Sierra has both 63 & 65 soft point I think they may also have a 69.
I need recommendations on a good .223 bullet for hogs. I want to stay heavy, as my 1/7 twist prefers them. Also don't think a HP is the best choice for hogs. (maybe I'm wrong?) So, I'm looking for a soft point type bullet in the 69gr range, I found nothing.
I shot a hog with Monday night with a factory Winchester "HOG" 64gr and it only went 15 yards before piling up. Hit him just behind the shoulder from 100 yards. Bullet exited the right shoulder with lots of damage. I was impressed.
Being a reloader, and already having everything but the bullet, I'd like to roll my own.
Suggestions appreciated.
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Sierra has both 63 & 65 soft point I think they may also have a 69.
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I was supposed to go on a Hog hunt in January but it fell through. I also have a 1-7" .233 and I am working on loads with 70 grain barnes tsx. There a mean looking little bullet and hopfully someday I'll get to test them on hogs.
BARNES!! The very best .224 bullet made for hogs.
I have had good results with Sierra 65gn SPs as well as 62gn Barnes TSX, the caveat being my rifle is a 1:9 WV 25. Im not fond of body shots on hogs with a .223, so I aim for the head or neck. Ive never seen one do anything but be DRT at under 150 yards with either projectile.
Thanks guys. I'm going to order up some of the Sierra 65 SBT Gameking, part # 1395.
I'll try 25.0 > 26.0 gr of Varget. Should get me close to 3000fps with a Colt 16" carbine.
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How large do the hogs run in your area? Choose a weight toward the heavy end and go here for bullet weight suggestions grouped by design:
Ideal Bullet Weight
Any bullet heavier than the suggested minimum weight in a design class should work fine!
JA , when hogs get to big you just shoot them in spine or head with 223
Hogs are not as hard to kill as most people think. As far as bullets, I've killed over 200 with a 55 gr ttsx. They work every time.
The average hog that is killed is gonna weigh around 180lbs in real world huntin, but we do find em bigger, a couple years ago I killed two sows that was 500lbs together. My first shot went through one, she fell, the other peeled off from the herd and made for an easy next candidate. Killed her. When I skined em I found my first bullet inside the seconded hog. One of the few Barnes I've ever recovered.
But we do kill some big ones. 250 to 290 I call big. This year killed one that went 350 and another 325, both boars.
With a 1-7 twist go with the heaviest Barnes you can find and H4895 powder.
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Medium/long range body shots on large hogs with a 22 cal rifle may be pushing the line! 223 if fine within in limits but I would advise against longerish range shots with low BC stout construction bullets, passed 300 yards they may not open up when they drop in the teens of velocity. and that means a pig that's running for a
While!
70 gr Hornady GMX - 24.6/24.8 Varget.
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