Thread: A good calibre on pigs

Yep pigs standing still 223 fine all the time in the world for correct shot placement.
But on the run you need a bigger calibre. In France on driven boar you can’t hunt unless you have a bullet over 2500 joules which is basically 270 up with a 160 grain bullet. Better now that they have taken away the restrictions on some military calibres.
But as below once there on the move and to be humain use a bigger calibre than 223.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Anything from 243 upwards with good constructed bullets. When I was culling second day on the job I run into a big boar about 25 yds below me, I hit him with a 50 gr Sako factory round in the ear hole and he dropped but stood straight back up so he got another in the Same place , this time he stayed down but was struggling to get up so I shot for the heart and that finish him. I have also seen a big boar take a 222 50 gr Sako in the shoulder as we were spotlighting one night. That boar never even dropped a step and kept on running never to be seen again, the shot was perfect as we seen the dust fly off a centre shoulder shot. 222 etc work but there are a lot better, a 308 with a good 150 gr bullet would see you right.