Hogs are not that tough to kill, despite what you might hear. If you intend to shoot them in or behind the shoulder a tough, controlled expansion bullet makes some sense but IMO there is no need to go above 150 grains with such a bullet and doing so is actually counterproductive. If you decide to use a standard cup and core bullet you may want to step up bullet weight to 180 grains. However, I would recommend going with the neck shot on pigs instead of the standard should shot since the vital area is similar in size, is not as well protected, and results are immediately apparent. For this shot a standard cup and core bullet or ballistic tip of 150 grains is plenty. Were I to use a .308, I would probably opt for the 130 or 150 grain (whichever shot better) Barnes bullet and be good for any situation.
I've shot them with every caliber of rifle I own. Some rifles better than others on killing. There are some guns I wouldn't bother taking. In the years of chasing them around I've seen some wild s*!t hunting them. One particular sow had 3 Rotweiler slugs in her shoulder, one leg was 4" shorter than the other, her back quarter had a 44 bullet lodged right next to the femur bone. She was a trooper.
A high shot will produce a pissed off hog, their spine is lower than on a deer. As mentioned above shot placement is key. Gonna get after them on Saturday, that or go fish. Weather sucks
For those concerned about the penetration of the light for caliber Barnes bullets, don't be. My first hog was an adult sow that was pretty average in size. She was quartering hard toward me at about 40 yards and the 110 grain TTSX from my .270 WSM struck her directly behind her right ear, traveled lengthwise down the neck destroying several vertebrae, turned the chest cavity to mush, traveled through the paunch, shattered the left hip and came to rest just inside the skin at the back of the ham. Total penetration was over 30 inches through heavy bone and tissue.
We hog hunt in Florida. The rifle I was using had a Wilson Combat upper on a POF lower. It 7.62x40 round that was developed by Mr Wilson. I took this 250-300 pound boar out with a handloaded 125 gr Hornady SST at 100 yards. The boar went about five yards from where I hit him.
My buddies boy shot a 175-200 lb with the same round. I can't find the picture right now but the exit wound was golf ball size. The hogs lungs and liver was hanging out of the hog. The shot was at 50 yards and the hog never took a step, just flinched then stood for about 5-10 seconds, then fell over like cutting a tree down.
Third hog my buddy shot with the same round. 200 lb hog was on the move when he took the first shot. He hit him in the rear portion and the hog lost all use of his back legs. He was squealing like a stuck hog while still moving forward with his front legs. Second shot dropped him dead.
I loaded up 100 rounds to take with us. I brought back 96 rounds.
The round proved to be very accurate and crazy effective on hogs. I will loading some in 300 BO as well to see how they do in my grandsons Ruger American Rifle.