caliber .243
2007-03-24 06:31:07 · 11 answers · asked by JOHNNY 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
My favorite shot on feral hogs is the head or neck shot, if for some reason these targets are blocked then I target the spine as my next quick kill zone.
Note the heart lung shot is a kill shot but not a quick kill, I’ve seen hogs cover over 100 yards after having the heart blown in half by a 30-06.
I choose the head, neck and spine shots because the hog will never move with a good shot.
Seeing that wild hogs are known to charge the shooter if the shot was not a quick kill shot.
Now the feral hog and its crosses with the wild boar as they get older start to develop a almost gristle like shield on their sides covering the heart lung zone and that is why the older wild hog or Boar need a larger caliber to make it to the heart lung area.
The smaller calibers shooting the highly fragmental varmint bullets are not best for that job.
You would be better off with bullet of deer hunting construction designed to expand not explode for and wild or feral hogs.
With a 243 I would advise the head, neck or spine shots.
That my opinion and experience.
D58
2007-03-24 07:35:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Head by all means. I learned that while as a kid. We raised and butchered our own very large domestic hogs. One shot from just a .22 to the head would drop them like a rock plus you would not damage any meat. I live in Florida and have used a .243 on these mean boars down here.
2007-03-24 13:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by spara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head shots. Bleh. LEarn the animal and the vital spots in the body. Head shots are great... on TV. LEt me tell you something: A wild animal, even when standing still, will move it's head, at least a little. When feeding, it'll move ALOT. I personally find it ensures a clean shot when you learn the vitals and aim for the big three (heart, lungs, liver) and don't go for a smaller, semi-armored target with alot of curves and angles to deflect a bullet/arrow/etc.
2007-03-25 17:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Hartigan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a .243 Winchester? A head shot is the only sane choice you have on a sizable hog.
H
2007-03-26 00:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head shots are nice if you can get them, but it's a small target, usually moving in brush, hardly ideal for your 243 to punch through. Body shots are imminently more practical, though you may have to blood-trail him into the thickest, nastiest spot in the woods, where he'll inevitably run. It's part of the charm of the sport.
2007-03-24 18:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A well placed head shot will be a quicker death for the hog. A neck shot is a second choice if a head shot is not available. The third would be the chest shot.
2007-03-24 13:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by afreshpath_admin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would shot the hog in the head
2007-03-26 06:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by littledel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a round that size, i'd go for the head, because hogs are tough
2007-03-24 13:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a "drop" a head shot.
2007-03-28 12:30:12 · answer #9 · answered by Joe R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say the head if you can hit it and don't want to save it.
2007-03-24 15:37:01 · answer #10 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