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     Tom Landefeld (Catboy) BOC INITIATE Username: Catboy Post Number: 51 Registered: 6-2003 Rating: N/A |
Hey guys, havent posted in a long time but I am back now!! Anyhow looks like I will be movin back to Florida (havent lived there since I was 6) and am wantin to do some hog huntin. Will my .243 Win. be enough gun, I have a uncle that swears by a .22 mag. but he's nuts anyhow. I can hit what I am aiming at with it, I know that shot placement is key, I just don't want to look like an idiot carrying a little rifle like that. Tom | ||
| Jon Nay (Cook)  BOC KNIGHTUsername: Cook Post Number: 228 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Will work fine for a head shot. I think a high quality,deep penetrating bullet that won't break apart is more important for a shot to the vitals.Go with what your comfortable with. | ||
| Whitney Curtis (Shadow) BOC INITIATE Username: Shadow Post Number: 19 Registered: 12-2004 Rating: N/A |
A 243 might not be the best choice in thick cover. If you are running them with dogs go with a pump shotgun and a healthy dose of 00 buck. | ||
| JESSE H. HINSHAW (Bojuana) BOC INITIATE Username: Bojuana Post Number: 77 Registered: 3-2002  Rating: N/A |
The .243 will be fine. I'm getting ready for my third trip to south Texas and all I have ever used was a bow, and I know it works very good on a 200lb hog. That was the biggest one I've shot to date,and he went only 40yards.So with a .243 you should be just fine. | ||
| JORDAN THOMPSON (Massa_jorge) BOC INITIATE Username: Massa_jorge Post Number: 69 Registered: 2-2004  Rating: N/A |
.243 is great for pigs in any cover, just make sure you don't let that bullet hit anything but the hog on its way! i have killed hogs with .22 lr and a head shot, although i cannot recommend it. hit em between the ear and shoulder and you will put em down right quick. good hunting! -jordan | ||
| Daniel L. Rentz (Suwannee_cat) BOC INITIATE Username: Suwannee_cat Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2006 Rating: N/A |
Don't even think about it. While I agree many a hog has gone down to the little ol 22 much less a .243, it is an extremely poor choice for a hog round. I know from first hand experience as I used a Ruger M77 in .243 when I first started hunting hogs. That was over 20 years ago and before my third season was up trying to take them with my favorite deer rifle, I had to face facts that IF I was presented with that perfect shot and only if, could I be sure to drop em. Little pigs will go down easy, but a big one will explode that little fast .243 100 grain bullet and turn it into scrap before it ever makes it through the shield. If you want to put more bacon in the freezer go up in caliber. A 270 is an awesome round for hogs, the bullets are not that heavy but it is so powerful it will always drive them home. For years I used a 30/06 Winchester and very few ever got away, and those that did, it was my poor shot selection that caused it. Now I use a Ruger M77 In 7 Rem. magnum and none have ever got away from it. I use it because the main place I hunt has the opportunity for some very long shots. the venerable 30-30 is a real good hog stopper too. To some up my point, the main thing with a good hog round is if you are going to throw a fast round at them it needs to be able to hold together when it hits the hard stuff and in my humble opinion the .243 just can't do that consistently. Good luck and good hunting |
