hog handgun?

With hogs, bear, big deer, cows etc. A big bullet is the answer. Big bullets, as in wide and heavy for caliber, will make a better wound channel. They don't necessarily need to be flying mach 2 for the job to get done. So the comments about using enough gun are very valid. But in your situation a hard cast or other slow expanding 38 will work, just limit it to smaller pigs. See a huge old boar in the 400# class? Just tell the land owner about it. Don't take on more than you have gun for. And consider yourself lucky to have wide open spaces to wander!

susieqz said:

when i say i have little talent that means i gotta practice more,so
i shoot more than most.
35, that is a very cute gun.
amazing shot with fixed sights.

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After looking at the picture again the revolver does sort of look small and cute, but it's a full size, 36 oz, Colt reproduction.

Regarding the fixed sights, they're not nearly the handicap most believe. The sight picture on that revolver is essentially the same as on any of my handguns with adjustable sights, and the sights aRe infinitely more rugged than adjustable ones. With fixed sights, one simply finds a load they expect to shoots most and regulate the sights to that load. Once regulated I've found I can shoot loads 150 fps or so faster or slower with no meaningful change in point of impact out to 50 yds. or so. That load runs a 258 gr. SWC around 1000 fps and shoots just about to the sights @ 50 yds. Conversely, a few weeks ago with the same handgun I used a load a couple hundred fps slower to pop a blue quail 25 or so yds. away. Loaded properly it's a very versatile revolver and caliber.

35W

It's been my experience that hogs do not stand still very much while feeding. They also walk fast through the thickets when alarmed. That's why I choose to use a rifle and aim for the chest organs.

TR

Beautiful rifle T.R.
I love those half magazine Marlins.

My buddy hunts wild hogs in South Georgia every year...

He hunts Georgia state land and they ONLY allow .22 rimfire by law. He has a .22 magnum rifle he uses. He says one MUST hit them in the ear where they drop dead on the spot every time. Shot anywhere else, they run and wont be found. Hit anywhere else on the skull is a deflected shot.

Sounds like you are a good shot with a .22 so I would start there if you are recoil sensitive.

Good luck, sounds like a lot of fun. Besides what more of a challenge than hitting a hog in the ear at 100 yards with a .22? Send me sausage!

Just shoot 'em ...

Hog handgun?

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Try a 10mm AUTO, loaded "heavy & fast."

200gn FMJ-FP loads @ 1270fps should work fine.

Glock 40 MOS (long slide).

susieqz said:

i can't afford big bullets because i have little talent.

i can shoot any caliber using 2 hands but it's not fun, so a gun that forces me to use 2 hands wouldn't get shot much.

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Here lies the problem with your "hunting". Big bullets kill more efficiently except for careful head shots. Why do you think most people recommend a handgun larger than 22 rimfire for personal protection? Killing..... Get yourself something with more oomph and learn to shoot it two handed fairly well even if it isn't fun. You can still do the one-handed thing. Hunting is sort of like business.... you use something that is effective to get the job done. But it's still fun. The shooting part is not the important thing hunting other than hitting your target and hopefully humanely killing the animal.

You can do this. You shoot a 22 handgun well. You can do the same thing with a larger caliber.

Id go with a trusty 357 revolver. My Ruger police service six has an excellent trigger job and can hit really well at 25 yds .. and slight misses are ok, cause that 357 will do the trick. Personally though, I would much prefer my AK for such a task. I've got some buddies who shoot hogs a lot at their ranch... there are instances where if you shoot one, another could charge... Usually they scurry away.. usually. So if im loaded with adrenaline trying to stop a 300lber from charging? Yeah... AK all day.

Besides what more of a challenge than hitting a hog in the ear at 100 yards with a .22?

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Shooting hogs at 100 yards with a .22 pistol? Seriously?

Good luck, sounds like a lot of fun. Besides what more of a challenge than hitting a hog in the ear at 100 yards with a .22? Send me sausage!

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Well for starters if you're hog hunting at 100 yds with a .22 lr handgun, there most likely won't be any sausage.
I don't care if you can hit a quarter 10 times out of 10 at the range. Game animals are not the same. They typically don't stand still long enough for you to take your sweet time, especially hogs.

"Shooting hogs at 100 yards with a .22 pistol? Seriously?"

With a pistol? No way. A rifle? Possibly as I used to head shoot rabbits with most being out around 75 yds, and with open sights (when my eyes were better). Certainly not offhand though.

You wouldn't catch me using a rimfire without a backup large caliber handgun though, and I'd opt for a .22 magnum just for a little more certainty. But I'd not use a rimfire for medium game.

susieqz:

Based on my experience hunting with handguns, and hunting boar, I would suggest that you look into a T/C Arms pistol, either a Contender or an Encore. Since you like small groups, I'll point you to the fact that the T/C Contender still holds the world record for handgun accuracy at 500 yards, using iron sights. The group measured 0.75" horizontal by 3.5" vertical. I would suggest starting to get familiar with the pistol in your favorite, the .22LR, then adding whatever barrel you choose. BTW, these firearms are guaranteed to shoot 1.0" groups at 100 yards.

In closing, kudos on not cutting-and-running from some of the members' poorly made comments in this thread. Not all were "high road", but you have been holding your own quite admirably!

I'll put a link to a nice T/C Contender below merely as an example.

Example 1: http://shop.williamsgunsight.com/moreinfo.aspx?pid=034383&cs=/products.aspx&ai=M

Example 2: http://shop.williamsgunsight.com/moreinfo.aspx?pid=034527&cs=/products.aspx&ai=M

JMHO, a .44 Mag in an Encore would be awesome, and handloaded, recoil would be what you make it. A .45 Long Colt? Better yet. I personally have used the .444 Marlin, the .45-70 Gov't in Encores, and a .45 ACP in a WWI, Colt 1911-A1.

Geno

suzieqz,

the standard number of rounds/trigger pulls required to make a conscious act subconscious is 3000. and yes, the more shooting skills you can put on "automatic" the better shooter you become. most of us know this and also know it takes time and practice to accomplish.

glad you got things sorted out.

murf

bullseyeforum.net

i did the same thing, a while back, after stepping on a rattlesnake. my bhp came out of the holster and hit em three out of eight. i was just a spectator!

luck,

murf

murf said:

offhand and benched are two different things. there are not a lot of handguns that will consistently do less than two inches at 25 yards offhand.

murf

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Any handgun that will do two inches benched will obviously do two inches offhand, it's the user that can't.

"this is a big advantage that people here are ignoring."

Maybe some, though I cannot speak for them. My point was that a .38 Spl (or .22 LR) would be fairly poor performers were you to have issues.

suzieqz,

glad ljnowell stepped in here. he is the resident bullseye guy. he is knowledgeable and helpful. so, you can add him as a source of info.

ljnowell,

those two sentences of mine you reference are mutually exclusive. a good nut behind the trigger makes the difference between benched and offhand a moot point. there are still few handguns that will put the best ammo, fired by the best shooter, all into less than two inches at 25 yards, imo.

murf

murf said:

suzieqz,

glad ljnowell stepped in here. he is the resident bullseye guy. he is knowledgeable and helpful. so, you can add him as a source of info.

ljnowell,

those two sentences of mine you reference are mutually exclusive. a good nut behind the trigger makes the difference between benched and offhand a moot point. there are still few handguns that will put the best ammo, fired by the best shooter, all into less than two inches at 25 yards, imo.

murf

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You are dead right about that murf. Less than 2" at 25 is a tall order. People casually post all the time about how certain guns or loads will shoot 1.5" or 2" groups at 25 yards, even adding the phrase "all day long."

I certainly wish I could accomplish that task that easily, lol! I have found that most of those 1.5" groups are closer to 3.5" and that the 25 yards is closer to 12 or 15. People are generally bad at guesstimating distances.

susieqz said:

is that mostly large caliber semi autos that won't group well?
with my arms rested on my rain barrel, my tricked out 22/45 will shoot a 1'' group at 25 measured yards, using wolf.
i'm told that the s&w model 15will do the same. so, i got one coming.

no, i'm not saying i can shoot like that. using 2 hands, the group widens to 2''. using one hand, it goes to 3''.
that's on a good day.

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They will most certainly group well, just not in the hands of an average person. I've shot 1911s that I know for a fact will group 1.5" or less at 50 yards.

Both of my bullseye 45 pistols will do 2" at 50 yards. Not with me shooting it, but they will do it. My m19 S&W will certainly shoot 1" at 25. I've shot several targets in 1.5" or less. That's being shot double action. I certainly can't do that on demand, but it's what the gun is always capable of, and what I'm capable of on my best day.

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You are dead right about that murf. Less than 2" at 25 is a tall order. People casually post all the time about how certain guns or loads will shoot 1.5" or 2" groups at 25 yards, even adding the phrase "all day long."

I certainly wish I could accomplish that task that easily, lol! I have found that most of those 1.5" groups are closer to 3.5" and that the 25 yards is closer to 12 or 15. People are generally bad at guesstimating distances.

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15 yds is a nice comfortable range for shooting as you can see your holes without walking up to the target. I don't consider shooting at 7 yds much fun at all.

Good luck with the M15.

22-rimfire said:

15 yds is a nice comfortable range for shooting as you can see your holes without walking up to the target. I don't consider shooting at 7 yds much fun at all.

Good luck with the M15.

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That's why we use spotting scopes on bullseye competition.