.243 or .30-30?
#12
First---there is no such thing as a brush gun! Any bullet hitting a limb or twig is going to be deflected---no matter what caliber your shooting. No bullet shoots through the brush.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
#13
First---there is no such thing as a brush gun! Any bullet hitting a limb or twig is going to be deflected---no matter what caliber your shooting. No bullet shoots through the brush.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
#14
First---there is no such thing as a brush gun! Any bullet hitting a limb or twig is going to be deflected---no matter what caliber your shooting. No bullet shoots through the brush.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
As far as what caliber, .243 or 30-30, either one will do fine killing pigs. The .243 will shoot better at longer ranges---250-300 yards.
Last edited by Rebel Hog; 09-22-2009 at 06:39 AM.
#15
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 36
any centerfire will do, a c-spine shot & you'll have poke chops all daylong
#18
I just bought a new rifle, a Browning A-Bolt II in .308, and I can't wait to get out and start using it to terrorize the hogs. I'll keep my old Enfield as a spare and loaner.
Back to the original topic, I haven't shot a 30-30 nor a .243, but like some other posters, I consider the .243 a bit better for longer range shots. At the ranges you've mentioned, it may not matter which weapon you choose. For me, the purchase of a rifle is as much emotional as practical. If I'm comfortable with it, and I have confidence in it, then it's a good weapon for me.