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Any experience on hogs ? Any proven loads? Thanks _______ | ||
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I've never used one, but a guy I know down near the TX coast has used a .35 Remington for about 25 years and has taken many, many hogs. The only ammo he will use anymore is the Rem 200 grain load. He claims the 150 grain Rem loads are too fragile for big hogs and that the newer Hornady ammo turns in poor accuracy from his Marlin rifle. It's been a couple years since I've talked to him, but back then he told me he never lost a hog hit with that 200 grain Rem load and that the terminal performance was always to his liking. His only complaint is regarding availability and says that it is sometimes hard to find. Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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As a very common deer and bear cartridge in the NE for many years it ought to take a boar easily. As far as I remember the 200 gr was normally used . Somewhere out there is a 220 gr load though I can't remember who makes it . | |||
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It's about physics. Is there something that leads you to believe a .358 caliber projectile, weighing 200 grains, at 2000+ fps that would not be effective? Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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The first time I shot a pig, I used a 12ga. with 1oz. slugs. My buddy used a .35 Rem. w/200gr. Remington soft-points. Both worked fine. They're pigs, not armored vehicles. George  | |||
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I have 2 model 81s in 35Rem. Been working on a load using CEB 150gr ER Raptor and TAC. Nice thing about the 81 is I can use pointy bullets. I need to chrony, but I am estimating 2200-2300fps. Andy B We Band of Bubbas N.R.A Life Member TDR Cummins Power All The Way Certified member of the Whompers Club | |||
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Remington green box 200 grain soft point. Deer, pig, black bear.... work great! | |||
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The Rem Model 8 with 15 rounds of 35 Rem is hard to beat for hogs. Tony  | |||
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Tony, Now that is a cool rifle! IMHO, a hog/pig rifle is a rifle that you used to kill a hog! My son uses a .223 and I use a .405 and both work fine for us.  NRA Life Benefactor Member, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center,Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/ | |||
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