Hornady 50 grain Full Boar?

[okrattler]

Have any of y'all ever used these on hogs? Here pretty soon I'm gonna go shoot some hogs and predators and my predicament is I'm wanting to drop pigs on the spot but I don't want to blow foxes and bobcats all over the bushes and whatnot.

My thinking is I can use these to kill hogs on the spot and they'll retain enough of their weight to punch through foxes and other thin skinned critters without having to pick up parts and pieces of them. I haven't had much luck shooting through bone on big hogs with bullets meant to fragment in the past obviously so this is the route I'm thinking about going now.

[okrattler]

If anyone has any other good suggestions for .223 I'd like to hear them.

[bowhuntertx]

If we are close enough, we go for the ear hole on those hogs. It will normally drop in their tracks. The .223 isnt my primary hog setup. When I carry it, I'm shooting 55gr.
Hope this helps

[okrattler]

I'll probably have to end up taking more than one rifle to do what I'm wanting to do. I don't think I can save a fox pelt and still kill hogs with the same kind of bullet. I figured maybe I could but I highly doubt it.

[mrc]

Winchester 64 grain hog special, it expands well and holds together.

[Pushbutton2]

I've used the 168 grain full boar in . 308 out of my AR10.
Most shots inside 100 yds. Got pass though on most. I can't say it didn't work cause they all died and I didn't need to track them much. The exit looked like the entrance to me. I guessed from lack of expansion. Again I do not know if they did expand or not.
I switched to Remington 150 Cor Lokt. The full boar was @ $38 box of 20 and corelokt is @ $18.

When I had my AR15 I shot the 55 grain VMax. When I shot in the shoulder or behind it they'd run off and I'd have to track them. I switched to head shots and they'd drop. I don't like head shooting so I switched to . 308.

This pig I shot @ 60 yds. He ran 78 yds per Huntstand app.

I drew him to see what damage the bullet did.

I got a good shot on him.


I'm not trying to dissuade you. Just sharing my experiences.

[Troutamer]

Shot placement is what its all about regardless of bullet. Ive had good luck with the hornady American whitetail 60grain and federal power shock 55 grain. If ur shooting an ar not gonna be hard to follow up shot if need be.

[Playa]

I’m shooting Federal fusions 62 grain. They aren’t too bad on pelts








And yes that was darn big cat.

As for hogs, with any .223 round you will need to ear hole or neck shot. They are going to take a body shot and run

[okrattler]

I'll take head shots on hogs but when they take off I'll most likely be trying to hit them in the heart and lungs and the head if I can. I have 55 grain softpoints right now but I'd like to have a tougher bullet. For head shots they'd probably do fine. I know 55gr. V-Max ain't worth a hill of beans for shots to the body.