Going hunting for wild boar soon and have a small dilemna. Have a choice of a 16-inch, Win 94 AE in .357 Mag , iron sights or an AR-15 with a Weaver Extreme 1.5-4X 30mm tube with Dual-X/red illum dot. Will be under heavy cover/trees so light will be very low. Clear open shots ranges from contact (< 10 feet) to about 25 yards due to the trees and brush.
Piggies usually come out just before dusk and move uphill into real heavy cover around just before dawn. Already selected a 158 gr jacketed soft point @1240 fps for the .357 mag. Looking to use a 64 gr, soft point, .223 round running a little hotter than 3000 fps in my AR. AR is a 16-inch, 1:9 twist, light barrel (.625" under the gas block). Zeroed both rifles for POA/POI at 50 yards.
Other concerns - terrain is hilly, with heavy vegetation, brush-busting required. Shots will likely be down hill, into the wind. Weather can be wet and cold instantly. Would use my 24-inch .308 Rem 700 but it's slow to swing around for a quick shot and is not a good setup for hunting four-legged targets in brush.
These are my choices - will probably take both but hunting regs here say you can only carry one weapon while hunting. Which would you take? BTW - if there are better choices in ammo, let me know too.
Thanks for your time,
Gunfighter
Piggies usually come out just before dusk and move uphill into real heavy cover around just before dawn. Already selected a 158 gr jacketed soft point @1240 fps for the .357 mag. Looking to use a 64 gr, soft point, .223 round running a little hotter than 3000 fps in my AR. AR is a 16-inch, 1:9 twist, light barrel (.625" under the gas block). Zeroed both rifles for POA/POI at 50 yards.
Other concerns - terrain is hilly, with heavy vegetation, brush-busting required. Shots will likely be down hill, into the wind. Weather can be wet and cold instantly. Would use my 24-inch .308 Rem 700 but it's slow to swing around for a quick shot and is not a good setup for hunting four-legged targets in brush.
These are my choices - will probably take both but hunting regs here say you can only carry one weapon while hunting. Which would you take? BTW - if there are better choices in ammo, let me know too.
Thanks for your time,
Gunfighter