.556 enough gun for hogs? yes or no?

[shooter32]

Just to add to what Tom and Bidah said.


http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=253

[Badgersmilk]

"Hog hunt".  Is that what it's called when it's an hour before close at the Wagon Wheel bar, the beer goggles are thick, and you havent hooked up yet?

[shooter32]

"Hog hunt".  Is that what it's called when it's an hour before close at the Wagon Wheel bar, the beer goggles are thick, and you havent hooked up yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ltTzLMgJQ


 

[sanjuancb]

5.56 is fine on hogs and have seen many killed with it. It's all about shot placement and bullet selection (just like the rest of hunting---duh!). Don't mess with the varmint bullets, as they are far too frangible. Pick something like the 60 gr. Nosler Partition and you will be fine.

[david86440]

"Hog hunt".  Is that what it's called when it's an hour before close at the Wagon Wheel bar, the beer goggles are thick, and you havent hooked up yet?

This one is my favorite "Beer Goggles On" song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORqzaOFUCsg

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[twyacht]

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[TAB]

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[m25operator]

FQ, the AR does work, and is great fun to do hogs with, BUTTT, if I was getting in there amongst them, then No, larger caliber and a .41 mag, or .44 mag or better for backup. I might prefer a .223 AR against a modern bolt action, because hogs can be very tough.. 7.62x39 is a good hog round, if you want to get an upper in that caliber. Running with what you have, the .270 is good medicine if you have good shot placement, but up close, your .44 might be your best friend. Not caliber, but quick action in case of a hog charge. Hogs under 200lbs are not much, but after that, look out.

If you do chose the .223, then get 77 grn bullets and shoot for just behind the ear. It works. I got mine with 55 grainers, but that was at a comfortable distance, at 25 yrds, I would have been pumping the rounds into him Big Time, and worrying.

Go do the hunt, and enjoy, here we call them East Texas Grizzlies.

[Texas_Bryan]

M25's right on the money.  I kill plenty with my Mini and iron sights.  I've never heard of magazine limits for feral hog.  Go heavy and if your going to get in with them, on the ground, carry a thirty round mag in your back pocket.  The Winchester soft points I use work pretty well, nothing fancy.  And we got right in there with them, twenty or so of them once and while most ran the ones that stay didn't do to well after a twenty round mag from the Mini.  Whatever you do, just make sure you get out there and kill 'em, as many as you can.

[tfr270]

Having killed many hogs many ways I can say that .223 5.56 is a tad light for confidently putting the hog down unless you have 10,000 hours or more into hog hunting...ooops...that was the other thread.

Yes, you can but you'd better be right on in shot placement. I'd rather go for something in the .30 cal range. If I'm rifle hunting I use my .30-30. I do let my wife use her .243 but she is an amazing shot and with her hunting style she is patient enough to wait for the perfect placement. She killed a small boar and a sow a couple of weeks ago. Broke the sows neck and heart shot the boar. Shooting Hornady bullets. My hunting style with pigs I always end up with the sounder breaking around me after I've stalked within short range and shot the closest eatin' size hog. I want a quick second and third bullet with some punch to them in that case.   

As far as .38/.357 it's a tad light from a handgun barrel in my opinion for a full size hog. I shot a pocket piggie for the grill last weekend...hit him solid in the neck from short range with my 6 1/2 " Blackhawk and 158 grain bullet. The little sucker got up. Wasn't going anywhere...but it stood back up! I'm considering a .44 magnum for my hunting handgun now. 

When I bow hunt them with my recurve I get close and keep it low and tight to the leg with a super sharp two blade broadhead on a 630 grain arrow from my 57# Morrison. Energy is high from the momentum of the arrow. If I'm successful it's a heart shot. If I'm low it's a miss and if I'm a tad high or back it's a double lung shot. It's fun to sneak into a sounder of feeding hogs and stick one with an arrow. They don't know what's up! All they seem to know is that one pig is now squealing in pain and thrashing in the grass. They run off for a bit and settle back down to feeding. Repeat often as necessary depending on the size of the bbq party.