Bullet selection

[Phil]

What bullet do you prefer to shoot for pigs??? Is a Barnes Triple shok too much for pigs or do you need a bullet that give better expansion?

 

[EvBouret]

Im pretty sure you're supposed to use pretty sturdy bullets without excessive expansion to get the penetration through the larger boar's tough shoulders. Ive just used what ever they have at the local fishing store and it's worked fine.

 

[hoghunter1]

just practice at the range and look at the anatomy. go to a slaughterhouse if you get the chance. I have shot 6 hogs in the last 20 years and all dropped with one shot. Look real close at the carcass when you gut the hog...best shot blows out the shoulder down low to just above the elbow, the heart and big vessels are sorta low. Don't shoot if its over 150 yards unless you practice a lot. My 2 cents/

 

[w8_liftr]

Depending on where you hunt, you may be required to use TSX. Personally, I would use the TSX regardless of the lead situation. This bullet does expand, but not explode, leaving solid penetration and massive internal trauma without alot of meat damage.

Again it does boil down to shot placement. Hit em good, they will drop.

 

[Jean]

This was posted awhile back. It may help answer questions on shot placement. I found it to be very informative.

http://texasboars.com/anatomy.html

hope this is helpful to you.

Jean

 

[Speckmisser]

The Triple Shock is a great bullet for hogs. Definitely not "too much"...as hogs can be as tough as almost anything else in the lower 48. If that's what you have and your rifle shoots them well, you're in business.

Conventional wisdom is that you want penetration first, expansion second in a hog bullet. But I've seen great results with everything from Remington Core-Lokts to CorBon hard-cast lead.

Stay away from the fast expansion bullets. I've killed hogs with the Ballistic Tip bullets, and they kill them stone dead... but you lose an awful lot of meat.

 

[bobby7321]

me and my dad shot 5 hogs last year.
4 of them dropped from either a 140 gr TSX or 180 gr TSX.
all dropped on the spot. obviously shot placement is critical, but the triple shock bullets are all we use (now using some MRX)

 

[Val]

The Nosler Partitions and Accubonds are also great hog bullets. There are many more such as the Hornady Interbonds and the etc.......

 

[bobby7321]

i would start using lead free now while you have time to test things out.

 

[Hitechhunter]

I had very poor results with the Nosler Ballistic tips. I shot two pigs from 70 yards using a .270 and they just kept going, both where fatally hit but it didn't slow them down. We almost didn't find the big boar. Same results on caribou.

I switched to Fedral Premium High Energy Trophy Bonded Bear Claws and it put them right down. I'm still amazed at the difference!

Next month I'm using Barnes X in .300 WBY and expect even better results.

 

[greyghost10]

I have used Nosler Balistic Tips almost exclusively and have yet to have any negative experience with them. They work great on deer and on the first hog I shot (This year). It ran 30 yards or so and then stone dead. I just can't see any game non large game animial running that far after getting shot with one with good bullet placement.

 

[Arrowslinger]

I've used Accubonds on hogs, mule deer, and bear with the same results = dead critters. Any bullet will 'work', just choose the one that shoots best out of your rifle, then the rest is up to you.

 

[Rancho Loco]

TSX is great for pigs, shoot it with no reservations.

 

[PORCH]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobby7321 @ Jul 23 2007, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

me and my dad shot 5 hogs last year.
4 of them dropped from either a 140 gr TSX or 180 gr TSX.
all dropped on the spot. obviously shot placement is critical, but the triple shock bullets are all we use (now using some MRX)[/b]

Bobby how do you like the mrx's?

 

[bobby7321]

the MRX are nice. ive been shooting them after my .270 for some reason started throwing the TSX's off the mark. since i dropped down to 130 grns i figured maybe using the more "premium" bullet might make up for the weight difference. and they shoot great, which is really the main factor in why i shoot them. i dont really have any scientific data or recovered MRX bullets yet. i really dont care between the MRX and TSX. i just buy both and see what shoots best, then just use those.

 

[jb229]

I'm a die hard core lokt user. they Shoot great out of my .308 and are easy on the wallet. The last pig i shot was 200yd pass through the lungs. She went about 40yds.

But again whatever your gun likes works best.

 

[Bluegunner]

Worked up a load for my 22-250 that has proven extremely successful for hogs. I took four between Jan and May (140 - 240#'s) and none went more than 20 yards. I used Barnes 53 gr. Triple Shock pushed a long by 35 gr. of Varget. All were taken with shoulder shoots and the bullet penetrated with no trouble and raised holy h*** with their insides. Barnes TSX is a great bullet.

 

[Use_Enough_Gun]

A well tested formula (no matter what your personal taste in bullets) is to shoot heavy for caliber. Seems to be successful for everything from pigs to plains game to dangerous game.

 

[myfriendis410]

I've killed 22 hogs in the last 2 1/2 years on VAFB with a 7mm rem mag and found the Accubond in 160 grain weight to be the best performer. I have killed several with the triple shock but did not see any of them drop with a ten ring hit like the Accubond. Coincidentally, my hunting partner shot one with my rifle at 50 yards and had the bullet bounce off the shoulder. (I have pictures to prove it) The second shot was running and at a steep angle and the Accubond transited almost two feet diagonally through the body to lodge in the off shoulder. Stay away from Sierra bullets; they come apart too easily. In the muzzleloaders we have been using both the QT bullet and the Hornady XTP's with five hogs down this year from them. One of my buddies is shooting the TSX and the MRX in his .270, but hasn't shot anything living with them yet. He's headed to FHL this weekend so we'll see.

 

[Rancho Loco]

post 'em up.