Hog Hunt

[lew.45]

I have booked a hog hunt for November.  What ammo do you guys reccomend for my AR-10?  This ranch claims that their Hogs are very large and agressive.  Will .308 be the right caliber for this hunt?  Please inform me as this will be my first hunt.

[fr3db3ar]

I watch them kill them on TV with a knife by hand.  How hard can it be  <lmao>

50 BMG should get it done. <munch>

As with any hunt, shot placement is where it's at.  I would think 308 should be plenty.

[Robocop1051]

What configuration is your AR10; Barrel? Optics?

What other options do you have?

For regular pigs I use my Browning model 92 in .44mag, for big boars I'll swing a Marlin .444.

I'm still building a 10mm auto upper for my AR15, just to thump pigs. My math says that a 200gr bullet flys approx 1300 fps out of a 6" barrel. Add 50 fps per inch till complete burn at 10.5" and then approx 30 fps per inch to a 16" OAL. That's a .41 cal flying approx +1600 fps! Or a 165gr at near 2k fps!!!

[6132expert]

If it were my self I would use 556.

[lew.45]

It is a .308 DPMS oracle with an EOTech sight and a VLtor Imod stock.

[lew.45]

Sorry, 16" barrel.

[98Z5V]

If I had to pick one or two of my guns for a hog hunt, I'd take two different calibers:  5.56 and .308.  For the 5.56, I'd load some Barnes 70gr TSX rounds, and the .308 would get some Barnes 168gr TSX rounds.  Those things are flesh-shredders, and they'll drop anything that needs dropped. 

I'd keep using the 5.56 70 TSX until it didn't work on something huge, and use that size (that didn't go down) as the size-break for the .308 168 TSX.  All "as big or bigger" would be treated to the .308 168 TSX.

[Robocop1051]

I guess the next debate is what kind of "hog" are you shooting? Is this just a fat dumb wild pig? Or is this a huge, hairy, bite you in the ass if you miss, wild boar?

If you're planning on a big fatty, I say a 155-165 grain hollow point will do. If you're going for the tusks I say a bigger, maybe 170-175 grain, soft point.

[bgc]

I'm a BIG fan of the Hornady 165 SST's. I carry my .308 AR when hunting Wild Boar in Ohio.

But the 50 BMG is also a great round

[lew.45]

i was originally thinking the bigger the better but I notice no one is reccomending 180 grain.  Why not it makes me curious.  Also they are supposed to be large aggressive hogs 250# minimum.

[skeeter]

The sow in the middle was 440lbs and was taken with 70gr 5.56, and the boar on the right was +500lbs. I took with my 6.8spc using Barnes 95gr TTSX. Both went down in the field at about 170 yards.

[98Z5V]

... but I notice no one is reccomending 180 grain.  Why not it makes me curious. 

Too tough to try to load to mag-length... 

[Matt.Cross]

The sow in the middle was 440lbs and was taken with 70gr 5.56, and the boar on the right was +500lbs. I took with my 6.8spc using Barnes 95gr TTSX. Both went down in the field at about 170 yards.

You look really familiar, do I know you?  <dontknow>

[survivalshop]

150/165 Hornady SST's. Take your pick.