Your opinion on 300 fireball for hogs

[worksalot]

Thanks for the input Dan. I have thrown the question out on a couple other forums also. I have done some load data work-up, and chronyed my load at 100 yrds to see the actual velocity(did make me abit nervous about flinching with my chrony sitting out right at my target). i am getting 2000fps from the 130gr barnes ttsx @100yrds so that should put the energy at 1000ft/lbs+-. The game/ballistics charts show max animal size around 215lbs...And here is a pic of the jewell fresh from my redneck camoflage closet.

[Fritzcat]

That is a nice job on the camo. Your ballistics match up to the 762x39 that I use on hogs, Wolf Military 124gr HP. That round will do a number on them. You can look over a AR15.com, outdoors, hog hunting, and look at the 762x39 hogs and see what this round did to one shot square in the shoulder. It never moved.

[worksalot]

Well I had sometime today to build my redneck terminal ballistic indicator....see picture attached. You might notice most things i do are (redneck)


This is its condition after completing the testing but you get the idea. the wood is 1inch rough cut pallet lumber from Mexico(I have no idea but it is harder than pine). 6 boards are spaced about 1 inch apart, next is a steel belted radial. The shots were from left to right at 100 yrds. here are the results.
45 long colt 240gr xtp 1600fps penetrates all wood but was lodged in the tire tread upon entry--no expansion
454casull 250gr xpt 2100fps penetrates all wood and both tire treads lodged in dirt- expansion after it hit dirt.
300 fireball 130gr 2250fps ttsx barnes penetrates all wood, both tire treads left 1 petal behind so I assume it was expanding.
300 fireball 125gr spitzer 2200fps-penetrates all wood 1st tire tread and jacket gets lodged in inner tire underside of second tread.
300fireball 150gr sst 1950fps penetrates all wood 1 tire tread and was lodged exiting 2nd tire tread showed good expansion and retaines most of weight.
300fireball 208amax 1000fps subsonic penetrates all wood and 1st tire tread bounced off scond tread inside of tire and was laying inside tire. All tests were done at 25 degrees F. So what do you think??

[Fritzcat]

The tire will require too many plugs to put back on your car, it will be easier to get another for $15 at Bubba's, he is cheaper because he operates out of his ga rawge, duh!!! Good info. I have not loaded any super-sonics for my 300W.

[Fritzcat]

Is that a Nikon Scope on your AR 300W with a BDC reticle? What range does the marks match-up with sub-sonic?

[Titleiiredneck]

I have shot a few hogs behind the house with the whisper and worked well. I was using a 175 amax at a estimated 1350 fps "chrony went under during katrina"

most were neck shots at around 150 yds but i did shoot one in the head with a 220 smk and it did penetrate well through her neck. You sound like you are on the right track but instead of the tire i suggest using a metal paint can filled with gelatin " aka jello" that will give you more of a simulated hog. You would be suprised how whimpy they are once you penetrate the hide and any bone

example

try 3 boards and then a gallon can of jello.

I hunt ms and pa only so i also suggest you find out a few more things.

1 can i use over a 5 round mag?
2 can i use a metallic cartridge during muzzle loading/ primitive weapon season for hog only?


hope you have fun!, there are a buttload of hogs around here and you should bring alot of ammo

[worksalot]

First oh all let me start by saying thanks again for looking at this thread. I am very excited about my up coming hog hunt and working with my whisper/fireball. Yes the scope is a nikon with bdc. It is the muzzle loading version with 5inches of eye of relief. I have it sighted in for the 125gr/130gr bullets at 100yrds. The subsonic 208 amax bullets point of impact at 100yrds on the 9x setting is at the top of the post(what would be the wide part of the vertical crosshair) under the bdc circles, if you have looked through them you probably know what i mean. I don't have a can yet so I set it up for hot loads that may change in the future. Titleiiredneck...I would love to try the jello thing but I don't think the kids would understand why I wanted to use their jello to shot at...I won't even attempt to relay what my girlfriend might say. She thinks I am half nuts anyway, she tells me from time to time she wishes she got as much attention as my guns and reloading....I wanted to tell her I wish she were threaded for a silencer....but thought better of it.

[martineta]

I own a hunting lodge in Paraguay. My Paraguayan target shooting buddies had me bringing 300 whisper barrels from Thompson for contenders and encores for ten years. I bought a 300 barrel for my encore and use it in Paraguay and Arhentina to shoot Feral Hogs. I use 150 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. My buddy loads them to shoot at 2400 fps using H110 powder. I have not had a crip yet. One hog shot high in the shoulder ran 200 yds. The rest were head shots or heart shots. Head shots kill instantly and heart shots within 20 yards.