Originally Posted by jmudler
Originally Posted by hawndog
Tough call. Guessing the .308 is a bolt action?
Both bolt action and AR10

Originally Posted by BPI
Wide open fields ? High hog count in smaller fields ? Lot's of variables.


Mostly will be picking off pigs on feeders. Terrain is woods.

Originally Posted by Goatkiller
Varies wildly IMO. .308 is plenty I don't think the 458 is necessary at all and expensive unless you are shooting sub-sonic then there is no comparison the .458 is the clear winner.

90% of the hogs I kill are with .223 or 7.62x39.
I dont have can that I can use with 458....... yet. I am also drooling over the 8.6 blackout so I may go to 338 vs 458 suppressed. I can do 308 suppressed.




not to derail the discussion but the best sub-sonic option is 450 Bushmaster because you can shoot all the various pistol bullets available... which actually expand at sub-sonic velocity. Works better than shooting a cast bullet or some kind of specialty .308 subsonic bullet. Basically you a loading this to a 45 Long Colt. All this is effectively bow hunting with a gun if you are truly sub-sonic. Bullet weight and expansion are the only real variables the velocity across every option is the same. If that makes sense.

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