hog hunt bullet

ammo.crafter · November 1, 2011, 10:16 AM

Does anyone have a favorite and/or successful 150gr .30 cal bullet for hog hunting?

I'm firing a single shot Contender rifle chambered in .300 Belm/Stewart which mimics .308 specs.

Saltydog235 · November 1, 2011, 10:35 AM

Can't go wrong with a Partition.

PawPaw · November 1, 2011, 01:03 PM

Can't go wrong with a partition, but at the distances hogs are normally taken, it's hard to go wrong with a Core-Lokt, or any of the standard cup-and-core bullets.

Probably my favorite is a cast bullet in a strong alloy.

GeauxTide · November 1, 2011, 03:14 PM

150 Hornady

ripnbst · November 1, 2011, 04:36 PM

Core-Lokts work fine. Hogs don't require expensive bullets. Even going .308 is plenty. Many harvest hogs with .223/5.56.

rickyrick · November 1, 2011, 04:48 PM

yeah anything 30 cal will kill them

ammo.crafter · November 1, 2011, 07:46 PM

Thanks!

briandg · November 2, 2011, 02:42 AM

Unless you are really worried about porky's pain and suffering, it doesn't matter much.

I'd personally suggest a polymer point partition to open that thing up decisively once it passes through the hide, fat and ribs, or a round nose/blunt point, again, to open it up rapidly. I'm not sure that either of them will offer a real advantage over a standard psp, but I suspect it woould be better on small hogs with the polymer medium game bullets, and bigger boars with a 180 grain round nose.

globemaster3 · November 2, 2011, 07:06 AM

FWIW, I grew up shooting hogs with a .308, and never shot anything but 150 gr Remington Core-Lokt. I never had one walk away, but also always got a head, spine, or vital shot. Weights ranged from 80lbs-250 lbs.

Pretty much any .30 hunting bullet is going to perform adequately.

A word of warning, don't shoot the big ones too far from the truck unless you have a cart. I shot my biggest about 4 miles from the truck with youthful excitement as my guide. That gave out after the first 1.5 miles of dragging!

Just don't gut shoot one. IMHO, smells infinitely worse than a gut shot deer while cleaning it.

November 1, 2011, 10:16 AM	#1
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	hog hunt bullet Does anyone have a favorite and/or successful 150gr .30 cal bullet for hog hunting? I'm firing a single shot Contender rifle chambered in .300 Belm/Stewart which mimics .308 specs. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

November 1, 2011, 01:03 PM	#3
PawPaw Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 3,137	Can't go wrong with a partition, but at the distances hogs are normally taken, it's hard to go wrong with a Core-Lokt, or any of the standard cup-and-core bullets. Probably my favorite is a cast bullet in a strong alloy. __________________ Dennis Dezendorf http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com

November 1, 2011, 04:48 PM	#6
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,236	yeah anything 30 cal will kill them __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

November 1, 2011, 07:46 PM	#7
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	oink Thanks! __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

November 1, 2011, 10:35 AM	#2
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Can't go wrong with a Partition.

November 1, 2011, 03:14 PM	#4
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,423	150 Hornady

November 1, 2011, 04:36 PM	#5
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	Core-Lokts work fine. Hogs don't require expensive bullets. Even going .308 is plenty. Many harvest hogs with .223/5.56.

November 2, 2011, 02:42 AM	#8
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Unless you are really worried about porky's pain and suffering, it doesn't matter much. I'd personally suggest a polymer point partition to open that thing up decisively once it passes through the hide, fat and ribs, or a round nose/blunt point, again, to open it up rapidly. I'm not sure that either of them will offer a real advantage over a standard psp, but I suspect it woould be better on small hogs with the polymer medium game bullets, and bigger boars with a 180 grain round nose.

November 2, 2011, 07:06 AM	#9
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	FWIW, I grew up shooting hogs with a .308, and never shot anything but 150 gr Remington Core-Lokt. I never had one walk away, but also always got a head, spine, or vital shot. Weights ranged from 80lbs-250 lbs. Pretty much any .30 hunting bullet is going to perform adequately. A word of warning, don't shoot the big ones too far from the truck unless you have a cart. I shot my biggest about 4 miles from the truck with youthful excitement as my guide. That gave out after the first 1.5 miles of dragging! Just don't gut shoot one. IMHO, smells infinitely worse than a gut shot deer while cleaning it.