Who hunts with hogs with handguns?

[Troggy92]

What gun and cal. do you use?

 

[mike_cook82]

.45 acp smith and wesson military and police. and i miss with 3 shots at 10 feet. no big deal. ever seen a pig die from a heart attack?

 

[w8_liftr]

S & W 629. 44 rem mag with 200 gr Barnes XPB. Red dot sight. Carry mostly for when I'm bird or rabbit hunting.

 

[Caninelaw]

Some of the guys I hunt with are real hogs, however, I carry a .44 mag Ruger Super Redhawk when pig hunting. Haven't used it on a hog yet though. I carry it for more of a back up or coup de grâce then the primary hunting weapon. If I happened to get one real close though I might put the rifle down and take it with the Redhawk.

 

[RIFLEMAN]

Ruger .357 Blackhawk

 

[VHRAM]

T/c contender in 44 mag 320 grn hard cast and 375jdj 270 grain .

 

[Troggy92]

VHRAM what loads do you use for CA hunting?

 

[Jean]

I have a Competitor (single shot like a TC) chambered in 45/70 that I have not yet shot a hog with. Does that count?

 

[HOGHUNTER714]

It's been awhile since I shot a hog with a pistol, but I have taken two with my Ruger Redhawk 7 1/2 inch in .44 Mag. Used my 300 grn CastCores..Great Round!

 

[VHRAM]

VHRAM what loads do you use for CA hunting?

I was using the 270 grn on the 375jdj and 320grn on the 44 mag . Its real overkill but its what I had loaded.

 

[bigboarstopper]

ruger blackhawk 41.mag

 

[Too Tall Tom]

I use a Smith and Wesson 460 with 300 grain bullets!

 

[REM3006]

I carry my RAMBO knife. (lol) :lol bashing sign:

 

[#1Predator]

My just-in-case weapon - Ruger GP-100, stainless, .357 mag, 4" barrel, iron sights, Hogue grips. I use to load Hornady 180 grain XTP bullets ($18.00 per 100) in front of Winchester 296 powder but now I'm stuck with non-lead Barnes 140 grain XPB bullets ($16.29 for 20, ouch!). I haven't shot anything with the Barnes bullets yet. They're fast but very light IMHO and very expensive.