What cal. do everyone use to hunt hogs?

[rbrown77]

Just wondering what kinda cal. and gun you use. I use a pre 64 model 70 featherweight in .308 from my great grandpa and its awesome

 

[MtnCruzr]

My .270 Ruger seems to do the trick. :hog chewing:

 

[larrysogla]

Nothing smaller than a .30 caliber.....i.e. 30-30, 30-'06, 300, 338 and 45-70. No offense to anyone.....just my personal choice. I just gravitate to 170 grain bullets and up for penetration. I like the pass-thru penetration......animals leak oil better with 2 bullet holes. Plus .30 caliber bullets on the average are cheaper than most other calibers.......I'm also a cheapo..........but not a grinch or greedy.
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larrysogla

 

[jryoung]

7mm mag and I just bought a 30-06, both need to double for elk as well, so I wanted something that can shoot at least 160gr at 2800+ft/sc.

 

[rbrown77]

I think if I could have on do it all gun it would be a .300 or .338 mag.

 

[weekender21]

I prefer arrows but have killed one with a shotgun, one with a .243, and a bunch with my .270WSM. The .270WSM is more than enough gun when paired with a solid bullet.

In my opinion bullet construction is much more important than the caliber. Barnes TSX, Winchester Fail safe, and Accubond have all worked well for me. For the record from my list only the Barnes TSX can be used in CA condor range. I have used a few bullets that did not do a good job on hogs but there is no reason to mention them.

 

[w8_liftr]

i have a Weatherby 270WSM. I shoot 140 gr Barnes handloads which prints 1 MOA or better. With this combo I feel confident I can take anything in the US.

Basically, the point is, find a load your rifle likes and go shoot. Get to know your weapon and use the best ammo you can afford.

 

[myfriendis410]

7mm r.m., .300 win mag, 45-70, .50 cal muzzleloader, 410 gr. hunting arrow.

They all work.

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[Fugaloo]

The one hog I got had a frontal lobotomy done with a 12guage slug from 25 yards. I was hunting a vineyard and rarely got passed 40 yards out. I wouldn't want it in open country but at short range it sure put the brakes on those porkers.

 

[Jean]

30'06, .270wby, .45-70, .460 rowland, 12ga slugs.
Out of those I have hunted with, I have only taken pigs with the first two.

 

[bowslinger]

My tool of choice for the job is either my bow or my howa 1500 in .308..

 

[richracer1]

A Savage 12FV in 204 Ruger. Shoot 'em between the eyes.

 

[Band Collector]

Shoot them in the eye and they won't go far...

Probably killed more with my .270 than anything else but have also used a .44 mag semi auto carbine, .44 mag handgun as well as a bow.

The .44 mag carbine with a 4 shot rotary clip and red dot sight is extremely fun at close range especially on a running hog.

 

[HOGHUNTER714]

I've used a .270 for YEARS..Never had a single problem...It's all about shot placement, not the cal. you use. I know a VERY well respected guide in Central Cal that uses nothing but a bolt action .223 and he hasnt lost one yet. Shot Placement, Shot Placement, Shot Placement.......

 

[oldskool67]

45-70 Guide gun and Remington 700 in 30-06

 

[rbrown77]

wow great to see everyone does not use monster calibers. Looks like 30-06 down to .223 if you shoot the right spot. So my .308 is fine. Do you think my AR 6.8SPC will be good? Its really a .277

 

[Band Collector]

The only times I have seen problems with smaller calibers is when large boars are shot directly in or slightly behind the front shoulder. This area in the boar develops a thick protective layer of cartiledge to protect them from getting gored by another boars tusks while fighting. The older, bigger boars can sometimes have over 2 inch thick cartiledge shoulder plates that can make bullet penetration difficult, sometimes requiring a second shot to anchor the hog.

 

[easymoney]

I choose my bow first, then my win mod 70 in 300 winmag or F&N 264 mag.
Pigs are tough but placement is paramount. With the bow I gett access to places that do not allow firearms and in over 30 years only lost one pig.
The choice of mag is because they flat out dump em, never lost a pig using either weapon, in fact almost always one shot one kill. But again placement is the key...

 

[skesiks22]

my hog dropped like a brick at 75yds to my Savage 30-06 with a 160gr copper. granted i shot it in through the back of the neck on it's way up hill, but you get the idea...bring a big gun 'cause the hog can never be "too dead."

 

[larrysogla]

The ranch we hunted in Houston was a small ranch(70 acres) and one of the treestands is right next to the boundary fence............if we don't terminate the hogs within those 70 acres.........then we have to ask permission from the neighboring ranches to pursue the wounded hogs while carrying weapons. You get the idea......it ain't that comfy to be knocking on the neighbor's doors to see if we can roam their property while armed with firearms. It is more logical and practical to arm ourselves with heavy calibers and tough construction bullets to pulverize shoulder bones and destroy the vitals and terminate the hogs right there, than to be constantly asking the neighbor's permission for armed pursuit of wounded hogs. The shoulder, neck, lung heart area is a much bigger, easier target than trying to aim for the hog brain. Just my personal choice in calibers.........no offense to anyone.
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