Boar Medicine

[NYH1]

What do you think would be better for wild boar in my 444 Marlin 240 gr. Remington or 265 gr. Hornady. The boar I'll be hunting weigh from 200 lbs to 400 lbs. My friend shot a 300 pounder last weekend with his 300 WSM using 180gr. failsafe bullets. He hit it in the shoulder and it went right down. Thats the kind of performance I want. :twisted:

[Fla Brian]

The 240's a good deer bullet, but hogs are a lot tougher than deer. Go with the 265. It was designed for tougher game.

[Redhawk1]

I did a hog hunt in Tennessee. I shot a 200 LB boar with my 44 MAG Super Redhawk at 25 yards using a 300 gr. Cast Performance bullet and dropped the hog in its tracks. Shot placement is the key. A 240 gr. bullet in your 444 Marlin will work, if you want use a 265 Hornady. If you reload try a 300 gr. Cast bullet, they go through both shoulder. The 240 and 265 gr. bullets will expand quick on a hog. Just remember shot placement. Also have a great hunt.