Has anyone hunted........

[Kodiak]

Wild hogs?
And is .223 enuf round for them?
:razorback:

[DOGALUM]

Yes it is.

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

Wild hogs?
And is .223 enuf round for them?
:razorback:

People shoot them with .223's all the time. Depends on where you hit them & how big a pig you are talking about.  Head, behind ear, right in the eye.....yeah, that's enough of a round.  Hitting a big boar hog anywhere else with a .223.....might require multiple hits & might want to be done from an elevated stand or strong tree limb.  Will a .223 kill a hog? you bet.....but sometimes not as quick & easy as you might wish.  That's why you might want to be out of reach.  Big hogs can be tough to kill quickly.

If available, bigger caliber would usually be a better choice.

[LSUFan]

I've killed big one (314lbs) with a 22LR placed behind the ear.

There's a video of an idiot shooting an 804lb hog seven times with a 50 cal on youtube.

It's all about shot placement.

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

I've killed big one (314lbs) with a 22LR placed behind the ear.

There's a video of an idiot shooting an 804lb hog seven times with a 50 cal on youtube.

It's all about shot placement.

Agree.

[adave]

I've killed big one (314lbs) with a 22LR placed behind the ear.

There's a video of an idiot shooting an 804lb hog seven times with a 50 cal on youtube.

It's all about shot placement.

This is true.  223 can kill anything, but more knockdown power makes up for poorly placed shots.

[DOGALUM]

This is true.  223 can kill anything, but more knockdown power makes up for poorly placed shots.

and time at the range eliminates them. 

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

and time at the range eliminates them. 

Yep, another good point.

[LSUFan]

Got three in the trap I gotta go dispatch today.

[DeltaBoy]

It all depends upon your situation.  In a trap a 22 will do, down on the ground I want a 30/30 or 45-70.  In a good stand any AR platform will do.

[BallHog1]

30/30 right in the ear hole worked on a big one for me.

[Kodiak]

Thanks for the info !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boarslab]

.223 will do the trick, but like someone else said---larger caliber has more knockdown.  I don't like to track like I used too.