Mowing wild hogs

[jonyyuma]

My .02, I bet the .308 would do just fine for at least 100 yards? Very easy on shoulder, fast repeat shots, ammo at a lot of places and not expensive? Just sayin...I own 4 mixed types myself..

 

[jonyyuma]

On the political side of this. LBJ made Millions from VN war with B&Root, as lady bird was Ceo and it looked like haliburton in this last wars???

 

[nybirdman]

My .02, I bet the .308 would do just fine for at least 100 yards? Very easy on shoulder, fast repeat shots, ammo at a lot of places and not expensive? Just sayin...I own 4 mixed types myself..

The .308 is used in 1,000 yard matches.Used by the military for some sniper rifles.More than capable cartridge.A lot less recoil than the 30 caliber magnums and not much less performance..
BLR Browning is a lever action...

 

[Chilly807]

My .02, I bet the .308 would do just fine for at least 100 yards? Very easy on shoulder, fast repeat shots, ammo at a lot of places and not expensive? Just sayin...I own 4 mixed types myself..

My interest in the 308 has three key points.

a) commercially available ammo in a wide variety of bullet types and weights.

b) short case length, which means a shorter bolt throw for the bolt-action rifles I prefer. Faster cycle times for semi-autos as well, though it's less of a factor in an autoloader.

c) you're almost guaranteed to find ammo on the shelf anywhere they sell ammo.

The 308 is as good ballistically as what I have already, may be better in some cases. I don't shoot 1000 yards, and I have great faith in the 308 out to at least 400 yds, and probably well beyond that in the right hands.

I really don't understand the current trend toward magnum calibers and extreme bullet velocity, unless you're hunting dangerous game or shooting at extreme ranges. Incidentally, I consider dangerous game to be the big bears (grizzly, Kodiak, or polar) or African game. Hogs don't qualify in my opinion, any rifle competent for deer has more than enough oomph for a feral hog. If you whack one with any kind of 30 cal rifle, say 30-30 and up, he's in deep trouble.

The rifle used in the video way back at the beginning is definitely not a "super-caliber" weapon, more likely a 5.53 or 6mm of some sort. The recoil and muzzle blast is enough to illustrate that.

Sean

 

[EddieWalker]

On TV they had a program about feral hogs and said that one of the only ways you could tell the difference between domestic and wild is that domestic pigs have sort of a forehead and then a snout.

Wild boars heads are pretty straight from the top of the head to their nose.

Of course, the four inch cutters could be clue.

All wild hogs in North America come form domestic hogs that have escaped or been released into the wild. Depending on where at, they tend to have different features. In my part of Texas, they don't always have tusks, and large tusks are very rare. The pic you showed of the mount had it teeth pulled way out to create that look. It didn't look like that when it was alive.

National Geographic has a show on wild hogs called Hogzilla. Half of it is about Hogzilla, the other half is very informative about wild hogs and the changes that happen to them when they go wild. Their DNA actually changes. Their ears stand up, their tail straightens, they grow hair all over their bodies. There are more changes, but I've never heard of their snouts or foreheads changing. I believe that their skelton structure remains the same.

On my land, I see them with very long snouts, short snouts and all variety of colors. The only thing that defines them as being wild hogs is that they where born wild, never lived behind a fence and survive on their own.

Eddie

 

[jonyyuma]

My interest in the 308 has three key points.

a) commercially available ammo in a wide variety of bullet types and weights.
b) short case length, which means a shorter bolt throw for the bolt-action rifles I prefer. Faster cycle times for semi-autos as well, though it's less of a factor in an autoloader.
c) you're almost guaranteed to find ammo on the shelf anywhere they sell ammo.
"The 308 is as good ballistically as what I have already, may be better in some cases. I don't shoot 1000 yards, and I have great faith in the 308 out to at least 400 yds, and probably well beyond that in the right hands."
Same here, I used 30-06 from a kid, basic training at FortPolk included the M-14 rifle. I fired Expert to 450 meters..with iron sights...Since then I have used several of my .308 semis for a lot of game...I carried it hog hunting into Ozarks, but they didn't show for two days..I carried .44mag on hip, just to stick in his mouth as last resort? Plus I bought Isreali Match ammo at a price that would make you cry? My Military beast may be UGLY but she purrs with that scope and mag hanging out. But I am not in the market for the Black 7.62X51 version as I think it is too light a rifle?
Opinions? Like all the rest, there are many, but???

 

[k0ua]

My interest in the 308 has three key points.

a) commercially available ammo in a wide variety of bullet types and weights.

b) short case length, which means a shorter bolt throw for the bolt-action rifles I prefer. Faster cycle times for semi-autos as well, though it's less of a factor in an autoloader.

c) you're almost guaranteed to find ammo on the shelf anywhere they sell ammo.

The 308 is as good ballistically as what I have already, may be better in some cases. I don't shoot 1000 yards, and I have great faith in the 308 out to at least 400 yds, and probably well beyond that in the right hands.

I really don't understand the current trend toward magnum calibers and extreme bullet velocity, unless you're hunting dangerous game or shooting at extreme ranges. Incidentally, I consider dangerous game to be the big bears (grizzly, Kodiak, or polar) or African game. Hogs don't qualify in my opinion, any rifle competent for deer has more than enough oomph for a feral hog. If you whack one with any kind of 30 cal rifle, say 30-30 and up, he's in deep trouble.

The rifle used in the video way back at the beginning is definitely not a "super-caliber" weapon, more likely a 5.53 or 6mm of some sort. The recoil and muzzle blast is enough to illustrate that.

Sean

I fall into this 308 lover camp as well. We don't have any dangerous game here in the midwest, and the 308 will whack anything we have easily. Plus as said the easy availability of ammo anywhere, ( I do reload though) and the wide bullet selection, low recoil, good performance, made me choose 308. I have 5.56 and 243 also, but I guess I am just not a big fan of hard kicking rifles. I have fired friends 300 WinMags and .338 magnums and they are fine, and if I was going grizzly hunting I would have one, But I just don't need one to take a whitetail or a hog. My .02 for what it is worth.

James K0UA

 

[Mad Mac]

Here is my M1 Garand in 30-06 purchased through the Civilian Marksmanship Program equipped with a scout tri-rail, NcStar 2-7 power scope, Scorpion Streamlight flashlight and NcStar Green Laser. What I really want is a Laser Genetics ND3 Illuminator.

 

[jonyyuma]

Mad-Mac, I bought a surplus US adaptor to put in my M-1 to fire .308 nato ammo. I kept it in case I ran out of 30-06 for it. It has to be installed with lock-tite in chamber..for use. there were a few adapted to .308, but rare like the true Tanker models? Your rifle looks very clean, mine was blue-sky?

 

[gsganzer]

I use an Armalite AR-10 chambered in .308 and it works great. This gun is scoped with a Trijicon 3-9 x 40 Accupoint scope. It's a great all around gun, but a little on the heavy and cumbersome side.

More recently, I've started using a Marlin 1894SS chambered in .44mag. I shoot the Hornady Leverrevolution 225gr loads. This has a Skinner peep sight. This would be a great gun for carrying in the truck or on a tractor for ranch chores. The peep sight still allows you decent accuracy out to 100 yds and the still allows quick close shots.