philip ferguson

i have a hog problem and i am very good w/ my .223 is it pracical to head shot a 300lb hog with at 100 yrds

Rebel Hog

Philip, don't mean to sound sarcastic, butyou can headshoot any hog with a .223 ,

philip ferguson

my bad but do you think a .223 is to small

Rebel Hog

Well, I don't know how you can shoot! I hi-lited HEAD in my post. A .22lr can kill a hog if you shoot it in the head.I have used a .22 mag rifle to shoot 2000lb bulls in the forehead on my pasture @ 30 to 40 yds. Instant lights out, 2000lbs of dead weight falls where it was standing.

Now, do you still have doubts about the .223?

philip ferguson

whats the point ,are you an english teacher are do you want to give advice on hog hunting. all i want to know is do you think its humane to shoot at a hog that weighs 300 lbs in the head with my .223

Kanga

Long story short.

YES

philip ferguson

thanks aussie

260rem

A 223rem is not a round that I would recommend for pigs as if your charged then they lack the power and there projectiles aren’t usually well constructed enough to penetrate with any reliability.
But for a headshot at 100yrds then it will work fine you just don’t have a very large margin of error so shot placement is critical.

burniegoeasily

Ive shot them with 223 and never lost one. Its all in shot placement. If you had bigger, id suggest it. IF you dont, just make good shots.

rankbull

I have never hunted a hog but I do know that most things die when shot in the brain, behind the ear works very good for cows.