Gunfighter123
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In a auto pistol = 10MM !!!!
In a revolver --- anything .357 or BIGGER !!!
In a revolver --- anything .357 or BIGGER !!!
Best Handgun Caliber as a Sidearm for Hogs?
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I use to carry a pistol along with a center fire rifle (7mm-08/ .270) when hunting hogs. Lately I have been leaving my Delta Elite at camp due to the extra weight. When I trade the rifle for a fishing pole, it's nice to have a sidearm loaded with Double Tap 200gr XTP's at 1250 fps.
Gryffydd
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Not to mention the difficulty of holding it and pulling the trigger with your hoof.
That's the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title too.
Daddywagz
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Many thanks to you all, I've got a clearer picture of what to get!
1SOW
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I've only fired a friends 44 Auto-Mag, but it should work fine if you can carry it.
LAK Supply
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Not this one again... 10mm will edge out the 357 mag, and it's not "giving a lot to the 10mm." I'm not saying it's significant, which is why "edge" was the word. I simply stated that there's no reason to use a 357mag in place of a 10mm, especially if the OP wants to use an auto.
Hot 10mm loads will edge out the 357mag (I'm using 200gr hardcasts as a reference) by 50-100fps. Also, the 357 will not handle the 230gr bullets the 10mm will.
Quoheleth
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.41 Blackhawk with 215grain lead semi wadcutters.
I got it for just this purpose.
And now my friend with the deer & hog lease lost the lease, so I've got a gun and no hogs to hunt.
Q
I got it for just this purpose.
And now my friend with the deer & hog lease lost the lease, so I've got a gun and no hogs to hunt.
Q
My custom 4" stainless Redhawk in .41mag loaded with my favorite handloads, 265gr. lead flatpoints. I have taken several hogs with that load and it really does the trick. I am sure my 5" 1911 with some hot .45acp handloads might work as good, but I know the Redhawk will not fail me.
Quoheleth
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Good looking gun, Mike.
Q
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Good looking gun, Mike.
Q
Peter M. Eick
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I have used my 10mm on feral hogs in south texas. It works well, but next time I will go with my 357 SuperMag and some 200 grn slugs. Some of those hogs took more shots then I would have liked to take.
MicrometerMike
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10mm hands down auto pistol, 44 or 41 mag in a revolver.
Interesting. Out of curiosity, how does the sectional density of a 200gr. .357mag load compare to that of the 230gr 10mm load?
I just found DT's 200gr .357 load. That's some big medicine.
ECVMatt
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Another vote for the 10mm in an auto loader. I have taken several hogs with my Glock 20 and it works great. We captured them with dogs first, so the shots were at very close range. I used Double Tap 200 JHP's. The hogs did not like it.
I like the 20 because it is relatively light, accurate, and is pretty indestructable.
If you like wheel guns, anything .357 + is going to work. If this is your first handgun, then stick to the .357, practice with .38 spl. and have fun. I like Ruger Blackhawks and GP-100's for the same reasons I like the Glock 20, weight excepted.
Have fun killing hogs.
Matt
I like the 20 because it is relatively light, accurate, and is pretty indestructable.
If you like wheel guns, anything .357 + is going to work. If this is your first handgun, then stick to the .357, practice with .38 spl. and have fun. I like Ruger Blackhawks and GP-100's for the same reasons I like the Glock 20, weight excepted.
Have fun killing hogs.
Matt
LAK Supply
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Looks like the .357 has better sectional density... about .224 compared to .205... kind of a given for the smaller diameter.
Heavier bullet vs better SD... similar penetration with the .400 diameter probably creating a larger wound channel. I have both offerings from DT including the 200gr for the 10mm as well. The 200gr hardcasts shoot very well from my 686, and both of my 10mm's eat the 200 and 230gr hardcasts with no issues. From what I can tell the .357 vs 10mm is similar to the 10mm vs 44 mag (I have DT's 320gr .44 mag loads as well)... they all seem to penetrate similarly with the wound channels growing larger with the larger diameters. There is a noticeable difference between the wound channel from the 357 and 10mm, and the 44 mag probably has close to double the wound channel size as the 10mm.
