What bullet for hogs?

[Vector32]

I am going on my first hog hunt this year. I am sure I am overthinking this, but what bullet are you guys using? I have a gas 6ARC and a bolt 6.5PRC. I will probably take one or both of these.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Literally what ever is handy. Shoot them in the face.

 

[ethanbillingsley]

Plant it in the ear and it won’t matter. I hunt pigs year round and have killed them with .22lr to .300 win mag just for fun. They all work.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Leave the bolt gun at home...around here you put as much lead down range as possible. Pick up the eaters leave the rest for the buzzards. You can't eat em all.

 

[Rich M]

Hogs are nowhere near as tough as people make them out to be.

Poke em in the lungs and they are dead inside 50 yards. Head shot kills em right there.

 

[Geedubya]

Best not to use a "vamint bullet".

Something along the lineo of an Accubond, Partition, Interlock, ELD-x, TSX, Core-Lokt etc would be preferable.

Shot Placement trumps when it comes to pigs. My favorite shot is this.......
Think of drawing an imaginary line between the ear and shoulder. Try to place your bullet about 2" below the ear along that line. That shot severs the spine, they drop and paddle. No tracking.


270 Winchester, 130 Gr. Nosler Accubond.

I prefer a larger heavier bullet when shooting hogs in case I make a bad hit, so I will have two leaky holes shedding blood in case I decide to track.

However, with proper shot placement 6mm or 6.5 mm will work just fine.


240 Weatherby, 80 gr. Nosler Partition.

ya,

GWB