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    Back to the .308

    Sep 01, 2022 5 minutes

    It’s doubtful whether there’s a better pig cartridge in a bolt-action rifle than the .308 Winchester. I used the .308 almost exclusively on pigs in the 1980s, before moving on to the longer legged .270. Recently, my interest in the .308 has been rekindled. You can have a light, short rifle and use relatively inexpensive 150-grain projectiles and easily take the largest boars.

    In thick lignum at close range or at difficult angles, cartridges such as the .338 Federal and .358 Winchester might stop the larger ones faster on some occasions, but the .308 will be better at ensuring multiple shots off at running pigs or when trying to shoot several in a mob. The .308 projectiles will also usually be considerably cheaper.

    The other cartridge I really like on pigs is the 6.8 SPC in a Spec II chamber. On the

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