Hog huntin Harry
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Do y'all think some 12 gauge 2 3/4 00 buck reduced recoil loads would be enough for frontal shots on hogs ranging from 180-250 pounds. Max range is 20 yards
There a good bit tuffer then hogs. They have very thick shoulder plates. Where you hunting them at.I did a little research, it's European boars.
If a bovine that close you won't notice any recoil.
Darn spell check.I believe you mean 'porcines,' LOL. There is a significant difference.
Hogs are extremely tough. I've seen videos of big ones hit with 06 and run off. The big ones are placement shot for sure. Best is side through or just behind ear.I've read that 12 gauge foster slugs flatten into a lead disk when taking frontal shots on larger hogs ( 300 pounds and up). Where I'm hunting it's very desolate and a hog hasn't been shot there in 2 years. A good amount of hogs are 250 pounds and up, would a 100 grain 243 be better suited for penetration through that shield.
Less than 200. It was killed for food. Also, it doesn't matter. Anatomically speaking, a pig is a pig. Same body parts in the same places with the same vulnerabilities. Even with a larger pig, it is the same layout with mass more or less evenly distributed throughout an overall larger frame. What does matter is shot placement, specifically putting a significant hole into a piece of vital plumbing. Pigs of all sizes are taken out daily with well delivered 223.The hogs we got make those look like piglets, how much does that hog you shot with your ar weigh?
The "shield" is largely over rated, IMO. A centerfire round that will put down a deer will penetrate mild steel at the ranges typically associated with hog hunting.I've read that 12 gauge foster slugs flatten into a lead disk when taking frontal shots on larger hogs ( 300 pounds and up). Where I'm hunting it's very desolate and a hog hasn't been shot there in 2 years. A good amount of hogs are 250 pounds and up, would a 100 grain 243 be better suited for penetration through that shield.