panrobercik
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12 ga slugs or 308 . If your boar is far away, you have a better chance of getting him with the 308 than the slug.
Boar Hunting, Best caliber to use ? ? ?
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panrobercik
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12 ga slugs or 308 . If your boar is far away, you have a better chance of getting him with the 308 than the slug.
ElToro
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my father in law lives on 50 acres in Rock Island, just down the road from Crossville in Warren county
its gently rolling terrain with teh options given i would go with down loaded ammo in your 300.
i have hunted pigs and have some buddies who are pretty hard core about it hereon the california central coast and the pigs get pretty good size, a 100 yard or less shot with a 30-30 would not be outrageous. that caliber will put a pig down no problem. i would also have no guilt using .32 spc, .35 rem or 45-70 in a lever gun on pigs.
its gently rolling terrain with teh options given i would go with down loaded ammo in your 300.
i have hunted pigs and have some buddies who are pretty hard core about it hereon the california central coast and the pigs get pretty good size, a 100 yard or less shot with a 30-30 would not be outrageous. that caliber will put a pig down no problem. i would also have no guilt using .32 spc, .35 rem or 45-70 in a lever gun on pigs.
kd7nqb
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One thing that I think forgets to get mentioned in a lot of these hog threads is that Wild Hogs actually very a LOT. Because we often use hogs to refer to anything from farm pigs that got wild and became ferrall to full blood russian boar with nasty tusks.
I have never hunted in TN but have definitly heard that the hogs tend to be nice and big so I would say your .308 would be the choice here. Oh and you bet if I hunt anything from chipmunks to elephant I am going to have a handgun for backup. So find yourself a nice holster for the .45 and take it with ya.
I have never hunted in TN but have definitly heard that the hogs tend to be nice and big so I would say your .308 would be the choice here. Oh and you bet if I hunt anything from chipmunks to elephant I am going to have a handgun for backup. So find yourself a nice holster for the .45 and take it with ya.
George757
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Having shot hogs with a .30 M1 carbine, a 30-30, a .223 and a 300 WinMag, I'm squarely in the "Bigger is Better" school, especially if the hog is moving and your shot placement suffers. I've used a 45 to administer a coup-de-grace on a wounded hog, but not as a "primary" weapon. A magnum caliber handgun would work better. You don't want to "piss off" a big boar.
HarleyFixer
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I also am in the bigger/heavier the better. The last thing you want is a wounded pissed off hog. P.S. I use a 45-70 now with a .44mag as back-up.
Put 170 gr. bullets in your .30-30 and call it good. If you're allowed to carry a sidearm, by all means carry it, but plan on hunting with your long gun.
A sincere THANK YOU ! ! !
To Everyone;
To everyone who offered some really good sound advice to my original hunting inquiry,
I Thank You All. As I'm the guy who made the original post on May 22, 2009.
As to the best weapon to use for a Russian Boar hunt in Eastern Tennessee using the weapons I listed only!
The property I'll be hunting is private land as I've never been there before, so as far as the terrain in that area I'm not sure.
However, after reading each of the comments offered by every one of you I believe I'll take and use my Remington bolt action 300 Short Action Ultra Magnum, Chambered in .308 - 30 cal. for that good old long distance shot using a 14.5 power Bushnell scope. ( This weapon will offer 500 yards, kill shots all day. ) Loaded with 220 grain soft nose lead, semi-metal jacket copper, boat tail Hornaday bullet. Powered by 59.4 grains of IMR powder, with sectional density of 0.331. At 2,624 feet per second. according to my chronograph. Oh ya, did I mention that I load my own rounds and shoot competition. ( That's another story. ) Anyway, per your suggestion I will be taking my Ithaca bottom load bottom eject shot gun chambered in 2-3/4" for 12 gauge. With an 18" Police Special slug barrel, using the original quick point scope. (For up to 50 yard short range shooting ). And yes, my side arm of choice will be 10+1 .45 cal. using alternating rounds of FMJ then HP and so on, at 230 grain each, for that up close and personal touch.
DAMN, feels like I'm back in Nam.
Again, I Thank each and every one of you for offering your suggestions and help ! ! !
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Respectfully,
WayneB
To everyone who offered some really good sound advice to my original hunting inquiry,
I Thank You All. As I'm the guy who made the original post on May 22, 2009.
As to the best weapon to use for a Russian Boar hunt in Eastern Tennessee using the weapons I listed only!
The property I'll be hunting is private land as I've never been there before, so as far as the terrain in that area I'm not sure.
