I didn't read all the way through this thread this time. I like right behind the ear.
After 5 years of abaitment shooting I can say that with 308 win and bigger , lower 3rd of shoulder almost always will drop them where they stood, but I have also had a few run off after such a hit, even with 458 SOCOM....not many, but a few. I would say 80% plus effective for 308 and up, a lot depends on if they are exactly square to you or not. If you are body shooting bigger is better every time!
Lighter stuff like 30-30 7.62X39, 300 Blk, 6.8 SPC, heavy 223 bullets, it is best to aim for the head unless you like looking for them. Yes I have dropped them with these calibers with shoulder hits, but the chances of having to go find them after they run off goes way up. The farthest i i be ever shot one was 120 yards away, the vast majority in the 20-60 yard range and the closest was about 2 feet off the end of my suppressor. I walked around a tree and he was just standing there.....surprise!
Lighter stuff like 30-30 7.62X39, 300 Blk, 6.8 SPC, heavy 223 bullets, it is best to aim for the head unless you like looking for them. Yes I have dropped them with these calibers with shoulder hits, but the chances of having to go find them after they run off goes way up. The farthest i i be ever shot one was 120 yards away, the vast majority in the 20-60 yard range and the closest was about 2 feet off the end of my suppressor. I walked around a tree and he was just standing there.....surprise!
Head or neck? Yes. All felled with a single round from a lowly .223. I can also spell "abatement."
Wow. An almost 10 year old thread...
A .22 mag will easily kill a hog deer or other if placed behind the head.
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.223 55 gr SP neck shot. Never had one walk away
Or hollow point or jmj
Its okay, we are still killing pigs! Chop chop!Wow. An almost 10 year old thread...
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