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Jonesy1985
July 30, 2007, 07:01 PM
Just wondering what would be a good size bullet for shooting boars with my AIA M10 7.62x39mm. Some help would be appreciated.
Scorch
July 30, 2007, 08:05 PM
150 gr soft points.
FirstFreedom
July 30, 2007, 08:30 PM
Yep, or the 154 gr soft points.
banditt007
August 3, 2007, 10:32 PM
from what i've seen the hollow points dont expand consistantly, and you definitly dont want to use FMJ.

soft points are good...deep penetration and expansion. i'd go to the heaviest soft point that shoots the accuracy you need.
Old Poet
August 8, 2007, 02:46 AM
If you aren't going to roll your own, these are nice hunting rounds for wild pigs, deer and other medium sized North American critters...
from Midway (http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=488562&t=11082005)

If you're reloading then any good 150 grain soft point bullet will do the job.
Speer, Hornady & Sierra have excellent soft points that I've used and recommend.
Jack O'Conner
August 10, 2007, 06:53 PM
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/rushmoreman/Wild_boar_plus_Savage.jpg

Plain 180 grain Remington core-lockt round nose bullet knocked this boar right over. Fired from Savage model 99 rifle in .308 cartridge.

Jack
Scorch
August 10, 2007, 08:56 PM
Jack-
You should know by now that boars are armor plated and impervious to a 308. That pig is probably just waiting for his chance to charge you next time you open the freezer door.;)
45Marlin carbine
August 23, 2007, 04:16 PM
use a 150 gr Ballistic tip for good expansion.
Mannlicher
August 23, 2007, 04:23 PM
with that cartridge, I would spring for commercial SP ammo, with the heaviest bullet your rifle will shoot well. Mil Surp can work, but you owe it to the animal to kill it as cleanly and quickly as you can.
Birdville2011
August 23, 2007, 04:36 PM
don't go with hollow point. a friend of mine had a close encounter with a boar that he didn't kill in the first shot and his 9mm hollow point stopped at the ribs... hogs are tough little suckers. he shot it with i forgot what caliber and it wasn't instant kill so he was running from it and his 9mm hollow point wouldn't get to the vitals. lucky for him he beat the hog to the truck :D
roger1shot
August 26, 2007, 11:53 AM
Can't go wrong with a Nosler Partition bullet,in any handgun or rifle.
fisherman66
August 26, 2007, 12:09 PM
Big feral hogs are the one game that I chase were I'd prefer a premium bonded bullet. There are some ballistic tips that offer controlled expansion, but the ones made for thin skin have been too fragile for my liking. If you are planning an ear shot it matters less.

http://www.huntingmag.com/guns_loads/HMbul_0905/index1.html