However, after reading each of the comments offered by every one of you I believe I'll take and use my Remington bolt action 300 Short Action Ultra Magnum, Chambered in .308 - 30 cal. for that good old long distance shot using a 14.5 power Bushnell scope. ( This weapon will offer 500 yards, kill shots all day. ) Loaded with 220 grain soft nose lead, semi-metal jacket copper, boat tail Hornaday bullet. Powered by 59.4 grains of IMR powder, with sectional density of 0.331. At 2,624 feet per second. according to my chronograph. Oh ya, did I mention that I load my own rounds and shoot competition. ( That's another story. ) Anyway, per your suggestion I will be taking my Ithaca bottom load bottom eject shot gun chambered in 2-3/4" for 12 gauge. With an 18" Police Special slug barrel, using the original quick point scope. (For up to 50 yard short range shooting ). And yes, my side arm of choice will be 10+1 .45 cal. using alternating rounds of FMJ then HP and so on, at 230 grain each, for that up close and personal touch.
DAMN, feels like I'm back in Nam.
Again, I Thank each and every one of you for offering your suggestions and help ! ! !
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Respectfully,
WayneB
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Have fun and bring home that Bacon! lol 
ccsniper
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well, I have yet to take my own pig, but I have seen my dad, uncle and friends take some at ranges of less than a 100 yards with a 8mm mauser. good luck I hope you kill one or two or three.
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Wayne
At the risk of offending someone I just have to put my 2 cents worth in......
A lot of the relies appear to be from people with minimal hog hunting experience so keep that in mind. I hunt hogs over 150 days out of the year, shoot over 100 annually and am in on the kill of a lot more by friends and client hunters.
The following works in the real world of TX and I have no way of knowing what type of hunting or conditions you will face in TN.
Rifle: Any accurate 7mm08 or larger with good quality tough bullets will reliably kill hogs. Of guns you listed I'd recommend your .300 SUAM.
Ammo: Go with premium bullets like Barnes TSX, Swift A-frames or Nosler Partitions.
Scope: If you end up hunting like we do in NE TX it is mostly low light or night hunting and a scope that gathers a lot of light and has some form of illuminated reticle is required. Scopes that have worked well for me are Trijicon Accupoint, Bushnell 4200 Elite illuminated, Bushnell 4200 with firefly reticle and Simmons AETEC Master Series illuminated.
Shot placement: There is really only 3 places to shoot a hog if you plan on an easy recovery. Easiest and most failsafe is broadside center of the shoulder but they will usually run 25-75yds and often leave little on no blood trail so recovery in really thick stuff can be difficult. The hog has no vitals behind the shouolder like a deer and a really good diagram of vital areas is on texasboars.com. The two shots that will drop them in their tracks is a brain shot right between the eye and the ear hole (a difficult and chancy shot) or center of the neck which severs the spine, this is my prefered shot since we hunt in really thick stuff that has snakes in it!!!
Wind: Hunting hogs is all about the wind. If they smell you they are gone...... You have to always work the wind to your favor if you want to succeed.
Additional Info: Go to www.texasboars.com or my ranch web site www.circlewcranch.com for a lot of good information. All the guys at TX Boars would be glad to help you out.
At the risk of offending someone I just have to put my 2 cents worth in......
A lot of the relies appear to be from people with minimal hog hunting experience so keep that in mind. I hunt hogs over 150 days out of the year, shoot over 100 annually and am in on the kill of a lot more by friends and client hunters.
The following works in the real world of TX and I have no way of knowing what type of hunting or conditions you will face in TN.
Rifle: Any accurate 7mm08 or larger with good quality tough bullets will reliably kill hogs. Of guns you listed I'd recommend your .300 SUAM.
Ammo: Go with premium bullets like Barnes TSX, Swift A-frames or Nosler Partitions.
Scope: If you end up hunting like we do in NE TX it is mostly low light or night hunting and a scope that gathers a lot of light and has some form of illuminated reticle is required. Scopes that have worked well for me are Trijicon Accupoint, Bushnell 4200 Elite illuminated, Bushnell 4200 with firefly reticle and Simmons AETEC Master Series illuminated.
Shot placement: There is really only 3 places to shoot a hog if you plan on an easy recovery. Easiest and most failsafe is broadside center of the shoulder but they will usually run 25-75yds and often leave little on no blood trail so recovery in really thick stuff can be difficult. The hog has no vitals behind the shouolder like a deer and a really good diagram of vital areas is on texasboars.com. The two shots that will drop them in their tracks is a brain shot right between the eye and the ear hole (a difficult and chancy shot) or center of the neck which severs the spine, this is my prefered shot since we hunt in really thick stuff that has snakes in it!!!
Wind: Hunting hogs is all about the wind. If they smell you they are gone...... You have to always work the wind to your favor if you want to succeed.
Additional Info: Go to www.texasboars.com or my ranch web site www.circlewcranch.com for a lot of good information. All the guys at TX Boars would be glad to help you out.
Hinton03
Talking about ridiculous statements......
