot placement.

My preference is a .308/AR-10

You might look into an AK-type design as well. I have a saiga 5.45x39 that's very accurate and I absolutely love--ammo is only about $0.11 cents a round for surplus too

6.8 or the .308

300 blackout is another option

.308 for pigs and deer! Where you hunting around austin?

absolutely agree. keith warren wasted 5 hogs with a 17 hmr. all shots to the ear....

Get the 6.8 and learn to reload. It's almost as fun as shootin.

Get a 6.5 Grendel Upper for your AR-15 Lower.
Will probably outdo all above mentioned calibers.IMO.
or go to the 450Bushmaster upper for 200yds and less.

6.5 grendel

308 is a fun round in an AR for hogs!

a friend has a lease out in johnson city, @ gravy train i have all the presses for reloading and just need to get the correct dies for which ever caliber I choose, I am really leaning toward 6.8, thanks for all the input, off to the lease tonight to hopefully get some more see yall on saturday

This is my room mate 512blaster with his first kill with my 6.8. Y'all think he's got the fever? Headed to the lease right now.

i have a 6.8... killed varmints, hogs, deer, exotics.... pretty good round!

My next build will most likely be a .264LBC




Chupa

I've seen this type of question a lot, and I've also wondered which one to get myself. I've read you can kill a hog with a .22 with the right placement, but I think a lot of people are wanting something where they can just open fire with a full mag of ammo on a group of hogs and kill about 5 or 6 of them! But in all the videos I've seen once you fire the first shot the hogs scatter like roaches and your probably lucky to even get off another couple of rounds.

Is it possible to open fire and just rain bullets on a group of hogs with a 5.56 and kill bunch of them?

they do scatter. but given the right circumstances. being able to acquire the next target and pull the trigger is much better then re-chambering a round, setting into you sight, acquiring target and repeating the process.



Anything is possible. But if you know their path I've learned 90% of the time they will run back the same direction they have entered in. That being said, I always aim for the guy in back first and can almost leave my sight in the same position and have the next one walk right into. Just my observation.

Grendel.......... have 2 and one 5.56 Grendel gets the use.... especially for hogs

25 WSSM. I just got my Olympic arms upper in 25 WSSM. It's like a 25-06 semiautomatic. Can't wait to try it out. The Barnes 100gr will be going almost 3200 fps.

that 25 wssm definitely looks interesting, who makes uppers for it