hogs, hogs and more hogs.

[Josef]

The other night I had a bunch of hogs on my feeder.
I picked 1 that was out front and using a solid sitting
rest fired from 64 yards using my ar-15 utilizing
Remington Hog Hammers. They all ran off. Since
I couldn't possibly miss a firing into a passel of hogs,
I went back the next day to watch for buzzards. I'm
still waiting. My son told me that he had shot a large
boar using his 30-06. When skinning the boar, he stated
that his bullet had barely made it through the skin but the
concussion killed the boar. He stated that shooting
223 ammo at pigs was like chunking rocks. I certainly
don't believe this, what say you.

 

[Lil Foot]

We have Javelina (peccary) out here; smaller than your hogs, but just as tough I'm told. I witnessed a guy with a .30 carbine (firing soft point 100gr) hit one five times at 25 down to 5 yards with no effect whatsoever, other than to piss him off.
Then a buddy D) dropped him with a single .45acp. I'm told they have a plate of cartilage & bone around their shoulders (tusk defense) that can deflect light, soft bullets. Maybe hogs have something similar?

 

[spacemanspiff]

I shot one about 185 lbs a few years ago with a 460 S&W. It bulged to skin on the other side. It took him about 30 yards before he dropped.

 

[Daren Todd]

With out going into too much detail, but a buddy hit a boar at 50 yards with some 12 gauge buck shot. Flipped the bugger over and it jumped back up. A well placed shot from my 30-30 dropped it.

You shouldnt have a problem with what your using. But it needs to be a well thought and placed shot. They are really tough. Right behind the ear would be your best bet

 

[GWD]

My mobile slaughterer dispatches hogs (as well as lambs and cows) with a .22 rifle using shorts. Of course, shot placement is ideal - between the eyes.

He once missed a large steer who headed to the back pasture with the slaughterer chasing it in his panel truck. I went inside and got my .25/06 and dispatched it at about 150 yards with a shot to the head (129 gr. bullet).

But back to the OP. Shot placement is critical with a .223 with the light bullets (62 gr).

The bullet itself seems suited to the task.

https://support.remington.com/HOG_HAMMER%C2%AE/Rifle_Ballistics_for_Hog_Hammer_ammunition.

We used to hunt hogs with shotgun slugs since they were the only legal round where we hunted. Those non-jacketed heavy lead slugs stopped them every time. My opinion is that it is the weight that makes the difference.

Hogs are as tough as bears. Would you hunt a bear with a .223? Well, maybe if you had a .44 mag on one hip and a very large knife on the other.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I have a 450 Marlin for bear, 325 grain

Comparison of 450 Marlin and Remington 223

 

[sdk1968]

The other night I had a bunch of hogs on my feeder.
I picked 1 that was out front and using a solid sitting
rest fired from 64 yards using my ar-15 utilizing
Remington Hog Hammers. They all ran off. Since
I couldn't possibly miss a firing into a passel of hogs,
I went back the next day to watch for buzzards. I'm
still waiting. My son told me that he had shot a large
boar using his 30-06. When skinning the boar, he stated
that his bullet had barely made it through the skin but the
concussion killed the boar. He stated that shooting
223 ammo at pigs was like chunking rocks. I certainly
don't believe this, what say you.

.223 ammo will kill a wild boar/hog if you hit it just perfect.

but it would have to be really good shot placement. head, snap the spine or direct thru the heart.

if you just took a body shot at him? nah you probably arent gonna drop him with the 223.

we always go high power & high caliber for piggys.

but since you have an AR? you could always throw a 450thumper on top of it for this.. or even a 50 beewolf. THOSE are hog killers.

(im new to tractors... but build a lot of guns)

 

[bucktail]

Not sure what's in the Remington hog hammers, but with a .223, I'd start out with the heavy for caliber bullets, and go with something sturdy enough to not shed much weight. 63 grain Barnes X bullet of some flavor would be my first choice. Look up one of the anatomy pictures for hogs too. If memory serves, their heart and lungs sit a bit more forward than other North American game animals, so you want to drill the shoulders.

 

[ehenry]

After watching a dog and pony show that the timber company we lease our hunting land from put on about wild hogs and the number of different diseases they carry that humans can catch, We gut shoot em and let em run off. No one in our camp will fool with cleaning one now. If I happen to drop one I'll hook the cart to it and drag it away from where I hunt and let the other hogs and buzzards have it.

 

[DThrash]

223 to neck or head will drop them. Body shot and that hog will go along way.

 

[nzzshl]

Interesting comment of bullet weight for a 25.06 Remington.........."He once missed a large steer who headed to the back pasture with the slaughterer chasing it in his panel truck. I went inside and got my .25/06 and dispatched it at about 150 yards with a shot to the head (129 gr. bullet).

I've hunted with that caliber on a Remington BDL line and never seen any bullet larger than 120 Grains.........is that something new and where would I get them?

 

[skeets]

Pretty sure he meant 120 Gr,, big fingers hit wrong buttons some times

 

[GWD]

Interesting comment of bullet weight for a 25.06 Remington.........."He once missed a large steer who headed to the back pasture with the slaughterer chasing it in his panel truck. I went inside and got my .25/06 and dispatched it at about 150 yards with a shot to the head (129 gr. bullet).

I've hunted with that caliber on a Remington BDL line and never seen any bullet larger than 120 Grains.........is that something new and where would I get them?

You are correct. It was a 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip boattail. And mine was a Remington BDL as well. Did you ever get the Remington trigger recall done? I haven't yet.

The "0" is too close to the "9" with my ham hands.