Whitesheep Report post Posted September 7, 2015 The .223 class cartridge is ideal for Javalina hunting in my opinion. For those of you who use a .224 bullet, what type and weight of bullet do you use and why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 7, 2015 The 64 grain nosler bonded, or a flavor of the Barnes ttsx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted September 7, 2015 69 Sierra Match King from my .223 REM. Entrance hole Exit hole 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted September 7, 2015 any soft lead tip combination will get the job done if hit the vitals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted September 7, 2015 I loaded up some Nosler ballistic tip this year for my little brothers hunt. Worked like a charm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rkv09 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 The 64 grain nosler bonded works great on Javelinas and coyotes. Drops them in their tracks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitesheep Report post Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Hey Huntharder, were you using a .224 bullet? I didn't know Nosler made a BT in this caliber. I really like BT's, but the smallest bullet Nosler lists on their site is a 7mm. In fact Nosler doesn't list anything under 6mm. Good to here the 60-65 grain bullets are working well. This is my thinking as well. While I have had good accuracy with 70 and 77 grain bullets they sure are l o n g and use up a lot of case capacity. Thanks for the information. OK, I wasn't looking deeply enough into Nosler's product line. The 60 grain NBT is on my list to try. Edited September 9, 2015 by Whitesheep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 I've killed billions of animals with the 50 NBT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted September 8, 2015 I have a load for my .223 Rem with the 50gr. NBT too (and V-Max), but they are varmint bullets. 3300 fps from an AR puts a whooping on coyotes. It is ugly on anything smaller. I think it would do similar damage to a javelina as it does to coyotes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Lance, surprisingly it works pretty well as far as not making a mess. My wife put three into a pig as far as she could with my AR. None exited and the pig didn't go anywhere. I like exits though so I've not used it since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.S.R. Report post Posted September 12, 2015 Killed my pig last year with a 62gr Barnes TSX and it performed awesome. Little piggy didn't know what hit him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues assassin Report post Posted September 13, 2015 I have no clue but man just thinking about javelina hunting come January and seeing the pics gets me excited! And it's to early for me to get this excited when it's so far away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Don Martin Report post Posted September 16, 2015 I use the Fiocchi match ammo that is loaded with Sierra 77 grain hollow point boat tail in my Rock River Arms AR and I have several one shot stops with this load. Super accurate round in my AR. Don't need to shoot anything other bullet in it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
