I'm not much of a hunter, but a fair number of feral hogs have started to appear on my family's mountain cabin property (in southeast TN). They're doing hog stuff, tearing up the ground. It's time for some sort of cull program.
I'd like to load some suitable .223/5.56 rounds for this purpose. In all likelihood, we'll be up on a second story balcony/porch, so I'm not too worried about the "he's coming right at us" problem (which might require bigger rounds to ensure DRT results). That said, I want to be ethical and not have undue suffering for any dispatched animal.
I've loaded lots of .223/5.56 for target shooting, and have always enjoyed the results with 69 SMK's. I understand those are generally deemed too soft-skinned/fragile for something the size of a pig, though. For those of you who have killed feral pigs with .223's, what projectiles have you found to be effective?
I'd like to load some suitable .223/5.56 rounds for this purpose. In all likelihood, we'll be up on a second story balcony/porch, so I'm not too worried about the "he's coming right at us" problem (which might require bigger rounds to ensure DRT results). That said, I want to be ethical and not have undue suffering for any dispatched animal.
I've loaded lots of .223/5.56 for target shooting, and have always enjoyed the results with 69 SMK's. I understand those are generally deemed too soft-skinned/fragile for something the size of a pig, though. For those of you who have killed feral pigs with .223's, what projectiles have you found to be effective?