RE: Favorite Caliber for Hogs and Why?
i've killed a few with .30-06 and .308 with Sierra 150 grain SBT bullets. Only had one run any distance. The vast majority of my hogs have been shot with a .50 muzzle loader, includinga European boar thatweighed over 350 pounds field dressed.Mostthat were shotwith the M/L bang/flopped. Think that i have been blessed with good luck killing hogs.
My neighbor shot a 400 pound boar a few years ago that absorbed two shots broadside with 240 grain XTP bullets in front of 150 grains of Pyrodex.After the second shot the hog was lying on his side as we approached. My neighbor yelled: "He is breathing." With that the hog jumped up and came after me. Shot him between the eyes at about 15 feet. Hard to find a hog in a scope at that distance.
There was a 90 pounder who was shot at from a tree stand rest at over 175 yards with the M/L. The bullet missed him low under the belly. Bullet hit a rock under him, exploded and unzipped his belly for its full length. He quickly laid down in the brush and i got him.
Good luck with the hogs!!!