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hinton03,
The barrel was cut from 5.5" to 4", recrowned to factory standards, new front sight channel machined into barrel top strap and sight installed, billboard on the barrel on the opposite side removed, grip corners radiused and factory grips reworked to match. Gun completely dehorned and single action revolver chamfer performed on front of cylinder and mirror polish, all but sear surfaces on trigger group parts. I did all the work myself including the cutting and machining of the barrel. The last thing did was to give the gun a brushed finish using purple Scotch-Brite pads. The gun was the lesser of the two have as far as accuracy goes....since recrowning the barrel, that has changed. The nice thing about the front sight is it has replaceable blades for height & style and I put in the one that brings the point of impact dead on to the point of aim at 15 yards. I carry it in the field in a DeSantis OWB holster with an extra speed loader.
I have since found a set of the Uncle Mikes/Butler Creek grips that reall help me to hold on when I am shooting my hot handloads.
Thank you Quoheleth!!! I am very proud of it.
The barrel was cut from 5.5" to 4", recrowned to factory standards, new front sight channel machined into barrel top strap and sight installed, billboard on the barrel on the opposite side removed, grip corners radiused and factory grips reworked to match. Gun completely dehorned and single action revolver chamfer performed on front of cylinder and mirror polish, all but sear surfaces on trigger group parts. I did all the work myself including the cutting and machining of the barrel. The last thing did was to give the gun a brushed finish using purple Scotch-Brite pads. The gun was the lesser of the two have as far as accuracy goes....since recrowning the barrel, that has changed. The nice thing about the front sight is it has replaceable blades for height & style and I put in the one that brings the point of impact dead on to the point of aim at 15 yards. I carry it in the field in a DeSantis OWB holster with an extra speed loader.
I have since found a set of the Uncle Mikes/Butler Creek grips that reall help me to hold on when I am shooting my hot handloads.
Thank you Quoheleth!!! I am very proud of it.
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RSVP2RIP
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I think that if you are hunting with a rifle, why not use the rifle to shoot the hog? Seems that the pistol is a last ditch weapon in any case, and having any would be better than your knife. Use a good, reliable, repeating rifle in a large enough caliber and you won't even have to clean the handgun. I believe this "man eating, bulletproof pig" crap is blown out of proportion anyways. If it's that dangerous, why don't you have a backup like hunting african dangerous game or brown bear. I've seen video of a pig on the "warpath" and the guys just lifted themselves into a handy tree and the pig ran away. It didn't come after them with fire in its eyes and chew the tree in half to get them. It seemed like it was more intent on getting the hell out of there. But, what the hell do I know, all the pigs around here are for bacon and live in pens.
RSVP2RIP,
When I hunt with a rifle, I still have this gun on my hip. Even the best rifle can jam or have a squib load or while trying to get up that tree you speak of, you happen to drop the rifle sinc you are in a hurry. I also bowhunt and the arrow definately does not have the terminal shock that the gun does. Hunting with a handgun is a challenge, just like any other, moreso than some. I have enjoyed harvesting game for over 40 years with one and will continue to challenge myself doing so while I physically can. If it were just a matter of shooting the animal and walking away.....there are places you can do that as well, from the comfort of a climate controled blind, and you never touch the animal until the cooking begins back at home. Not my cup of tea to say the least.
RSVP2RIP...you need to make a trip down to Texas and have a go with a 300lb Russian Boar. No.....they dont gnaw down the tree to get to you, but if you dont get up in time or dont get off a shot, which is much easier with a large caliber handgun in some situations, you can be hurt and/or even killed. A quick example which is not unusual.
A friend of mine books/guides bowhunting hog hunts on the famed King Ranch in south Texas. The hogs hunted there are mostly javelina, roughly 75-100lbs, some with razor sharp 4"-6" tusks. A guy who had never hunted this way was out stalking them on his own. He happened upon a big male, no more than 10' away, that started snapping his teeth together, a sign of aggression, and this guy, a seasoned bowhunter, turned and ran, with the hog chasing him. He tripped and fell forward and the javelina ran up his back and bit him at the base of the skull and ran over his head leaving the scalp like a peeled orange. It literally scalped him from back to front and over 200 stiches and some rabies treatments later the guy is medically ok. The javelina obviously felt threatened and defended itself. Since there can be no rifles on these hunts, they are allowed to carry handguns for rattlers and such. This guy chose not to do so. Had he carried one, things might have been a little different.
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