I'm still gathering more info, found out more about WA laws from another forum, and worst thing is, finding an upper, they're sorta rare on the ground as you'd expect in this shortage.
I'm still gathering more info, found out more about WA laws from another forum, and worst thing is, finding an upper, they're sorta rare on the ground as you'd expect in this shortage.
I used to hunt feral pigs in Mendocino county many moons ago. I've seen pigs shot through both lungs with a 308 run for a hundred yards and bury themself in a blackberry thicket, then take half an hour to die. Once I shot a pig that was charging me 5 times with a 44 magnum before it went down, (3 rounds were head shots). Then there are other times where I've seen a pig do a bang/flop after one round with a 357 mag. Yes, you can kill a pig with a 22lr, but that sure wouldn't be my first choice. I ended up using a bolt action 30-06 and trying for head shots when possible, and never felt under gunned. If I were going to hunt pigs with a semi-auto, 7.62x39 would be my first choice.
Be a sport; put a bayonet on your AR.
300Blk will do anything you need. Ive been on the band wagon since its inception and still think its the cats ***
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I have 3 AR-15's, I'd take any of them, 22 Nosler, 300 BO and 50 Beowulf.
Lots of experienced good suggestions above. But you may want to Google "hog hunts gone bad" before making your personal decision. I hunt black bear from a ground blind. I use a 45-70 because their strength is scary. I do know of a hunter that successfully used a 243 to kill a big black bear, but he was the teen-aged son of an outfitter.
I'd rather err on the side of overkill than underkill, my knees are shot so I won't be climbing any trees in record time or the like, period. Semi Auto does mean that a repeat shot is (If everything goes right) available almost instantly, a good thing.
I could back myself up with a good boar spear... Bayonets just seem to turn a rifle into a clumsy spear, boars are pretty fast.
Red commie blood makes the green grass grow! I have used a 300BLK in the past with great success. These days I prefer the 6.5 Grendel. https://youtu.be/awF2IaoUxVE
Thanks, Dinny
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I hog hunt off the porch at my friends place. If they charge, I'll go in the house. The feeder is 67yds away. AR10 does well but follow up shots are harder to do.
Slim
JUST GOTTA LOVE THIS JOINT.
If you're planning to shoot cast- one of the larger calibers like .350 Legend, .450 Bushmaster, 458 Socom. Those should get you to 150yds or so. If you're planning to use J-words (mostly)- 6.5 Grendel without question. Don't believe me- go on the 65grendel forum and check out the hog hunting videos on the hunting page. You can see there that Grendel has plenty of power but the reasonable recoil lets you see what's happening downrange. Also, it has more range capability than most folks can accurately shoot- supersonic past 1000 yards.
I say "mostly" j-words because I'm doing some experimentation with the NOE 126 FN. Certainly accurate enough (1" or so at 100yds) and I'm getting 2300fps with PC'ed ACWWs sized to .265" and 26gr of IMR3031. I'm thinking it has some medium game potential.
So many choices. So little gun money....
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A 308's recoil doesn't bug me much. 180 Gr SPBTs with BLC(2) was my load back in the day, shortish barreled rifle, no muzzle flash even at night (Couple specks of hot carbon, thats not bad.)
7MM Rem Mag, mind you, 40 rounds in a day of 160 Gr SPBT's over compressed 4831 is enough for my shoulder to gripe loudly; For a couple days. But that round would mess hogs up.
But 308 in a semi auto is relatively light for this old bush yeti LOL
I also shoot a .450 Marlin with 420gr WFN's at 1700 fps but I never get to see the bullet hit. Of course- one shot and whatever I'm shooting at is done.
With my Grendel- the critter never leaves the scope. I know a lot of hog shooters are trying to get multiple animals out of a sounder so quick follow up and limited recoil would seem to be helpful.
I don't hunt hogs- none in my area. (Thank God!) But I think if I was trying to get "every deer in a herd"- my .450 would probably be one of my last choices. One of my Grendel ARs would be my first. Probably followed by my M1A (with iron sights)....
Like I said- So many choices and so little gun money! The research and decision process is half the fun buying of a new gun! Enjoy!
John
I live in big hog country. 5-600 # big, and we can hunt day or night with lights or thermals, cans, etc. I have several hog adequate rifles for the farm. Prefer the AR-15 platform with big cartridges, like the 358 MGP (necked up, blown out 6.8) with the 200 RCBS cast Powder Coated. I also use the TAC 30 and 30x39 with powder coated cast. 1680 makes a good powder for super sonic and H-110 for subs. With the Armalite AR-10 I use the 308 or 260.
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I have not hog hunted but might get it done this year. I am looking at a Trapdoor because, but will have a '86 Remington 870 Police Express Magnum. I have been told to watch for the Russian bore hogs as they take more gun than domesticated wild hogs. Don't know if true but hope to find out.
Mr Sheesh If you care to venture off the AR the beaten path a bit. I do like my SS Ruger mini thirty with a red dot sight for close up shooting.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |