Hog Rifle... what do you use?

I have used most of my battery against piggies, .243, 35 Remington, 270, 300 WSM. I last used my 300 WSM which i prob will again since its my all around rifle, and nothing runs after being hit by it.

I took this hog with a running shot at approx 75 yards. The animal rolled over, kicked itself back on his feet and ran about 50 feet before going down for good. I've never observed a deer get up after being toppled. But pigs are definitely sturdy animals.

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I have only killed 3 hogs, the two that I shot in the chest both fell down immediately then got back up. The last one I killed, I shot in the head, and she didn't get back up.

I have seriously been thinking about, if stand work, go with my 458 Win mag and load up 300 grn as hot as possible... The 35 Rem would be faster 2nd shot, but doubt I would need it

Link about the 458...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_Winchester_Magnum

Pistol would be backup, DE 440 Corbon in 10" barrel

i use a ruger 270 or a marlin 22 magnum

whatever you choose, i would suggest getting a stainless steel rifle. Florida has humid and muggy weather along with rain probably half the year
florida does not agree with blue rifles

I just took a 150 lb sow this past weekend with an AR-15 shooting .223 caliber 63 grain, soft-nose bullets. One shot behind the ear and she went down like a sack of potatoes. That was at about 25 yards.

If you can't get that close and don't care about meat, I'd probably go AR in 6.8 or .450.

.243 H&R Accurifle with a FN Mauser action, but previously a Savage 99 in .300 Savage. If I were to get a rifle specifically to hunt hogs, it would be a semi in .308. We treat them as pests and try to get as many at a time as we can.

shots are not always that close in Texas, I shot 6 last night and they were all200 yards or more, just depends, I had one run up behind me so close I couldnt find him in my scope. as far as guns, my .17hmr kills many a hog at 100 yards. my favorite calibers are .22-250, .270,.308, 6.5 x 55 and 7mm-08. I use AR15s, AR10s, M1A, mini 14, mini 30. my favorite pistol is a Ruger BH Bisley in .45 colt but .44 mags go with me sometimes....I got so many hogs...so little time. sometimes there are so many in a pasture, there is no way I can count them. sometimes I catch em under a feeder and open up with a semi auto and lay em out.

At that kind of distance, 200 yds, you would want a pretty flat shooter In case you are off some, in your estimate

Close work, for the ones some are talking about... Is fine...

got a 16 1/4 inch stainless 1895 marlin with a north american bfr pistol in 45/70-450 marlin.where in florida ya headed to?

over bait on nature conservancy land (they allowed me to get them and paid the 'predation' fee required for off season here in NC) I took 4 wild/feral hog.
2 with BP pistols a Rem '58 and an ROA stoked to max. the 1 I shot with the ROA was moveing at a trot sort of and my shot hit too far back and high but got both lungs we (nephew and me) tracked in fresh snow about 500 yds and a shot to base of skull/neck did it in. dry sow about 325 lbs the other was a small about 100lbs skinned out young boar.
2 more I took with my Marlin Camp .45acp useing 185gr+P Rem GS slugs one dern near took it's head off from a base of skull/neck hit the othe of them I stick it behind his eye and knocked the top off the skull both young boars about 180 and 230 lbs. both dropped right there. at about 40 yds over bait.
real good eating and great sausage mixed with venison. and smoked.
all hunts my nephew was with me in the blind with his 20ga Mag H&R loaded with #3 Buck. they ran so fast he never got a shot off. good to know he was there though. he's a good shot.

"Bullets matter more than headstamps" and shot placement, if I may borrow a wise quote from a member on another forum. I've killed more than a 100+ hogs in FL with various calibers from 22 mag, 6.5x55, 7mm-08 and 270. Find a rifle and caliber that's pleasant for you to shoot and accurate with a well constructed hunting bullet (many available, TSX, NPT, etc.) and start killing some hogs.....please. Happy hunting.......CT

use something that shoots quickly, with some power... i like a 12 gauge, semi-automatic or pump... & use both a Mossberg 835, shoots 3.5 inch shells, with a slug barrel, & a remington 1100, but only shoots 2.75 inch shells. I will slip in some buck shot, and sometimes carry a semi-automatic pistol on my side (.40 S&W). You will generally see more than one, sometimes more than 30... If hunting/eliminating as a nuisance species, you want to get as many as you can quickly as possible... i also like my .270, and have taken them deer hunting -
sometimes as opportunity.

& Yes - Semi auto is legal, as well as baiting in FL, but hunting is allowed to 5 shot clip only, while ihunting

Another vote for the Marlin Model 1895G Guide Gun in 45-70 Gov't. I've killed two hogs with it, both went down like the hammer of god hit them.

Unless, you're in TX and simply depredating hogs, then I would go with an AR-15 with 30 round mags and 64 grain Winchester soft points.

I use my 7mm Rem Mag and the little woman uses her 7mm-08 or .270 win.

I've never had the chance to hog hunt, but my Win. 94 Big Bore in .375 would put the hurt on them. The cartridges I've got loaded, 200 gr. FN will do a definite "thumpin'" on them. Like gatorjames and his Savage 99 in .300, thats another good round for those porkers! Anyone needin' some help smackin' some pork, give me a holler!

i've killed hogs with .22 LR, .22 Magnum, .22 Hornet, .223 and a host of larger calibers. Most of my kills have been with a .50 cal. muzzleloader:

OK, what are you trying to say with that picture hit with a bazooka
Since edited my statement is hard to understand...

Smith model 29.

I can tell you what not to use, My 6.5 remington Magnum in very fast 87gr. varmint bullets, 3700fps. Kills coyotes and mule deer for 30 years here in Nevada.
this bullet hit the rear of the shoulder, sweet spot, and knocked it down. 100yds another shot between the fore legs, dead center. down again. It charged me at 10 feet and straight arm shot it between the eyes. no bullet penetraited more than the end of your pointing finger. 100 grain 243 all day long, no problems.

I think I would have a better time hunting pigs with a revolver.

My 4" .45 Colt would probably be "the one" I'd carry with a 255gr @ ~900fps.

Second choice would be my scoped SRH .454 Casull using the same bullet a couple hundred feet per second faster.

If I had to pick a rifle, then the SKS would be my first choice of rifle to use, but I'd also like to see what my .358 WSSM could do.

If I didn't have a rifle and lived in FL, I would get whatever I wanted for deer hunting and use that... .35 Rem comes to mind... .30-30, .357, .44 Mag, .45 Colt... all will do the job.

Hog Rifle 45-70

In this thread I listed a load for my Marlin 45-70 using a heavy load of H-335 and a Speer 400gr JSP. In that thread I was referring to a load in my Marlin not That I recommend it for anyone else.Do not use it in Trapdoor Springfield or Sharps rifles.

I am referring to thread #7

hog hunting

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These guys are using a .223 to good effect. Shot placement is the
key. Contrary to rumors, hogs are not M1 Abrams tanks on the hoof.
And as you will see, every one of these shots is taken on the run,
which makes it tough. We've got big problems with hogs here in
Texas. These guys are pros --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiHmYsyVniE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLejlibClio

You can run porky, but you can't hide


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varmint ammo is not the choice for hogs, I like the .17hmr with 20 grain hunting tip, drops em at 100 yards, no problem

I use this.....

.308 - I hog hunt right here in central Florida....I like Hornady TAP 168gr - They are what I consider to be "One hitter quitters"...lol