Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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That man speaks wisely!
Big Enough for Hog Hunting?
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That man speaks wisely!
Paradiddle
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See this thread for your real life answer:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=461084
No internet speculation there.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=461084
No internet speculation there.
avan47
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60 to 120 pound hogs from a tree stand at 30 yards - a 22rf will do the job as long as you only take head shots. I do it all the time, and they drop in their tracks. I use either 36 grain CCI Mini Mag hollow points or Winchester 40 grain hollow point Power Points. Both shoot accurately in my gun. You need to find out what shoots most accurately in your gun, but at 30 yards, an accurate round shouldn't be too hard to find.
deerhunter61
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Frankly I think taking two days to clean a 270...even more than an hour is a little bit much. I have rifles I have owned for over 30 years and they shoot as good today as the day I bought them and I clean them before the season starts...go to the range and shoot them before I take them hunting and then I wipe them down after I get through hunting with them but do not clean the barrel again until the season is over...then once the season is over I clean them again and put them up for the until next season. If I do go and shoot them during the year which I do if I am looking for a load for them then I will clean them...barrel and all. But again once the season starts I do not clean the barrel again until after the season. If you think about it most people clean after so many rounds and during hunting season I might fire only 3-5 shots all season.
As far as a 22 and I am from tx I think if you respect the animal and I know a lot of folks consider them pests but if you respect the animals then you owe it to them to MAKE SURE you kill them humanely and to me a 22 is too small if you have something else to use.
As far as a 22 and I am from tx I think if you respect the animal and I know a lot of folks consider them pests but if you respect the animals then you owe it to them to MAKE SURE you kill them humanely and to me a 22 is too small if you have something else to use.
Flintknapper
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Hi Xman,
Thanks for posting your concern over cartridge selection, that tells me you are trying to be ethical in dealing with your problem.
As already stated by others....I believe under the conditions encountered while hunting a baited area...you would do well to leave the .22 back in camp.
My reason for suggesting this.... is not because the
.22 is inadequate to dispatch hogs. The problem... as I see it... lies in how "effective" it is likely to be under the circumstance (static).
Because the .22 is way down the "power factor" list...we are relegated to taking a Central Nervous System shot in order to cleanly harvest/dispatch the animal.
This basically means a "brain pan" shot (or something very close to it). As you know.. a hog (or group of hogs) will normally be quite active on bait. They are constantly moving...often unpredictably.
Even when standing still, the head and neck are moving as they root around picking up the bait. The shot you want.... represents a fairly small target and the chance the animal might move at the time you pull the trigger is significant.
For that reason...I generally discourage people from taking "head shots" (regardless of caliber) unless they are very experienced...or the hogs are in a trap.
I can assure you....I have no love for hogs, but I will not purposely do them a dis-service by using too small a cartridge or employing it under the wrong set of circumstances.
Again, thanks for your thoughtfulness...it reflects well on the rest of us who hunt.
Flint.
Thanks for posting your concern over cartridge selection, that tells me you are trying to be ethical in dealing with your problem.
As already stated by others....I believe under the conditions encountered while hunting a baited area...you would do well to leave the .22 back in camp.
My reason for suggesting this.... is not because the
.22 is inadequate to dispatch hogs. The problem... as I see it... lies in how "effective" it is likely to be under the circumstance (static).
Because the .22 is way down the "power factor" list...we are relegated to taking a Central Nervous System shot in order to cleanly harvest/dispatch the animal.
This basically means a "brain pan" shot (or something very close to it). As you know.. a hog (or group of hogs) will normally be quite active on bait. They are constantly moving...often unpredictably.
Even when standing still, the head and neck are moving as they root around picking up the bait. The shot you want.... represents a fairly small target and the chance the animal might move at the time you pull the trigger is significant.
For that reason...I generally discourage people from taking "head shots" (regardless of caliber) unless they are very experienced...or the hogs are in a trap.
I can assure you....I have no love for hogs, but I will not purposely do them a dis-service by using too small a cartridge or employing it under the wrong set of circumstances.
Again, thanks for your thoughtfulness...it reflects well on the rest of us who hunt.
Flint.
Todd1700
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I wouldn't use a .22 for hogs unless I was going to consistently be close enough to stick one just behind his ear. I have killed them with a .22 magnum by head shooting them in just that manner. But in those cases I was presented with about a 35 to 40 yard shoot at a calm pig standing dead still. The hide on a hog is thick. Especially on the boars who developed a thick shield just behind the shoulder. So for body shots I would step up to whatever caliber you use for deer sized game.
hardluk1
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Why don't you get some jb's bore paste and do some polishing on that bore or change bullets? Better yet if your shoots are going to be at 30yards ,,use a bow. Ain't worth have'n a gun you can't enjoy . Some molly bullet shooters don't clean ,just wipe, maybe you should look into that.
xmanpike
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TY all for your input. I ended up not taking the .22. Decided I would should some loads I had made up for my 270 that I wanted to try and took that instead as I am curious as to the performance of the new Barnes TSX bullets I am reloading with. Also had the 1911 on my side. Sadly, the hogs seem to be pretty nocturnal, going to hunt them witha spotlight with some buddies here shortly. Thank you all for the input.
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Art Eatman
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Report back with the results, okay? 
A new thread would be welcome.
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