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Ammo choice for hog hunting with .223?

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Iluv2hunt
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Kemster shoots the 62gr federal fusions. I believe he had an issue shooting the superformance bullets. But it may have been in an Ar10 platform. Broke the extractor i think

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nachogrande
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you will need a fast twist rate like 1-9, or 1-10 to stabilize heavier bullets over say 60 gr's. I agree with wingshooter. a small caliber/light bullet is ok if it's a well constructed brand and you are at a safe distance or in a tree, and can place it in the exact right place.if in a palmetto thicket with a moving big nasty coming your way, I'd want something with more smackdown to it. larger caliber and heavier wt. plenty to choose from.

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TerribleTed
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That were i stick em with The bow its fun so far my bigest was a 30 foot shoot on a 250lb bore.

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wingshooter
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terrible ted that must be a great rush

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TerribleTed
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almost as much as hitting one with a slug and it turns and charges, while i plug it with 3 more as it barrels in to death.

but chasing a wounded deer and tackling it was a rush just to part of i shoot it with 2 Power point ballistic tips no expansion. Thur the neck bone and the left rear side of the hip. what a time that was. My bud an officer actually tackled it. took it down by the antlers.

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