I suggest you to get to know the 30-30 better and less reading of gun magazines before talking nonsense..."lack the penetration????!!!"
In what planet do you live?? Do you hunt depleted uranium armor plated pigs??Enjoy the videos.....
Big pig that did not even know what hit him....Nothing says "I Love You" to Mr. Porky like the good old 30-30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rNAIvEaOwo
A big feral hog taken at ~60 yards with a 30-30 pistol (a Contender)...like being struck by a lightning...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lfieq2wNGQ
I did eat sausage from a very large pig taken by my co-worker with a Marlin 336 in eastern WA....170 gr. Federal...broadside shot at 100 yards or so, did break both shoulders and exited leaving a huge hole...
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Depleted uranium or plutonium for armor plated hogs ! ! !
I read that at 2:30 P.M. this afternoon it's now almost 10:00 P.M. and I'm still laughing.
I'm writing to Mr. Bill Wilson of North East Texas and Mr. Saturno V of Western Washington.
Both of you took the time and sent some really fantastic information for my boar hunt, and for that I'm grateful.
My primary weapon of choice for this hunt will be the Remington, Model 673
300 Short Auction Ultra Magnum using premium 220 grain RN Hornady bullets.
My Ithaca 12 gauge with a quick point scope mounted on it, using the old fashioned 1 oz. of lead, not the sabot.
And a model 1911 .45 ACP using 230 grain alternating Hollow Point/Full Metal Jacket bullet.
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My brother - in - law's going to us a lever action Marlin 30-30,
with a 3 - 9 Low light power scope.
Loaded with Federals Premium Vital-Shok
170 Grain Nosler Partition.
His 12 gauge Mossberg, chambered for 3" shells, using 1 oz. of lead , not a sabot.
And as for his favorite side arm he'll be using his .45 ACP , 230 grain ball ammo.
All in all, I think we should have a pretty good hunt ! ! !
I mean with all of this sound information that we got from all of you
how could things go wrong?
"Now let me see, where did I put that Geiger counter for those
plutonium armor plated hogs ? ? ?"
Respectfully,
WayneB
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war.
I read that at 2:30 P.M. this afternoon it's now almost 10:00 P.M. and I'm still laughing.
I'm writing to Mr. Bill Wilson of North East Texas and Mr. Saturno V of Western Washington.
Both of you took the time and sent some really fantastic information for my boar hunt, and for that I'm grateful.
My primary weapon of choice for this hunt will be the Remington, Model 673
300 Short Auction Ultra Magnum using premium 220 grain RN Hornady bullets.
My Ithaca 12 gauge with a quick point scope mounted on it, using the old fashioned 1 oz. of lead, not the sabot.
And a model 1911 .45 ACP using 230 grain alternating Hollow Point/Full Metal Jacket bullet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My brother - in - law's going to us a lever action Marlin 30-30,
with a 3 - 9 Low light power scope.
Loaded with Federals Premium Vital-Shok
170 Grain Nosler Partition.
His 12 gauge Mossberg, chambered for 3" shells, using 1 oz. of lead , not a sabot.
And as for his favorite side arm he'll be using his .45 ACP , 230 grain ball ammo.
All in all, I think we should have a pretty good hunt ! ! !
I mean with all of this sound information that we got from all of you
how could things go wrong?
"Now let me see, where did I put that Geiger counter for those
plutonium armor plated hogs ? ? ?"
Respectfully,
WayneB
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war.
divenutt
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Have a great hunt! You'll have a blast and hopefully get hooked on hog hunting. I've seen pigs taken by just about everything under the sun, (.30-30, SKS, .22 pistol, knives, spear, and just grabbing onto the back legs and hanging on for dear life). They are a very wary prey and must be respected entirely. They do have a fantastic sense of smell and are amazingly quiet in their movements. Those little buggers can just pop out in front of you when there was nothing just seconds ago.
Make sure you get some pics and post your exploits after the trip. Good luck!
Jeff
Make sure you get some pics and post your exploits after the trip. Good luck!
Jeff
Jeff;
Pictures are the least that I can share in return for all the support and help that was offered by all of you.
We're trying to set up the hunt for sometime in September so the pictures will be posted on the depleted uranium armor plated hogs sometime towards the end of the month!
Unless we don't shoot any. If that 's the case I'll post a picture of this giant killer ground squirrel that we came across.
Respectfully,
Wayne
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war
Pictures are the least that I can share in return for all the support and help that was offered by all of you.
We're trying to set up the hunt for sometime in September so the pictures will be posted on the depleted uranium armor plated hogs sometime towards the end of the month!
Unless we don't shoot any. If that 's the case I'll post a picture of this giant killer ground squirrel that we came across.
Respectfully,
Wayne
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Latin, Meaning:
If you want peace, prepare for war
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