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I thought this thread was about Rosie O'D.
What's a good gun to kill a Wild Pig?
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Mannlicher
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almost any gun will do. I am partial to my Marlin 1894S in .44 Mag. Load of choice is now a 270 grain GDSP over a bunch of H-110 in new Starline cases. That gives about 1600 FPS, and is deadly on hogs and deer.
One thing to remember with piggies, is that those things are FAST, and they WILL take ya on, so be careful.
One thing to remember with piggies, is that those things are FAST, and they WILL take ya on, so be careful.
I know someone who has a very nice Winchester 94 in .44 mag for sale. That and my S&W Model 29 should make a nice pair for hog hunting. Some warm reloads should be very effective. Has anyone here used dogs to track hogs. What kind? How many?
"Has anyone here used dogs to track hogs. What kind? How many?"
Yes, around here that is the preferred way. We usually have two or three bay dogs and a pit bull a piece when we go. Basically you set the bay dogs loose, run like hell through the swamp ( in the middle of the night
), try to keep up with the bay dogs, and when you find the piggies, set the pits loose. The last step won't be hard. Ours are doscile as lambs until they see a pig. Then, knarling snarling p$%sed off bundles of teeth and muscle. THEN you get to see the fight of your life. When it's said and done, you do as you will with the pig, patch up the dogs, and try to find your way back out of the swamp. We usually take enough for the freezer, but the real fun is catching piggies to take back for dog training. I don't really know the words to descibe it. Imagine three rednecks jumping on the biggest, badist, ugliest, drunk, aint been laid in months, just caught his wife with his brother, out of smokes SOB you can think of. Then the whole bunch wrestling around in the mud with the dogs ( who don't like the fact that you're taking away their toy piggie/chew toy ) for about ten minutes. Then you have to add another step after patching up the dogs. Patch up yourself .
You can hunt them from a stand, but who wants to?
Yes, around here that is the preferred way. We usually have two or three bay dogs and a pit bull a piece when we go. Basically you set the bay dogs loose, run like hell through the swamp ( in the middle of the night
), try to keep up with the bay dogs, and when you find the piggies, set the pits loose. The last step won't be hard. Ours are doscile as lambs until they see a pig. Then, knarling snarling p$%sed off bundles of teeth and muscle. THEN you get to see the fight of your life. When it's said and done, you do as you will with the pig, patch up the dogs, and try to find your way back out of the swamp. We usually take enough for the freezer, but the real fun is catching piggies to take back for dog training. I don't really know the words to descibe it. Imagine three rednecks jumping on the biggest, badist, ugliest, drunk, aint been laid in months, just caught his wife with his brother, out of smokes SOB you can think of. Then the whole bunch wrestling around in the mud with the dogs ( who don't like the fact that you're taking away their toy piggie/chew toy ) for about ten minutes. Then you have to add another step after patching up the dogs. Patch up yourself .You can hunt them from a stand, but who wants to?
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Yeah,
I use one Jadgterrior.
For all of you guys recomending .44's on ferrals Y'all be carefull now...........
I've seen a .44mag out of a 1895 Marlin fail to make it through the guard plate on a big ole boar at less than 15 yards. It was one of those "warm loads too."
Last summer I had a guy pop a little bitty 100 lb class porker with his contender in .44 shooting a 300gr Hornandy XTP. Hit the little fellar right behind the shoudler. Knocked him down. He got up bled a little lung blood for a while then dryed up. We never found him.
My personal experience tells me that the .44 is really marginal on ferrals and it's really to light for big hogs if you are spot and stalk or jump shooting.
From a stand over bait or with a dog it's ok.
I like a minimum of a .308 caliber and a heavy bullet 180gr and up on piggies.
warriorsociologist
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H&H, I wonder if the extra barrel length caused too much expansion, thereby limiting penetration?
Good gun for pig? "Must go bang!"
In all seriousness, a big specimen can be tough. Byron put a .35 Whelen 250 grain into each shoulder of a Russian that looked to be close to 300 lbs. Then again, he blames it on Corelokt ammo...
John
Good gun for pig? "Must go bang!"
In all seriousness, a big specimen can be tough. Byron put a .35 Whelen 250 grain into each shoulder of a Russian that looked to be close to 300 lbs. Then again, he blames it on Corelokt ammo...
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My buddy's setup:
8mm Mauser with a el cheapo Tasco scope; and a .44 on the hip.
8mm Mauser with a el cheapo Tasco scope; and a .44 on the hip.
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There's been lots of threads on this - read what they say about the "plate" on the shoulder.
I like 375HH myself, or maybe 458 in heavy cover. I like a 44 sidearm, but a 10mm or 41 might be reasonable.
One of my buddies downed one with a 308, and it was still trying to get up and come after him - and I shot it SIX TIMES IN THE HEAD with a 1911 at point blank range (about four feet). At the end of those six shots it was more in death throes than purposeful - but do you want to be trying to stop a charge with 45ACP?? Ha.
People will tell you about killing pigs with 22LR, and I don't disbelieve them - if you have the drop on Mr. Piggy. Also, the fraction of domestic pig to wild boar makes a big difference - in Texas lots of our wild pigs are nearly pure boar.
Javelina is not the same AT ALL - smaller, not good to eat, not so tough, and won't try so hard to kill you.
I like 375HH myself, or maybe 458 in heavy cover. I like a 44 sidearm, but a 10mm or 41 might be reasonable.
One of my buddies downed one with a 308, and it was still trying to get up and come after him - and I shot it SIX TIMES IN THE HEAD with a 1911 at point blank range (about four feet). At the end of those six shots it was more in death throes than purposeful - but do you want to be trying to stop a charge with 45ACP?? Ha.
People will tell you about killing pigs with 22LR, and I don't disbelieve them - if you have the drop on Mr. Piggy. Also, the fraction of domestic pig to wild boar makes a big difference - in Texas lots of our wild pigs are nearly pure boar.
Javelina is not the same AT ALL - smaller, not good to eat, not so tough, and won't try so hard to kill you.
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