1st hog hunt

[walnutz]

Very nice!!! Got one more of those devils, only a few million to go!

[Badfinger]

Nice one! I’m so envious, I want to go hog hunting so bad but all the hogs around here belong to some farmer.

[tallburnedmidget]

Nice one! I’m so envious, I want to go hog hunting so bad but all the hogs around here belong to some farmer.

Let 6 go and see what happens

[6t7goat]

Thanks for the kind words. We had a total of 7 hunters and we all got hogs. I was surprised that 4 were using 223. 3 out of the 4 took head shots and dropped them. I think one required a bullet behind the ear to finish it off. One hit his in the body and it went down but did not kill it. That one also required one behind the ear. I was very happy with the 300 blackout's stopping power. I was not sure what to expect. It actually did a better job making a quick kill than the 308 and 30-30 that two others used. All of our shot placement was about the same but the two shot with the 308 and 30-30 required another round to the head to finish them off. Im not sure what bullet they used so that may have something to do with it. I have a lot of confidence in the round and the accuracy of my gun so the next time out I will most likely take a head shot if it is available. The pork is currently on ice water in a cooler with a bit of salt and vinegar and will be on the smoker in the next day or two.

[smustian]

The pork is currently on ice water in a cooler with a bit of salt and vinegar and will be on the smoker in the next day or two.

PM your address. I will bring the beer.

[Badfinger]

Nice one! I’m so envious, I want to go hog hunting so bad but all the hogs around here belong to some farmer.

Let 6 go and see what happens

Lets wait a couple months and we can do it quietly here in Ohio.

[AR-300]

Nice one! I’m so envious, I want to go hog hunting so bad but all the hogs around here belong to some farmer.

if you have pig farms, you have feral hogs.
they get out and go wild quick
a local farmer invited me to a pig shoot.
they had been getting into his silage bunkers and he was not happy!
they stay up late and shoot pigs with floodlights in the bunkers like big rats

[nolwark76]

Nice kill. I'm not an experienced hunter and I'm not calling BS on your story. There has to be a variable there that caused your hog to drop and the hog shot with the .308 to need a follow up. You said you didn't know what bullet the hunter used. Any chance he used and FMJ?

I'm a 300 BLK fan, am very jealous of your nice pig kill, but the same type of bullet, with the same shot placement, on the same size pig should yield MUCH better performance from the 308 than our beloved 300 BLK.

Could you do some more research and give us your thoughts?

Thanks.

[6t7goat]

nolwark76 , I think you are probably right. about the bullet placement and the type of bullet. I got lucky with my shot I was able to track the bullet path it went in the shoulder and completely thru then into the ribs and that's were the expansion was the greatest. It did serious damage in the rib cage and im sure the heart and lungs got there share of bullet fragments. I believe the 308 round was an fmj and im not sure about the 30-30. Here is a picture after they were cooked a bit. Pretty massive damage.

[L1A1Rocker]

Glad you had such success. Good information comparing the different calibers.