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Very big hogs, especially the European boar, do not mix well with small calibers, and head shots are not always in the cards.
My advice, use a bigger caliber, say a 30 caliber with premium 180 grainers or even 200s, and put it in the boiler room. Boar can take a hit and keep on truckin -- and an aggravated problem with smaller calibers is lack of or nonexistent blood trails. Even with 30 cal bullets blood trails can be nonexistent or not start for 50 or more yards due to the fat and thick hair on a boar.
Yote's 45/70 is also a good ticket. .270 minimum is my recommendation, with Partition 150 grainers. And better yet the venerable 30-06 with 180 grainers. If you're just dyin' to use a .243, don't be disappointed if after a good hit you never find the boar, JMHO, Waidmannsheil, Dom.
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