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603Country · May 4, 2011, 10:20 AM

Hello mudinyeri,

The 223 works just fine, but does have some limits. I haven't shot and lost but one pig (other than the one I missed) with the 223, 270, 220 Swift, or 260, but the 223 puts them down a bit slower. The one that got away was hit in the head with the 223, with a 55 gr Nosler BT, and I think that the bullet fragmented and bounced off his skull. It was an angled shot. Other than that, I've had to track a couple I shot with the 223, though the tracking didn't go further than about 100 yards. And I've tracked one or two that I shot with the 220. All pigs shot with the 270 or 260 fell within 10 yards of where they were hit. I've changed bullets in the 223, just because of the hogs. I now use the 65 gr Sierra GK. That should penetrate better, but I haven't had the chance to try it out on a pig yet. This week I'm hunting with the Ruger Compact in 260 Remington.

May 4, 2011, 10:20 AM	#14
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	Hello mudinyeri, The 223 works just fine, but does have some limits. I haven't shot and lost but one pig (other than the one I missed) with the 223, 270, 220 Swift, or 260, but the 223 puts them down a bit slower. The one that got away was hit in the head with the 223, with a 55 gr Nosler BT, and I think that the bullet fragmented and bounced off his skull. It was an angled shot. Other than that, I've had to track a couple I shot with the 223, though the tracking didn't go further than about 100 yards. And I've tracked one or two that I shot with the 220. All pigs shot with the 270 or 260 fell within 10 yards of where they were hit. I've changed bullets in the 223, just because of the hogs. I now use the 65 gr Sierra GK. That should penetrate better, but I haven't had the chance to try it out on a pig yet. This week I'm hunting with the Ruger Compact in 260 Remington.