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What calibre do you guys tend to use for pigs and the tougher NZ game?
Sorry I know this is probably going to open a whole can of worms, but we come over once a year to visit familly ( I'll be over for Xmas :D )and Id quite like to get a rifle to bring with me on our visits and for when we are finally living there.
Thanks in advance for your replies
223 can take pigs and deer, with correct shot placement. But to be safe anything 6.5mm or larger will easily do the job.
Christ, I use a 243 for Foxes! I was thinking 300WM :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
300wsm is to big but that's my opinion. comftably shooting with a 223 on the pigs. I don't chase deer
Depends on tho type of country your going to hunt i spos?
223 would not be ideal if you might be shooting longer distance.
Ya 243 should be plenty with the right projectile and placement.
300 wouldn't be out of place tho.
Oh well, I thought it might be a good excuse to get one...
270 is a popular calibre for Reds over here, I quite like the 6.5x55 though.
So what do you guys tend to use on the pigs?
KnifesQuote:
Originally Posted by hawkfish
Hehe, yup hawkish most pig hunting over here is done with dogs and a "pig sticker"
As the guy from mitre ten mega would say "Big is good"
This guy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
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I think so. If it is he looks a little different there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
You crack me up dude!!! I dont know if you are fucking with me or actually are that gullible?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
I'm that gullible haha. I didn't think it was him but looked close enough
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Just about every farmer here in Queensland that has a pig problem owns a 308.
As a working , hard use , economical farm tool ,with great availability of ammo then a 308 is the obvious choice .
After the 308 would come the .223 for all the same reasons as the 308 , but it doesn't give you the same margin of error .
In my personal view .243 is about perfect and gets the job done without any fuss or bother :)
Ken
Ive got a swiss army knife, is that any good?:D
At least after you have stuck one you can open a nice bottle of wine and pull the splinters out of your fingers :D
Big is good
You can still cut down a little tree with a big chainsaw
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Exactly. Something cant be too dead! Although I dont want to have to sweep up what Ive shot... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 1 DEER 1
308 or bigger :)
Yep, sure you can kill them with a 223, 243, but get a few running around, your shot placement will start to suffer & then you will be chasing wounded pigs around, if you don't have a dog it will take you a while to find them, if you manage too at all :oh noes:
Pigs leave bugger all of a blood trail, they can take a hiding & disappear real quick, never to be seen again....
Yeah thats exactly what I dont want. Ive seen pigs shot with a 308 over here and they still manage to run 80yds and the shot placement was spot on, thats why I was thinking 300/wsm, I just like the idea of being able to chuck a big lump of lead even at distance.
Picture of a few bowled over with the trusty 300wm, one on the right copped one right between the eyes but had a little dirt applied to hide the hole to avoid pissing of the PC brigade.
180 grain Accubonds.
Shot a few pigs a few days after these with the 308, same result using 168 grainers, pigs were dead, very dead.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Reminds me of the saying "overkill is under rated" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hawkfish
Just about filled the freezer,was going to shift heifers at run off but FARRRRRRRRRRRKK
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i almost had a black pig just like that last week, the cows in the paddock next to my house were running around and i looked out to see a black pig chasing/playing with them and my eyes lit up. In the commotion the kids came out to see what was going on and i now know that the neighbour (that only has a small amount of land and they aren't her cows) has a pet pig "Wilson". He had got out and went to play with his cow mates, i guess it was lucky the kids were here as the neighbour would have been well upset if Wilson had of received a .223 hole through the vitals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Wilson into Wilnomore.....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by smidey
