223 and Boar

[WingNut]

Would 223 be suitable for Wild Boar?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

are you talking Russian's or just pig hunting? 

[WingNut]

Just pigs, nothing huge.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

get a good bullet and have fun. AR platform?

[WingNut]

Yes Sir........Smith and Wesson M&P 15.

[Pygmy]

What Culver said...

Just be sure to use a tough bullet designed to hold together and penetrate, like a Nosler partition or accubond, or my personal favorite, the barnes X bullet...

Avois the highly frangible bullets designed for varmints..

[WingNut]

Outstanding! Thanks!

[moog5050]

get the 90-100g deer ammo.  Good luck.

[G-Man]

personally i wouldnt. a misplaced shot ant the thick caraliage and bone may end up with cripple..jmo but there are much better cartriages out there for it

[Buckmaster7600]

Yup plenty, killed truck loads of them with my Ar’s and mini 14 when I was stationed down south.


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[Buckmaster7600]

I don’t know where you’re heading but from my experience in SC, GA and Florida unless you’re hunting on a ranch with feeders most hogs are under 100lbs. Doesn’t take much fun to kill a 100lb hog.


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[Culvercreek hunt club]

9 minutes ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

I don’t know where you’re heading but from my experience in SC, GA and Florida unless you’re hunting on a ranch with feeders most hogs are under 100lbs. Doesn’t take much fun to kill a 100lb hog.


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That's why I asked my first question. These southern wild pigs are not like their Russian cousins. My boss went on a helicopter hog hunt in Texas last year. it was all Ar's in 5.56. I can't even tell you how many his tape has him shooting. 

[helmut in the bush]

41 minutes ago, Culvercreek hunt club said:

That's why I asked my first question. These southern wild pigs are not like their Russian cousins. My boss went on a helicopter hog hunt in Texas last year. it was all Ar's in 5.56. I can't even tell you how many his tape has him shooting. 

Can you post up the tape of his hunt? I can't get enough of that stuff.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

18 hours ago, helmut in the bush said:

Can you post up the tape of his hunt? I can't get enough of that stuff.

I don't have the file but I'll see if he'll give it to me. 

[Hock3y24]

use barnes copper bullets, should do the job just fine. 

[Rattler]

The .223 will be fine if a good penetrating bullet is used.  Heavy bullets are best, that is if the rifling twist rate in your AR is fast enough to handle them.  The heavier bullets aren't accurate if the twist rate isn't fast enough.  I've heard the Federal Fusion ammo works well in the AR for pigs too.  Excellent weight retention.