I have never hunted hogs before but will have the opportunity to do a chartered hunt this summer in central Florida. I have a 20" 450 Bushmaster AR and factory Hornady 250 grain FTX ammo but am concerned I may want a tougher bullet. Any experienced folks here to advocate for this bullet or should I take out a 2nd mortgage and try to buy some Barnes copper bullets for this hunt? I just don't want something that's going to fragment inside a meat animal.
Hornady 450 Bushmaster 250 FTX for Florida hogs?
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troy fairweather
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Will work just fine, shoot them in the head/neck if you don't want to loose as much meat.
mcb
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It will work but they are not the toughest bullets and might fragment. That said they are still going to kill'em dead. The Barnes 275 TSX in 450 Bushmaster is a tank of a bullet, but they are really expensive. You might see if you can find some of the Federal 450 Bushmaster loaded with a 300 gr Power Shock bullet. It should be tougher than the 250gr FTX and not as expensive of many of the all copper bullets.
courtgreene
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Florida in summer. I hope you get one, but if you do, work FAST or you’ll have rotten meat.
citizenconn
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I love that 250 bullet, but the big males can have a pretty thick shield. As indicated above I would look for a box of interlocks or bonded soft points just in case.
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