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Posted: 3/4/2004 6:46:57 PM EDT
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I am going to hunt hogs this weekend with my 20" 1 in 9 Hbar. I have Q3131A and my rifle sighted in for that but was thinking about getting some heavier hunting ammo for the hogs. I also have some remington psp soft point 55gr rounds. Would this be a better bullet for this situation or should I go to a 68 grn or something If I go 68 i will re-zero my scope |
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Quoted: I am going to hunt hogs this weekend with my 20" 1 in 9 Hbar. I have Q3131A and my rifle sighted in for that but was thinking about getting some heavier hunting ammo for the hogs. I also have some remington psp soft point 55gr rounds. Would this be a better bullet for this situation or should I go to a 68 grn or something If I go 68 i will re-zero my scope I would think the soft points would be the better bet. You want quick fragmentation and the neck on M193 (your Q3131a) might be too long. SP should do the trick. Depending on the kinds of hogs you might even want to move up to a heaver SP or HP round. 60 grain? |
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If you go with SP's, you should think about NOT aiming for the head. There's a very good chance that the bullet will deform and deflect instead of penetrating the skull. The 64gr Power Point is a good round and so is the 68gr Hornady that you mentioned. [edit- had the wrong Power Point weight] |
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Quoted: If you go with SP's, you should think about NOT aiming for the head. There's a very good chance that the bullet will deform and deflect instead of penetrating the skull. The 64gr Power Point is a good round and so is the 68gr Hornady that you mentioned. [edit- had the wrong Power Point weight] I hadn't even considered this, but now that you mention it I do recall that hog craniums are rather resilient. Very good point. I retract my SP suggestion because light SP rounds might actually be quite cruel. The next issue then is to find the shortest neck in a more durable round. PowerPoints are a good pick probably. M193 might do well, but I remain concerned about the neck in them. How wide is the average hog from rib to rib? |
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I have shot one hog with a .223 round. The placement was in the head just right the ear canal. The bullet was a handloaded Berger 55 gr hp. There was no exit wound. The frontal crainial bones on a mature hog are pretty thick. I would aim for the ear area on a broadside or slightly quartering away if choosing a headshot on a pig with a .223. I have read some of Redgoats posts, and he seems to have some experience on hunting hogs with a .223. You could repost this question over in the hunting section of the general discussions forum for additional information. I hope this helps. Good Luck! |
| Fred, if you go over to the Hunting forum on the general board you'll probably see some hog hunting stuff in there. TheRedGoat hunts hogs all the time with an AR, there's probably some info in there about what he uses. If not, shoot him an IM and he'll help you out. |
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