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308 bullet to use for feral hog hunting

I have a Remington 700 XCR Compact 308 rifle with a 1:12 twist rifling. For target shooting I use Berger 30 cal (.308), 175gr hybrid target bullets that work well. However, I need suggestions to select a bullet for reloading for hog hunting. Any thoughts?
 
I have a Remington 700 XCR Compact 308 rifle with a 1:12 twist rifling. For target shooting I use Berger 30 cal (.308), 175gr hybrid target bullets that work well. However, I need suggestions to select a bullet for reloading for hog hunting. Any thoughts?
Bottom line find you some 180 core lotc
I have a Remington 700 XCR Compact 308 rifle with a 1:12 twist rifling. For target shooting I use Berger 30 cal (.308), 175gr hybrid target bullets that work well. However, I need suggestions to select a bullet for reloading for hog hunting. Any thoughts?
find you some 180 core lokts load them and don’t look back.
 
If the Berger 175 target bullets work well...than the Berger 175 gr Match Grade VLD Hunting, would also most likely work well ... with very similar BC, may not have to even adjust the scope.
 
Ray, I have Berger 30 cal, 175gr VLD Hunting bullets which I use for target shooting. However, with their slim ogive to make them VLD, the long length of these bullets forces me to seat them relatively deep into the case to achieve no more than 2.800" OAL from base to tip so they fit into the internal magazine. This creates a very long jump to the rifling (if I measured correctly, somewhat less than 0.250, way too long of a jump). For these reasons, I am trying to find an alternative bullet with not-so-long nose so the jump is not excessive and the round can fit into the internal magazine. I am in the process of obtaining an external magazine, but the overall length of rounds for the external magazine is still 2.800".
 
I can’t honestly think of any 30 caliber hunting bullet launched from a 308 that wouldn’t kill a pig. What’s on your shelf or what can you get cheap?
+1
Kinda scratched my head over that too. Whatever you can get for a good price and shoots well out of your rifle.
 

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