ammo. size
07-10-2007, 05:58 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: South Carolina
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RE: ammo. size
ORIGINAL: backwood
I have a 223 what grain size do i need to use for hog hunting
I have a 223 what grain size do i need to use for hog hunting
07-10-2007, 08:41 AM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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RE: ammo. size
This is BloodbrotherBob a buddy on another Forum and the Rifle he put together.
It is 99% DPMS Panther Arms AR-15 / 223Rem using 55gr standard soft point bullets. It has a Barska 3x9x42mm scope with illuminated recticle and 500 yard bullet drop compensator. The stock is from a colt. It has alot of attitude packed in it as well!
Mine was estimated at 260#
Standard 55gr softpoint which busted his rib on the way in and lodged in the hyde on the far side, it mushroomed nicely.
It is 99% DPMS Panther Arms AR-15 / 223Rem using 55gr standard soft point bullets. It has a Barska 3x9x42mm scope with illuminated recticle and 500 yard bullet drop compensator. The stock is from a colt. It has alot of attitude packed in it as well!
Mine was estimated at 260#
Standard 55gr softpoint which busted his rib on the way in and lodged in the hyde on the far side, it mushroomed nicely.
07-12-2007, 04:33 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 389
RE: ammo. size
That's a very nice Euro! The little bullets will do it if applied properly. To rephrase the real estate people, it's all about precision, precision, precision. Mighty fine looking rifle he's got built there.
07-12-2007, 11:46 AM
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hanalei HI USA
Posts: 44
RE: ammo. size
.223 is a little light for hogs. It can be done with proper shot placement but I would recommend using another rifle if you have access to one. Use the biggest bullets available and aim for the brain.
07-13-2007, 05:15 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
Posts: 4,420
RE: ammo. size
Biggest pig I ever killed was a sow, weighed in at 378#. Shot her at around 230 yards.... with a .22 Hornet right behind the ear. It was either the luckiest, or best shot I have ever made. Landowner handed me the rifle and said... shoot that big one. So I did. I was out there to bow hunt... funny how things work out!
Hogs are tough to kill if you hit them in the wrong spot, but they do have a few kinks in their armor.
Hogs are tough to kill if you hit them in the wrong spot, but they do have a few kinks in their armor.
07-14-2007, 03:05 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N. Texas
Posts: 150
RE: ammo. size
My husband witnessed a 9 year old boy drop a 100# hog with a 17HMR last turkey season. If you put it in the right place they will drop like a rock! I don't have a .223 so I can't say which specific bullet works best other than the one that is placed correctly.
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