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AussieHunter
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.270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs?
      #84928 - 30/08/07 12:05 PM

Hi Guys Just a quick question

Which caliber would you recommend for use on pigs up to about 260lbs. I could be shooting them up to 300 yards. I know there is not much difference between them, but i just want to know which would be the No.1 caliber out of those two for pigs. I will be using Winchester Power Points in which ever caliber i get, so

130 or 150 grains for .270?
150 or 180 grains for .308?

Any help would be great!
And yes i posted this same post in the rifle forum.
.270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs?
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.270 Win
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AzGuy
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Re: .270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs? [Re: AussieHunter]
      #84934 - 30/08/07 01:10 PM

AH,

As you said, "not much diffenece"....but if longer ranges are possible, then I'd choose the 270.

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ALAN_MCKENZIE
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Re: .270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs? [Re: AzGuy]
      #84966 - 31/08/07 12:21 AM

Either calibre is fine for pigs.
Long range flat shooting = 270 win
I've loaded 220 gn roundnose soft nose in my 308 ruger synthetic with devistating results on pigs including one shot where the bullet travelled the full length of a pig,from chest to butt then went through both shoulders of a pig standing behind it.
Two for the price of one bullet.
Al

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Re: .270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs? [Re: ALAN_MCKENZIE]
      #84969 - 31/08/07 12:31 AM

.30-06 and get the best of both worlds. So I voted .308.

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Weatherby
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Re: .270 Win or .308 Win For Pigs? [Re: NitroX]
      #85314 - 09/09/07 07:48 AM

I'd take the .270 over the .308 for shooting big boars at distances such as 300 yards.. Ive used mine hundreds of times on good sized pigs with some at great distances. I voted .270

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