What bullet for boars

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

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

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

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...05/index1.html

July 30, 2007, 07:01 PM	#1
Jonesy1985 Junior Member Join Date: July 21, 2007 Posts: 14	What bullet for boars Just wondering what would be a good size bullet for shooting boars with my AIA M10 7.62x39mm. Some help would be appreciated.

July 30, 2007, 08:05 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	150 gr soft points. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

August 8, 2007, 02:46 AM	#5
Old Poet Junior Member Join Date: August 6, 2007 Location: the land of fruits, nuts and flakes Posts: 7	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 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. __________________ Old Poet "Remember the first rule of gunfighting... have a gun." --Jeff Cooper Libertarian Party "The Party of Principle"

August 10, 2007, 06:53 PM	#6
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	Plain 180 grain Remington core-lockt round nose bullet knocked this boar right over. Fired from Savage model 99 rifle in .308 cartridge. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

August 10, 2007, 08:56 PM	#7
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	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. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

July 30, 2007, 08:30 PM	#3
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Yep, or the 154 gr soft points.

August 3, 2007, 10:32 PM	#4
banditt007 Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2006 Posts: 694	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.

August 23, 2007, 04:16 PM	#8
45Marlin carbine Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: South-Western North Carolina Posts: 1,124	use a 150 gr Ballistic tip for good expansion.

August 23, 2007, 04:23 PM	#9
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,209	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. __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

August 23, 2007, 04:36 PM	#10
Birdville2011 Member Join Date: August 1, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 69	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 __________________ Marlin 336W .30-30 Remington 870 Express Synthetic 12ga Remington 597 .22lr Springfield 20ga (old)

August 26, 2007, 11:53 AM	#11
roger1shot Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: TEXAS Posts: 102	Nosler Can't go wrong with a Nosler Partition bullet,in any handgun or rifle.

August 26, 2007, 12:09 PM	#12
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,681	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...05/index1.html __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!