Hog Rifle

[Strange Bob]

I live in and grew up in hog country (they come up around my house because of the oak trees/acorns) and I totally despise the vermin. I .22LR a bunch but that is not the way to recover them. You can anchor them with the 5.56 and the heavier rounds usually can make recovery easy although I've done in quite a few with 55 grain FMJ's.

The .308 will lay 'em down and you'll be able to dress them out . The larger calibers are the go to because you do need the heavier rounds/higher energy bullets to ensure a no tracking situation.


Did I mention how much I hate hogs!!!!

 

[longshot7.62x51]

Mines a ptr91f with aimpoint comp2 and a magnifier in 3x.

 

[RPRNY]

See post #37. Mission accomplished.

 

[slickone]

Thanks everybody for your input. The rifle will be here today and I didn't realize the breakin procedure was so involved. The Nikon Buckmaster 3x9x40 with BDC reticle was shipped today. I'll let you know how it goes later.
Happy Holidays

 

[FenceChargerIII]

I don't see .223 Rem mentioned much, but lots of "Hog guns" are chambered for that cartridge. How would an AR-15 work, or a Mini-14?

 

[MCgunner]

Why would ANYONE rechamber for .223 to hunt hogs unless, maybe, the original was in .22 Hornet?

.223s are for prairie dogs. Oh, sure, they'll kill hogs. I had to track a badly hit hog once. It charged me. I got a shot on his head from about 15 feet with my .357 revolver and it fell nearly at my feet. I shook for 10 minutes after than and vowed never to track a wounded hog again. there's plenty in the woods. Ain't gonna risk my health over one pig. If you don't wanna have to track one, you don't use underpowered rounds. If all you wanna do is hog irradiation, well, my 10/22 is enough. Sooner or later they'll die.

 

[soonerfan85]

My old Model 94 in 30-30 works just fine using 160 gr. Hornady Leverevolution FTX. IIRC, they give you over 2,300 fps velocity at the muzzle and 1600 ft lbs of energy at 100 yds. Good penetration and expansion. Puts those piggies down quick. Open sights because we seldom get shots at anything over 50 yds. If further than that I let my brother have the honors with his 7 mag. and fancy TASCO BDC scope. He likes shooting hogs with an elk gun. If he's not along I take my Savage 111 in 30-06 with Burris 3-9 scope. Inexpensive (under $400 used) and accurate set up and very effective on a wide range of critters.

 

[soonerfan85]

Strange Bob said: I live in and grew up in hog country (they come up around my house because of the oak trees/acorns) and I totally despise the vermin. I .22LR a bunch but that is not the way to recover them. You can anchor them with the 5.56 and the heavier rounds usually can make recovery easy although I've done in quite a few with 55 grain FMJ's.

The .308 will lay 'em down and you'll be able to dress them out . The larger calibers are the go to because you do need the heavier rounds/higher energy bullets to ensure a no tracking situation.

Did I mention how much I hate hogs!!!!



You guys got a real problem over there. One of my cousins is a regional mgr with John Deer and he hunts with clients over there pretty frequently. Never a shortage of targets.

 

[husker]

Down it Texas My uncle has been using a Ruger Mini 30 with outstanding results.
Thanksgiving dinner was very yummy

 

[pikid89]

My favorite, .22 Magnum

my other favorite, 110gr .270 Win

 

[razorback2003]

Do you have a deer rifle? Whatever you have for a deer rifle will work for pigs. I wouldn't buy another rifle just for a pest like hogs if you have a good deer rifle and are a good shot with it.

I saw you picked up that Savage 308 with the accutrigger and threaded barrel. That will be a great rifle that you can use for anything. Savage is an accurate rifle especially in 308.

 

[Paul7]

I dropped one with a .243 last week, my first one. Next time plan to use my 6.5x55, light recoil but penetrates well.

It seems with trophy hogs no gun is too much. I guy at the hunting camp shot a 450 lb.+ hog twice in the head with a .308 and it still didn't kill it.

 

[pikid89]

truth be told, the head of a hog is bigger than the brain...

once a hog gets large enough, it starts laying fat in the neck area, making the head appear larger than it is...that leads to what you might think is a head shot, but all it clips is muscle or fat, and fat dont bleed much

 

[MCgunner]

It seems with trophy hogs no gun is too much. I guy at the hunting camp shot a 450 lb.+ hog twice in the head with a .308 and it still didn't kill it.

That's why I don't really like head shots. Shoot off his mandible and he dies a painful death in the brush. Yeah, still a dead hog for you land owners, but I shoot for meat.

I never had a problem with the .308. I've never shot a 400 lb hogzilla, but I have shot a few 250 lbers DRT through the shoulders using a 140 barnes. I've gone to shooting a 150 Nosler BT for everything, though. I don't have a penetration problem with that bullet at just under 2800 fps.

 

[TIMC]

I have a couple of favorites for hog busting. An old 5 digit S/N Remington 700 in .308 that I heavily customized and the other is a DPMS AP4 LR308. Both rifles are topped with Leupold 6.5-20x50mm scopes, the Remington 700 has a VX3 LR and the DPMS has the Mark IV. They are outstanding rifles for taking pigs at any range, if I can see them, they die. That makes it pretty simple!
Here are a some I have take in the last couple of weeks...



This one was taken this evening about 5:30.