Driven Boar Calibre

turner.jc1 said:

8x57 handlods are my choice moving forward. Circa 200g cup and core bullets at medium+ speed. Or 7mm/300 magnums with 160+ bonded or partition types. I’ve used 7mm mag and 308 in the past. 308 power level is the minimum. I shot a big Keiler with 180gr rem factory core locks and it didn’t even react. He died though. Most of what you see is small, but the mature males are huge and hard to kill. And your shot placement will likely be poor.

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Turnips said:

Not sure if this is helpful or not but there is an absolute bargain 30-06 in the classifieds on here:

For Sale: - Ruger 77 Mk2 Stainless .30-06 with Leupold

Wonder if there is any interest in my current hunting rifle. A Ruger M77 Mk2 in stainless, with a silver Leupold Vari-X II, 3-9x40, in Ruger mounts. This rifle is fitted in a factory black walnut stock, which was acquired separately as this model came with a black synthetic stock. The original...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

Edit: just reading back and saw you already picked a new rifle. Still, this might catch somebodies eye who is in the same boat as OP

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drone said:

Took my own advice and bought a 1982 vintage BLR in 308.
You'll have to take my word for it but you can believe every word you hear about this gun, using up a rake of pulled bullets from when I sold my previous 308 including 130 barnes tsx and ttsx, 165 grn speer btsp and 168 grn speer bthp match, 155 grn ggg match ammo plus a handfull or two of 180grn + gas checked cast boolits the worst group I shot was 1.25" - 5 shots btw, the best was one ragged hole. Repeat shots very quick and recoil not too terrible.
I initially had a lazy firing pin due to it being in storage for many a long day but brake cleaner and HP compressed air followed by some silicon oil sorted that out.
View attachment 347082 Scope is a nikko sterling boar eater ( don't you just love the american titles) 1x4 with an illuminated reticle that I bought new at a discounted rate and it still cost more than the rifle. Borescoped the barrel which looks perfect. Very pleased so far.
I got some 180 grn SP bullets to load up and two sons and self are proposing a hungarian trip next Autumn if I can crack the Euro transit paperwork for several rifles as we want to make it a road trip event.

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gixer1 said:

Are 6.5 chamberings used on continental boar now in some countries? Wondered with the growing popularity in f they had been used more often now. I can see a 140gr 6.5 bullet doing a good job on a boar….although I’d still take the 06 over it.

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