article about hog caliber
 

just read an article in g&a about hog calibers. the magazine is good and i really enjoy it. the author promotes the 3006 3030 and 35 calibers in this artice. dont get me wrong he mentions plenty more calibers that will work good. just wanted to get you guys opinions on his selection as well as what you think is the best.

I would agree with that......however I have killed with my .270 also.
But my favorite is "Primitive Weapon" season....the .444 puts em DRT!!!!
Now, if you could just get them to stand next to the truck...........

we use a 223 or 22-250 all day long,45-55g...they drop in their tracks....seems like maybe these guys are not eating the meat, cause a 30-06/30-30 leave silver dollar size holes and 4" circles of,imo, uneatable meat.
i am understanding we have 5 million hogs here in texas
all those hungry people could be eating the ones that get left behind....
could ya imagine the look on all those kids' faces that have flies walking around on their face, and in their mouth, and on their eyeballs, with their big pudgy bellies that are only that way because of lack of food....over in africa......if 5 million pigs showed up. anyway, quit lettin em lay, and donate them to a good cause.

shot placement on hogs is critical. don't care what caliber your shootin got to hit where you aim, i prefer 223 in opin areas for head shots, favorite is the 338 federal in brush or at night

give me a 7.62. I'll be a happy camper.

+1 :lolabove: .

I've tried .30 caliber, and I've tried .223 as well. I killed hogs with both, but I prefer the larger bullet. I'm currently using a 180 grain SP bullet out of an AR-10 and liking it.

I'm not sure, but I think it was Smokey Yunick who said "There's no substitute for cubic inches". Of course it depends upon the size of the animal, but I tend to bring somewhat that same philosophy to hog hunting. Bigger is usually better, within reason.

Of course, as someone else later commented, "There's no substitute for cubic dollars!". However, I'm not in a position to be able to either confirm nor deny that statement. :biggrin:
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where do you aim for a clean headshot

I have killed hogs with everything from a bow to a 50 BMG and all it boils down to is placement. If you put it where it belongs, jesus will do the rest for it is all over except adding more BBQ sauce!!!!!

I have killed alot with my 25/06 and 100 grain core lokts. Its all about shot placement.

Damn those are some awful big calibers for hogs... down here we shoot em with .22lr and shotguns during small game season and have no problems. I really think proper shot placement will bring a hog down in no time. No need for a huge rifle lol... I don't see how you could eat a hog after shooting a big ass hole in it...

I hunt at night with lights so I go for the big caliber so I don't have to chase them,but I have killed the most hogs with a 223 mini 14 that I used to carry on my ranch didn't care if they went down right then or not.I use a ar 10 308 or a thompson encore 45/70 thats loud muzzle brake. I love the night time hog hunting. Chuck

I hunt at night with lights so I go for the big caliber so I don't have to chase them,but I have killed the most hogs with a 223 mini 14 that I used to carry on my ranch didn't care if they went down right then or not.I use a ar 10 308 or a thompson encore 45/70 thats loud muzzle brake. I love the night time hog hunting. Chuck

I also agree!........have also taken them with .243 and .30-30

You will get different opinions on this: here's mine --

Head shots are low percentage unless you're close and a very good shot. Hogs have small brains and it's a hard target to hit consistently. A better option is to aim for the neck. I like to draw an imaginary line between the ear and shoulder and aim halfway between the two end points.

If that's not feasible, I imagine a line running straight up the front leg, and aim along that line about one-third of the way up the body.

Someone else once commented that it's hard to shoot a hog too low or too far forward. I tend to agree with that philosophy.

Other folks will have other thoughts on this subject, and their practices obviously work well for them. I'm just not good enough as a shooter to try for the brain.
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no, the resaon i ask is it seems to be real popular and i was wondering where physicaly is the brain. i do understand your point and most people should not take a headshot

"the author promotes the 3006 3030 and 35 calibers in this artice." Zaboo

..............and why not !?!?

Okay, then let me try to more directly answer your query. The best and quickest way for me to do that is to refer you to another source.

My #1 suggestion would be to read the thread and view photos posted here. Scroll down about 2/3 of the way to post # 722:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthrea...449721&page=29

This shows a hog's skull cut into sections so you can see the brain cavity. I found it to be informative. Hopefully you'll feel likewise.

i stopped shooting hogs in the head; it's heart and lung shots for me. IMO: The animal does not bleed out when shot in the head.