What bullet would you use in a 15-16 inch 223 Remington for hogs?

xphunter

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Sep 15, 2005
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7T Rock barrel, 223 Remington-15-16 inch barrel length.
What bullet would you use for hogs?
Typically under 200 yards.
 
I would go with the 70 gr AB. Second choice would be the 64 gr Bonded Solid Base. I'm running the 70 gr AB in my 22 Nosler.

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It’s hard to beat the 64gr BSB , it’s one tough cookie.
It's a great bullet. Nosler designed this bullet for a Govt Agency who needed a bullet to go through a automobile windshield or door panel and still take out a bad guy.
It's performance is impressive.

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Man, that 64 BSB has been my bullet of choice for the 223 and hogs for a while. Never recovered one, but the sure do punch through and leave a very dead hog between the two holes. When I catch them at SPS on the cheap I stock up. They look like they have the BC of boxcar, but they fly great, for what they are. TAC is a great powder. I've not used it, but I wouldn't hesitate to use the 70 AB. I have some 68 Grain Hammer HHT's that I haven't worked with yet, but I expect great things from them.
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I have used the Nosler 64gr Bonded Solid Based in a 16" and 18" gas guns, didn't recover any pigs, it was getting late and didn't care to go look. I did find the stripped carcasses a few days later close by.

I also purchased some of these to try in a few different rifles, bolt and gas guns, 16", 18" and two different 22" bolt guns in either 7 twist or 8 twist, 5.56 or 223 Wylde. No range time yet, entirely to hot here. Will report back when I get a chance.

Hornady 75gr Interlock SBR
Hornady 75gr Interlock SBR

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